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Methods: SCALE was translated into Portuguese independently by two native Portuguese translators and synthesized into a single manuscript: SCALE-BR. Using this test in patients with spastic cerebral palsy, the internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1), reliability by intra-class correlation (ICC), and validity compared with the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) scores were evaluated. Results: 30 patients diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy were assessed, with a predominance of males (66.7%), a mean age of 12.9 \u00b1 7.9 (4\u201338 years) and a majority of diparetic patients (73.3%) and GMFCS I (53.3%). Spearman\u2019s correlation coefficient, R2 = \u22120.84, p &lt; 0.001, revealed an inverse relationship between the SCALE instrument and the GMFCS, corroborating the findings in the literature. There was an excellent intra- and interobserver agreement (ICC &gt; 0.75). Conclusions: The Portuguese version of the questionnaire was effective, proving to be reproducible and reliable among different evaluators and patients, with an inverse correlation with the GMFCS as expected in the literature.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children13010115","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]],"date-time":"2026-01-13T08:17:32Z","timestamp":1768292252000},"page":"115","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Assessment of the Brazilian Portuguese Version Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity (SCALE) After Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4122-9883","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Douglas Manuel Carrapeiro","family":"Prina","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Assist\u00eancia M\u00e9dica Ao Servidor P\u00fablico Estadual (IAMSPE), S\u00e3o Paulo 04039-000, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4406-7296","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elizabeth de Alvarenga Borges da","family":"Fonseca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Assist\u00eancia M\u00e9dica Ao Servidor P\u00fablico Estadual (IAMSPE), S\u00e3o Paulo 04039-000, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-2721-139X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pothyra Campos","family":"Pascoal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Assist\u00eancia M\u00e9dica Ao Servidor P\u00fablico Estadual (IAMSPE), S\u00e3o Paulo 04039-000, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5272-7998","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesco Camara","family":"Blumetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, S\u00e3o Paulo 05652-900, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5892-2532","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monica Paschoal","family":"Nogueira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Assist\u00eancia M\u00e9dica Ao Servidor P\u00fablico Estadual (IAMSPE), S\u00e3o Paulo 04039-000, Brazil"},{"name":"N\u00facleo de Apoio \u00e0 Pesquisa Ortop\u00e9dica Avan\u00e7ada (NAPOA), S\u00e3o Paulo 04078-010, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"700","DOI":"10.1111\/dmcn.16274","article-title":"Proposed updated description of cerebral palsy","volume":"67","author":"Dan","year":"2025","journal-title":"Dev. 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