Dr. Lisa Mailleux
Lisa Mailleux is a postdoctoral researcher in the Neurorehabilitation Research Group at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at KU Leuven. She obtained her PhD at KU Leuven in 2017 studying the relation between upper limb function and neurological factors in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. With an additional clinical background as a paediatric physiotherapist, she obtained and maintained a strong affiliation with the clinical field and developed a strong interest in early (motor) development, in particular in infants with a high risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Focusing on the upper limb, her research interests further cover unravelling underlying (neural) mechanisms of neuromotor function (variability) as well as investigating the efficacy of intensive therapy models, using clinical, biomechanical, robotic and neuroimaging methods.
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Selected Publications
Crotti, M., Itzhak, N. B., Mailleux, L., Kleeren, L., Decraene, L., Leenaerts, N., Lubián-Gutiérrez, M., Feys, H., & Ortibus, E. (2026). Seeing the Unseen: The Neurodevelopmental Factors Related to Visual Impairments in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Neurology, 178, 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2026.01.023
De Luca, G., Kalkantzi, A., Mailleux, L., Palomo-Carrión, R., Feys, H., Boyd, R. N., Beani, E., Cianchetti, M., Filogna, S., Prencipe, G., Sgandurra, G., & Maselli, M. (2025). A Holistic Approach Towards Evaluating Upper Limb Function in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Narrative Review of Clinical Tools and Promising Technologies for Comprehensive Assessment. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(18), 6539. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14186539
Kleeren, L., Mailleux, L., Crotti, M., Decraene, L., Verheyden, G., Lambercy, O., Ortibus, E., Van Campenhout, A., Feys, H., & Klingels, K.. (2025). Unraveling tactile and proprioceptive upper limb function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a combination of robotic and clinical assessments. Disability and Rehabilitation, 48(5), 1369-1390. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2556944
Kleeren, L., Mailleux, L., McLean, B., Elliott, C., Dequeker, G., Van Campenhout, A., Orban de Xivry, J.-J., Verheyden, G., Ortibus, E., Klingels, K., & Feys, H. (2024). Does somatosensory discrimination therapy alter sensorimotor upper limb function differently compared to motor therapy in children and adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 25(1), 147. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-07967-4