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[Cognitive stimulation in children with cerebral palsy].
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Revista de neurologia [Rev Neurol] 2014 Nov 16; Vol. 59 (10), pp. 443-8. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Introduction: Cerebral palsy is often accompanied by cognitive impairment affecting attention, visuoperception, executive functions and working memory. AIMS. To analyse the effect of cognitive stimulation treatment on the cognitive capabilities in children with cerebral palsy.<br />Patients and Methods: Our sample consisted of 15 children with cerebral palsy, with a mean age of 8.80 ± 2.51 years, who were classified with the aid of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) on level I (n = 6), level II (n = 4), level III (n = 2) and level V (n = 3). Cognitive impairment was evaluated by means of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) and the Continuous Performance Test (CPT-II). Both the questionnaires for parents and teachers from the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) and the Conners rating scales (CPRS-48 and CTRS-28) were administered. A cognitive stimulation programme was carried out at a rate of two hours a week for a total of eight weeks.<br />Results: Statistically significant differences were observed after applying the cognitive stimulation treatment in the perceptive reasoning index of the WISC-IV. No differences were obtained on the Conners' and the BRIEF scores before and after the treatment. Neither were any differences found in the results on the WISC-IV according to sex or on the GMFCS.<br />Conclusions: The cognitive performance of children with cerebral palsy improves after applying a cognitive rehabilitation programme.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Attention
Cerebral Palsy psychology
Cerebral Palsy rehabilitation
Child
Executive Function
Female
Hemiplegia rehabilitation
Humans
Intelligence Tests
Male
Memory
Motor Activity
Neuropsychological Tests
Quadriplegia rehabilitation
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
Cerebral Palsy therapy
Therapy, Computer-Assisted
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 1576-6578
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista de neurologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25354506