Sensory processing disorders in children with cerebral palsy

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sílvia Leticia Pavão ◽  
Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira Rocha
Author(s):  
Deyvianne Thayanara de Lima Reis ◽  
Renata Moura Da Costa ◽  
Lilian Voughan Lima De Oliveira

A Paralisia Cerebral (PC) é definida como uma disfunção neurológica ou como lesão não progressiva do sistema nervoso central. É uma patologia com distúrbio de movimento e postura que pode coexistir com déficits de processamento sensorial. Poucos estudos mostram a associação entre esse déficit e as alterações do desempenho motor. Assim, o principal objetivo deste estudo é conhecer o Perfil Sensorial de crianças com Paralisia Cerebral e suas repercussões para o desempenho funcional nas atividades de vida diária. Em relação à metodologia a amostra foi composta por 29 crianças com paralisia cerebral na faixa etária entre 3 e 7 anos e meio. A coleta dos dados realizou-se através dos instrumentos “Perfil Sensorial” e “Inventário Pediátrico de Avaliação das Incapacidades (PEDI)”, o GMFCS ( Sistema de Classificação da Função Motora Grossa) foi usado como critério de exclusão. Os resultados mostraram que há relações entre essas dimensões. Houve correspondência entre o Pedi Funcional com o item respostas emocionais/sociais do Perfil Sensorial, assim identificou-se possíveis transtornos de processamento sensorial nas habilidades funcionais de crianças com Paralisia Cerebral. Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a neurological dysfunction or as a non-progressive central nervous system injury. It is a pathology with movement and posture disturbance that can coexist with sensory processing deficits. Few studies show the association between this deficit and changes in motor performance. Thus, the main objective of this study is to know the Sensory Profile of children with Cerebral Palsy and its repercussions for functional performance in daily life activities. The study sample consisted of 29 children with cerebral palsy in the age bracket between 3 and 7 and a half years. The data were collected through the instruments "Sensorial Profile" and "Pediatric Inventory of Disability Assessment (PEDI)." The Gross Motor Function Classifiction System (GMFCS) was used as the exclusion criterion. Showed that there are relationships between these dimensions. There was a correspondence between the Functional Pedi with the item emotional / social responses of the Sensory Profile, thus identified possible sensory processing disorders in the functional abilities of children with cerebral palsy. Keywords: Child; Independence; Sensory Threshold; Cerebral Palsy; Occupational therapy. La parálisis cerebral (CP) se define como una disfunción neurológica o como una lesión no progresiva en el sistema nervioso central. Es un trastorno del movimiento y la postura con la patología que puede coexistir con déficit de procesamiento sensorial. Pocos estudios muestran la asociación entre este déficit y los cambios en el rendimiento motor. Así, el objetivo de este estudio es conocer el perfil sensorial de los niños con parálisis cerebral y su impacto en el rendimiento funcional en relación con actividades de la vida diária. La metodología consistió en 29 niños con parálisis cerebral con edades comprendidas entre los 3 y 7 años y medio. La recopilación de datos se llevó a cabo a través de los instrumentos "del perfil sensorial" y "Inventario de evaluación Pediátrica de la Discapacidad (PEDI)". El Sistema de Classificación de la Función Bruto del motor (GMFCS) se utilizó como un criterio de exclusión. Ellos demostraron que existen relaciones entre éstos. Hubo corespondencia entre el elemento funcional PEDI con las respuestas emocionales / sociales del perfil sensorial, así que identifican posibles trastornos del procesamiento sensorial en las capacidades funcionales de los niños con parálisis cerebral.Palabras clave: Niño; la independencia; Los umbrales sensoriales; Parálisis Cerebral; Terapia ocupacional.


2020 ◽  
pp. 52-55
Author(s):  
V. V. Dulnev ◽  
Т. A. Slyusar

The objective. To assess and compare the multi-modal evoked potentials (EP) (flash visual [fVEP], brainstem acoustic [BAEP] and cognitive evoked responses [CER]) parameters in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and healthy ones.Materials and methods. There are 100 children aged 3–17 years were examined. Experimental group included 55 children with CP, diagnosed according to International cerebral palsy criteria (P. Rosenbaum et al., 2006), and mild motor deficit (levels I–II of Gross Motor Function Classification Scale), undergoing rehabilitation course. Control group was presented by 45 healthy children aged 3–17 years with no neurological signs. Registration of the fVEP, BAEP and CER and their comparative analysis with non-parametric tests was performed. Neurophysiological recording performed on EMG-VP4 system (MBN Scientific Company, Moscow, Russia).Results. Slowing of maturation and significant delaying of main EP components were observed in experimental group.Conclusion. Findings in this investigation indicate the retardation of cortical sensory processing in children with CP. Analyzing multi-modal EP may be helpful in early detecting sensory abnormalities as complications of CP.


2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.


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