Impairments of Visuospatial Attention in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Joint Authors
Riquelme-Agulló, Inmaculada
Gordon, Andrew M.
Hatem, Samar M.
Ickx, Gaétan
Friel, Kathleen M.
Henne, Camille
Araneda, Rodrigo
Bleyenheuft, Yannick
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ickx, Gaétan& Hatem, Samar M.& Riquelme-Agulló, Inmaculada& Friel, Kathleen M.& Henne, Camille& Araneda, Rodrigo…[et al.]. 2018. Impairments of Visuospatial Attention in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209958
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ickx, Gaétan…[et al.]. Impairments of Visuospatial Attention in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Neural Plasticity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ickx, Gaétan& Hatem, Samar M.& Riquelme-Agulló, Inmaculada& Friel, Kathleen M.& Henne, Camille& Araneda, Rodrigo…[et al.]. Impairments of Visuospatial Attention in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Neural Plasticity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209958
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1209958