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Table 5: Examples of Assessments in CP.

Many instruments are used to measure and quantify various aspects of motor functioning in CP. This table is not exhaustive but illustrates types of assessments that may be used. In most cases, multiple types of assessments are used in a complementary manner (e.g. to comment on single-joint function, qualities of movement disorders present, and on effects on functional status).

Assessment type	Examples	Uses
Overall functioning	Gross Motor Function Measure⁸⁹ (gross motor) WeeFIM⁹⁰ (self-care, mobility, cognition)	Global assessment of motor functioning
Segmental	Medical Research Council (muscle strength)⁹¹ Modified Ashworth Scale (spasticity)⁹² Tardieu (spasticity) ⁹³	Phenotyping, longitudinal monitoring, assessing treatment response
Movement disorder-specific	Hypertonia Assessment Tool⁹⁴ Barry-Albright Dystonia Scale⁹⁵ Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia ⁹⁶
Infant evaluation	Prechtl’s Assessment of General Movements⁹⁷ Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam⁹⁸ Alberta Infant Motor Scale⁹⁹	Early identification/diagnosis/risk stratification