Katrijn Klingels
KU Leuven, Hasselt University, Center for Neurorehabilitation Services
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About
Katrijn Klingels is a leading researcher in pediatric neurorehabilitation, with a primary focus on understanding and quantifying sensorimotor impairments in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP). Her work bridges clinical assessment and cutting-edge robotic technology to unravel how brain injury affects movement and sensation. In a landmark fMRI study (2012, 69 citations), she demonstrated how brain activation differs in children with uCP during active and passive movements, providing foundational insights into neural reorganization. More recently, Klingels has pioneered the use of robotic platforms like the Kinarm exoskeleton to deliver precise, reliable measurements of bimanual coordination (2023, 17 citations) and hand proprioception (2022, 7 citations). Her 2025 work (1 citation) systematically maps tactile and proprioceptive deficits in both the more- and less-impaired upper limbs, identifying subgroups of children most affected. By combining robotic and clinical assessments, Klingels is advancing objective, individualized evaluation methods that promise to guide targeted therapies. Her research is essential reading for clinicians and scientists seeking to improve motor function and quality of life in children with neurodevelopmental motor disorders.
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