Table 1.
Demographic, functional, neurological and neuroanatomical characteristics of patients.
| Characteristics | Subjects (N = 35) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age at clinical assessment | 9.2 (3.5) years | |
| Age at brain MRI | 7.8(4.1) years | |
| Sex | Female | 12 (34%) |
| Male | 23 (66%) | |
| UCP side | left | 12 (34%) |
| right | 23 (66%) | |
| GMFCS | I | 32 (91%) |
| II | 3 (9%) | |
| MACS | I | 11 (31%) |
| II | 13 (37%) | |
| III | 11 (32%) | |
| BBT | Less affected hand | 50.4(13.2) |
| More affected hand | 23.9(14.5) | |
| MMs | Less affected hand | 5(0–10) |
| More affected hand | 3(0–8) | |
| MRICS | I | 1 (3%) |
| II | 14 (40%) | |
| III | 20 (57%) | |
| Semi-quantitative MRI (sqMRI) scoring system | HSc | 5.5(0–11.5) |
| BGrSc | 4(0–8) | |
| CCS | 2(0–3) | |
| GS | 13(3–23) | |
Items in italics are expressed as mean (SD) or median (range min-max) according to variables’ distribution. UCP, unilateral cerebral palsy; GMFCS, Gross-Motor Function Classification System; MACS, Manual Ability Classification System; BBT, Box and Block Test; MMs, Mirror Movements; MRICS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Classification System; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; HSc, Hemispheric Score contralateral to the more affected side; BGrSc, Basal Ganglia region Score contralateral to more affected side; CCS, Corpus Callosum Score; GS, Global Score.