The lower limb coordination, brain activation during walking and their correlation in adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: A pilot cross-sectional fNIRS study

Adolescents with CP exhibit a higher variability in hip-knee and knee-ankle joints in the coordination patterns and greater demand for activation of the sensorimotor cortex during walking. The over-activation of the parietal cortex may lead to increased variability in the coordination patterns of individuals with CP.