Evaluating upper body movements during gait in healthy children and children with diplegic cerebral palsy

Research has indicated that the magnitude of physical expressive movements during a performance helps to communicate a musician's affective intent. However, the underlying function of these performance gestures remains unclear. Nine highly skilled solo pianists are examined here to investigate the effect of structural interpretation on performance motion patterns. Following previous findings that these performers generate repeated patterns of motion through overall upper-body movements corresponding to phrasing structure, this study now investigates the particular shapes traced by these movements. Through this we identify universal and idiosyncratic features within the shapes of motion patterns generated by these performers. Gestural shapes are examined for performances of Chopin’s explicitly structured A major Prelude (Op. 28, No. 7) and are related to individual interpretations of the more complex phrasing structure of Chopin’s B minor Prelude (Op. 28, No. 6). Findings reveal a universal general embodiment of phrasing structure and other higher-level structural features of the music. The physical makeup of this embodiment, however, is particular to both the performer and the piece being performed. Examining the link between performers' movements and interpreted structure strengthens understanding of the connection between body and instrument, furthering awareness of the relations between cognitive interpretation and physical expression of structure within music performance.

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Comparison of bispectral index values and depth of sedation during deep sedation using sevoflurane anesthesia in healthy children versus children with cerebral palsy

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice ◽

10.4103/njcp.njcp_553_18 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 801

Author(s):

G Kip ◽

P Onal ◽

N Oztas

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Bispectral Index ◽

Deep Sedation ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Sevoflurane Anesthesia ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Upper body gait kinematics in children with hemplegic cerebral palsy

Gait & Posture ◽

10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.04.009 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. S4-S5

Author(s):

Jacqueline Romkes ◽

Reinald Brunner ◽

Katrin Schweizer

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Upper Body ◽

Gait Kinematics

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Effect of child's cerebral palsy on the mother: a case control study in Ahvaz, Iran

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis ◽

10.2478/afmnai-2014-0008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 75-79

Author(s):

Samira Borzoo ◽

Mansoureh Nickbakht ◽

Mehrdad Jalalian

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Speech Therapy ◽

Short Form ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Normal Children ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

SUMMARY Quality of life (QOL) in families can be affected when a child has cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this research was to determine the effect of a child’s disability on the mother’s quality of life by comparing mothers of children with CP and mothers of normal children. Two sample groups were chosen from a total of 42 mothers to answer a short-form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire. The first group included 21 mothers of children with cerebral palsy who were referred to the speech therapy clinic of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz. The second group consisted of 21 mothers of normal children living in Ahvaz. T-tests by SPSS were used for statistical analysis. There were significant differences in all domains of QOL between mothers of healthy children and mothers of children with cerebral palsy (p=0.001). This research found that the quality of life of mothers of children with CP was significantly different compared to mothers of healthy children. Therefore, appropriate planning is necessary to improve their quality of life in different domains.

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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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Evaluation of Autonomic Nervous System in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Clinical and Electophysiological Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-290905/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hanan Galal Azouz ◽

Ali M Abdel Mohsen ◽

Rana M Mohamed ◽

hayam mostafa abdelghany

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Autonomic Dysfunction ◽

Sympathetic Skin Response ◽

Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Skin Response

Abstract Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent severe motor disability among children. The aim of this work was to assess autonomic dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy clinically and electrophysiologically .The study was carried out on forty children with cerebral palsy their age ranged from 4-12 years and twenty healthy children with matched age and sex as control group. CP children were subjected to questionnaire for autonomic dysfunction symptoms. Both CP children and Control group were assessed for Sympathetic Skin Response and Heart rate variability. Most of children had quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy (82.5%). Based on Gross motor function classification system (GMFCS) classification the majority of children were in levels 4 and 5. The prevalence of autonomic dysfunction symptoms was 80% for thermoregulatory abnormalities (cold extremities), chronic constipation 65%, sleep disturbance 52.5%, loss of appetite 47.5%, sweating abnormalities 40% , recurrent nausea and/or vomiting 25%, increased sensitivity to light or dark 22.5% and bloating 15%. The percentage of unelicited Sympathetic skin response in CP children was 47.5% and 60% in upper limbs and lower limbs respectively, all of them were in level 4 and 5 of GMFCS. 20% of CP children had postural hypotension. Mean Heart rate of CP children was significantly increased more than healthy children upon head tilt test. Sympathetic Skin Response and Heart rate variability were proven to be simple and non invasive procedures in investigating autonomic dysfunction in CP children.

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