TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pediatric Neurologic Disorders A1 - Kim, Heakyung A1 - Shoval, Hannah Aura A1 - Kim, Nahyun A2 - Mitra, Raj Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine AB - Pediatric neurologic disorders present unique challenges. At a very young age, bone is highly plastic. Imbalance of muscle forces (spasticity and weakness) acting on bones and joints results in musculoskeletal complications such as excessive femoral anteversion, hip subluxation and dislocation, and flexion contractures of hips, knees, and ankles. Unlike adults, children's brains are still developing, especially in the first 2 years of life, during which dendritization and synaptogenesis are highly active. Additionally, children may be learning new functional skills for the first time with the added challenge of compensating for an acquired neurologic condition.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182781436 ER -