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O-073 Total And Regional Corpus Callosum Volumes Are Related To Intelligence And Motor Function In Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy

Authors :
V Tenorio
Olga Laporta-Hoyos
C Torroja-Nualart
P Póo
Roser Pueyo
Alfons Macaya
Leire Zubiaurre-Elorza
Dolors Segarra
Maria Eugenia Russi
Elida Vazquez
Júlia Ballester-Plané
Ignacio Delgado
T Castelló
M Meléndez
Ana Narberhaus
Source :
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 99:A51.2-A52
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
BMJ, 2014.

Abstract

Background The relationship between corpus callosum (CC) morphology and mainly motor outcomes has been studied in spastic cerebral palsy (CP) but not yet in dyskinetic CP, which has been recently related to a diffuse brain injury pattern. This study aims to analyse the relationship of total and regional CC volumes with intelligence and motor impairment severity in dyskinetic CP. Methods 15 subjects (age range, 12–34) with dyskinetic CP and signs of perinatal asphyxia underwent a MRI. CC total, anterior, central and posterior volumes were calculated (Figure 1). The intelligence and motor scales most commonly used in CP were administered. Results The CC total volume and most of its parts were related to intelligence and motor measures (Table 1). Conclusions Total CC volume may be indicative of intelligence and motor status in dyskinetic CP. Regionally, the posterior part is the most related to intelligence, in agreement with recent theories of intelligence. The anterior part of the CC is not found to be related to motor function. This result agrees with the fact that premotor and sensorimotor fibres are located more posteriorly than previously thought.

Details

ISSN :
14682044 and 00039888
Volume :
99
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........1ce4de1516f31150d38b966cd97641e0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307384.142