Relationship between brain lesion characteristics and communication in preschool children with cerebral palsy

Background: The most common disorder or disability in childhood is cerebral palsy, obtained during the antenatal, perinatal or early postnatal period. Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive injury or brain lesion with very variable clinical manifestations. children with cerebral palsy have impaired movement, ability levels and functional limitations and affected body parts. Therefore, to find out the level of independence in children with cerebral palsy, it is necessary to have an examination carried out by health workers, especially physiotherapy. In this case, an examination using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of independence of children with cerebral palsy in several regions in Java and Sumatra. Methods: A total of 315 children with cerebral palsy (mean ± SD) participated in this cross-sectional study design. The research was conducted in March-June 2019. GMFCS data was collected from children with cerebral palsy in the parent community of cerebral palsy in 10 cities. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test used for data normality test. Result: Overall research subjects from 10 cerebral palsy communities with a total sample of 315 children, most cerebral palsy with GMFCS level 4 as many as 117 children (37.1%), then GMFCS level 3 as many as 84 children (26.7%), GMFCS level 5 is 67 children (21.3%), level 2 GMFCS is 24 children (7.6%), and at least children with level 1 GMFCS are 23 children (7.3%). Conclusion: The conclusion is from a total of 315 children with cerebral palsy, the level of Indonesian children's independence based on GMFCS most of them are less independent.

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Food and fluid texture consumption in a population-based cohort of preschool children with cerebral palsy: relationship to dietary intake

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1111/dmcn.12796 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 57 (11) ◽

pp. 1056-1063 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Katherine A Benfer ◽

Kelly A Weir ◽

Kristie L Bell ◽

Robert S Ware ◽

Peter S W Davies ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Population Based ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Longitudinal Study of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Preschool Children With Cerebral Palsy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1016/j.apmr.2015.11.016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 97 (4) ◽

pp. 552-560.e9 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Katherine A. Benfer ◽

Kelly A. Weir ◽

Kristie L. Bell ◽

Robert S. Ware ◽

Peter S. Davies ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Oropharyngeal dysphagia in preschool children with cerebral palsy: Oral phase impairments

Research in Developmental Disabilities ◽

10.1016/j.ridd.2014.08.029 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (12) ◽

pp. 3469-3481 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Katherine A. Benfer ◽

Kelly A. Weir ◽

Kristie L. Bell ◽

Robert S. Ware ◽

Peter S.W. Davies ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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CLINICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

Moscow University Psychology Bulletin ◽

10.11621/vsp.2020.04.10 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 204-220

Author(s):

Olga S. Kovshova ◽

Tatiana I. Kireeva

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Emotional Disorders ◽

Psychological Support ◽

Social Adaptation ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Parent Relationships ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Parent Child

Relevance. Timely comprehensive diagnostics of psycho-social factors involved in the formation of cerebral palsy in children, their influence on the formation of child-parent relationships is relevant and practically significant. Inharmonious upbringing, emotional disorders and personal characteristics of the parent can affect the child’s mental development, contribute to violations of psycho-social adaptation. Objective of the study: to reveal the psychological characteristics of children with cerebral palsy and those of their mothers, to determine the characteristics of upbringing and parent-child relationships, to conduct clinical and psychological support of children with this disabling disease and their parents with elements of cognitive-behavioral correction of the identified disorders. Methods of research. Clinical conversation and experimental psychological method including: “Assembling Figures” method according to the 4th Wechsler subtest; method of drawing associations by S. Rosenzweig (children’s version) modified by N.V. Tarabrina(1978); René Gilles method, 1950; test “SMOL” ( V.P. Zaitsev, 1981); “PARI” method by E.S. Schaefer and R.K. Bell, adapted by T. V. Neshcheret (1984). Methods of statistical analysis were used as well. The sample consisted of: Group1 (n1) — 37 pre-school children with cerebral palsy aged 5–6 years (17 girls and 20 boys) and their mothers in the MCU of Samara RC “Zhuravushka”; Group 2 (n2) — 37 conditionally healthy children of the same age and gender in the SBU SAMARA city children’s polyclinic No. 9. Research results. It was found that in children with cerebral palsy, emotional response in a situation of frustration is accompanied by high self-accusatory reactions, low socio-psychological adaptation and low self-esteem. Child-parent relationships are in the suboptimal emotional range. An effective program of clinical and psychological cognitive-behavioral psychological correction of emotional and behavioral cerebral palsy disorders in the parent-child group was carried out. Conclusions. Psychosocial factors affecting the adaptation processes of preschool children with cerebral palsy were identified. Families with children with chronic disabling diseases such as cerebral palsy, need to organize training and education, including psycho-corrective and correction-developmental classes.

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Longitudinal study of oropharyngeal dysphagia in preschool children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1111/dmcn.81_13241 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 58 ◽

pp. 39-39

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Relationship between modified TUG and WeeFIM in children with cerebral palsy

International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research ◽

10.16965/ijpr.2021.171 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 4001-4007

Author(s):

Praveen Baby ◽

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Haripriya S ◽

Remya N ◽

Manju Unnikrishnan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Motor Development ◽

Brain Lesion ◽

Functional Independence ◽

The Body ◽

Functional Mobility ◽

Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽

Pearson’S Correlation ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Pearson's Correlation

Background: Cerebral Palsy (CP) refers to permanent, mutable motor development disorders stemming from a primary brain lesion, leading to secondary musculoskeletal alterations, and limitation of activities of daily living. Motor impairment is the main manifestation in children with CP, and it has consequent effects on the biomechanics of the body. The WeeFIM is a short and quick to administer assessment of functional outcome in paediatric rehabilitation. The modified Timed Up and Go test (mTUG) was designed for children with Cerebral Palsy and assesses mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance. Context and Purpose: Determining if a relationship exists between functional mobility and level of functional independence in daily activities will help to design treatment programs which target improvement in functional mobility in order to improve functional independence in children with Cerebral Palsy. The studies done correlating functional balance and functional performance in children with CP have largely yielded inconclusive results. Hence this study was designed with the aim of finding if a relationship exists between functional mobility measured by mTUG and functional independence measured by WeeFIM in children with CP. Methods: It was a correlation study conducted on 20 children with spastic cerebral palsy from different CP centers in and around Mangalore. Participants were evaluated using modified TUG and WeeFIM scales and the scores tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis to determine if there is a relationship exists between mTUG and WeeFIM. Results: When the measured variables were correlated with each other using Pearson’s correlation it was found that the Pearson’s correlation coefficient was - .470, indicating a moderate negative correlation between the mTUG and WeeFIMscores. Conclusion: There exists a positive relationship between functional mobility and functional independence in children with CP. Improving mobility in children with CP can help them to attain better functional independence. KEY WORD: Cerebral Palsy, GMFC, mTUG, WeeFIM.

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