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Darcy L. Fehlings

Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Verified email at utoronto.ca
Cited by 7408

Canadian stroke best practice recommendations: stroke rehabilitation practice guidelines, update 2015

…, C Cassidy, ME Dilenge, D Fehlings… - … Journal of Stroke, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Stroke rehabilitation is a progressive, dynamic, goal-orientated process aimed at enabling a
person with impairment to reach their optimal physical, cognitive, emotional, communicative, …

An evaluation of botulinum-A toxin injections to improve upper extremity function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

D Fehlings, M Rang, J Glazier, C Steele - The Journal of pediatrics, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: In a randomized, controlled, single-blind trial, to test the hypothesis that botulinum-A
toxin (BTA) injections into the upper extremity of children with spastic hemiplegia improve …

Characteristics of pain in children and youth with cerebral palsy

…, WY Xie, N Binepal, L Switzer, D Fehlings - Pediatrics, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Pain in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is underrecognized, undertreated,
and negatively affects quality of life. Communication challenges and multiple pain etiologies …

Definition and classification of hyperkinetic movements in childhood

TD Sanger, D Chen, DL Fehlings, M Hallett… - Movement …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperkinetic movements are unwanted or excess movements that are frequently seen in
children with neurologic disorders. They are an important clinical finding with significant …

Informing evidence‐based clinical practice guidelines for children with cerebral palsy at risk of osteoporosis: a systematic review

D Fehlings, L Switzer, P Agarwal… - … Medicine & Child …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this systematic review was to inform evidence‐based clinical practice
guidelines for children with cerebral palsy (CP) and low bone mineral density (BMD). Method A …

Early, accurate diagnosis and early intervention in cerebral palsy: advances in diagnosis and treatment

…, LS De Vries, C Einspieler, M Fahey, D Fehlings… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cerebral palsy describes the most common physical disability in childhood and
occurs in 1 in 500 live births. Historically, the diagnosis has been made between age 12 and …

Early intervention for children aged 0 to 2 years with or at high risk of cerebral palsy: international clinical practice guideline based on systematic reviews

…, AC Eliasson, D Ferriero, D Fehlings… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability. Early
intervention for children younger than 2 years with or at risk of CP is critical. Now that an …

Practice Parameter: Pharmacologic treatment of spasticity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (an evidence-based review) Report of the Quality Standards …

MR Delgado, D Hirtz, M Aisen, S Ashwal, DL Fehlings… - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate published evidence of efficacy and safety of pharmacologic
treatments for childhood spasticity due to cerebral palsy. Methods: A multidisciplinary panel …

Reliability of the Tardieu Scale for assessing spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

…, NJ Clegg, R Browne, C Rushing, D Fehlings… - Archives of physical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Gracies JM, Burke K, Clegg NJ, Browne R, Rushing C, Fehlings D, Matthews D, Tilton A,
Delgado MR. Reliability of the Tardieu Scale for assessing spasticity in children with cerebral …

Initial development and validation of the Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities (CPCHILD)

UG Narayanan, D Fehlings, S Weir… - … medicine and child …, 2006 - cambridge.org
This paper reports the development and validation of a disease-specific measure of health
status and well-being of children with severe cerebral palsy (CP). The Caregiver Priorities …