scholarly journals Impairments of Visuospatial Attention in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaétan Ickx ◽  
Samar M. Hatem ◽  
Inmaculada Riquelme ◽  
Kathleen M. Friel ◽  
Camille Henne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Brain Lesion ◽  
Visuospatial Attention ◽  
Attention Deficits ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Impairments ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Visuospatial Deficits ◽  
Periventricular Lesion ◽  
The Brain

Aim. This observational study aimed at assessing the prevalence of visuospatial attention deficits in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP), taking into consideration the affected hemibody and the localization of the brain lesion. Method. Seventy-five children with USCP were assessed with four visuospatial attention tests: star cancellation, Ogden figure copy, line bisection, and proprioceptive pointing. Results. A majority (64%) of children with USCP presented a deficit in at least one test compared to the reference values. The alterations observed in children with left or right USCP were related to egocentric or allocentric neglect, respectively. Children with cortico/subcortical lesion presented more often visuospatial attention deficits than children with periventricular lesion. Visuospatial attention deficits were not associated with brain lesion locations. Interpretation. Visuospatial attention deficits are prevalent in children with USCP and should be taken into account during their rehabilitation process. The present results shed new light on the interpretation of motor impairments in children with USCP as they may be influenced by the frequent presence of visuospatial deficits.

scholarly journals Do mirror movements relate to hand function and timing of the brain lesion in children with unilateral cerebral palsy?

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 735-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrijn Klingels ◽  
Ellen Jaspers ◽  
Martin Staudt ◽  
Andrea Guzzetta ◽  
Lisa Mailleux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
Brain Lesion ◽  
Mirror Movements ◽  
Unilateral Cerebral Palsy ◽  
The Brain

scholarly journals A Critical Evaluation of Current Concepts in Cerebral Palsy

Physiology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joline E. Brandenburg ◽  
Matthew J. Fogarty ◽  
Gary C. Sieck
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Brain Lesions ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Diagnostic Symptoms ◽  
Brain And Spinal Cord ◽  
The Brain

Spastic cerebral palsy (CP), despite the name, is not consistently identifiable by specific brain lesions. CP animal models focus on risk factors for development of CP, yet few reproduce the diagnostic symptoms. Animal models of CP must advance beyond risk factors to etiologies, including both the brain and spinal cord.

Relationship between modified TUG and WeeFIM in children with cerebral palsy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 4001-4007
Author(s):  
Praveen Baby ◽  
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Haripriya S ◽  
Remya N ◽  
Manju Unnikrishnan ◽  
...  
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.

scholarly journals CEREBRAL PALSY;

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (06) ◽  
pp. 1166-1170
Author(s):  
Naeem Mohammad Mansha ◽  
Sumair Anwar ◽  
Itaat Ullah Khan Afridi ◽  
Shazia Maqbool
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Postural Balance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Brain

Background: Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of movement and postural balance due to insult to the brain. The injury to the developing brain may be prenatal, natal or postnatal. The diagnosis is clinical mainly. The spastic Cerebral Palsy is classified into monoplegic, hemiplegic, diplegic, and quadriplegic types. There is a difference in the frequency of these types of Cerebral Palsy in different studies. The patterns of various forms of Cerebral Palsy emerge gradually with a delay in developmental milestones. A spectrum of associated developmental disabilities has been found to be common in these children. Management is through a multi-disciplinary approach. Objectives: To find out the frequency of different types of Cerebral Palsy and degree of associated developmental delay. Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out for a period of six months (October 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007) at The Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health Lahore. 100 Cases diagnosed as Cerebral Palsy on clinical basis were assessed for the type of cerebral palsy and the degree of associated developmental delay. Results: Out of the total 100 patients 54% had quadriplegia, 32% had diplegia, 10% had himiplegia and 4% had monoplegia. The total fifty-four cases of quadriplegic cerebral palsy 54 had developmental delay and amongst them 4 (7%) had mild delay, 16 (30%) had moderate delay while 34 (63%) had severe delay. Amongst the total forty-six other three types of cerebral palsy 12 (26%) had mild delay, 6 (13%) had moderate delay and 28 (61%) had severe delay. The P-value was >0.05. Conclusions: Quadriplegic is the commonest type of CP, associated with the factors (peri-natal more than socio-demographic) and had significant effect on the developmental parameters.

Obstetric antecedents of cerebral palsy

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eve Blair
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Movement Disorder ◽  
Perinatal Morbidity ◽  
Motor Impairments ◽  
Immature Brain ◽  
Motor Delay ◽  
Clinical Description ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Brain

Cerebral palsy has been defined as a group of non-progressive disorders of movement or posture due to a defect or lesion of the immature brain.1 Cerebral palsy is defined by clinical description only; there is no definitive test. It is not informative about aetiolgy, pathology or prognosis. The definition of cerebral palsy also lacks precision in that neither the age at which the brain is mature nor the severity of the disorder required are specified. Brain development is most rapid in utero and early childhood but continues at a diminished rate throughout life. There is therefore no biological rationale for choosing any particular age to define brain maturity. The defining age below whcih cerebral palsy may be recognised therefore varies between centres for pragmatic reasons usually associated with assertainment. For example, in Western Australia the criterion is set at 5 years,2 since by this age any central motor impairments of congenital or neonatal origin will be apparent and can usually be differentiated from progressive disorders or isolated motor delay. Thus the definition includes a group of children with post-neonatally acquired brain damage resulting in movement disorder. Post-neonatally acquired cerebral palsy differs from presumed congenital or perinatal cerebral palsy in that there is usually no doubt that it was caused by a specific post-neonatal event such as meningitis or head trauma. Although there is an excess of perinatal morbidity amoung children acquiring cerebral palsy post-neonatally,3 suggesting a prior vulnerability in some cases, post neonatally acquired cerebral palsy will not be considred further in this review.

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