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The AHA at 18 months may be used to make a crude prediction of future development.

ABBREVIATIONS AHAAssisting , and the Melbourne Assessment, both before and after the day camp. Transcranial magnetic stimulation was used to explore the corticomotor organization, and brain lesion characteristics were described by visual assessment of conventional structural magnetic resonance images.RESULTS At a group level, the training was associated with significant improvements in JTHFT (p=0.003) and AHA (p=0.046), but not in Melbourne Assessment scores. Improvements were found in all types of corticomotor projection patterns, i.e. contralateral, mixed, and ipsilateral. There was no relationship between functional improvement and brain lesion characteristics.

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Unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common type of CP, affecting approximately 40% of those with CP. [1][2][3] People with unilateral CP typically have difficulties performing activities that require the use of both hands, which affects their everyday life. Bimanual performance is strongly and positively associated with independence in self-care. 4,5 To predict children's future ability to use the affected hand in bimanual activities and to organize interventions for these children throughout childhood, more must be learned about long-term development.Previous studies have described the longitudinal development of hand function in children with unilateral CP in the age range from 18 months to 13 years. [6][7][8] When bimanual performance measured using the Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) was investigated, substantial development was seen in the preschool period. The higher functioning children