Neuropsychological evaluation of children after ischemic cerebrovascular disease

The purpose of this study is to associate neuropsychological evaluation with neuroimaging results in children with cerebral tomography indicating ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD). Neuroimaging, neurological exams and neuropsychological instruments were used to evaluate five children. The stud...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2002-06, Vol.60 (2-B), p.386-389
Main Authors: Guimarães, Inês Elcione, Ciasca, Sylvia Maria, Moura-Ribeiro, M Valeriana L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age of Onset
Brain Ischemia - diagnosis
Brain Ischemia - physiopathology
Brain Ischemia - psychology
cerebrovascular disease
Child
Child, Preschool
Cognition
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Male
Movement Disorders - diagnosis
neuropsychological avaliation
Neuropsychological Tests
NEUROSCIENCES
Perception
PSYCHIATRY
stroke in children
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to associate neuropsychological evaluation with neuroimaging results in children with cerebral tomography indicating ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD). Neuroimaging, neurological exams and neuropsychological instruments were used to evaluate five children. The study revealed that the cognitive and perceptive skills in two children were normal and motor sequele in four cases. The rhythm, visual and speech receptive skills remained unchanged. In four cases the SPECT exam showed regions with hypoperfusion and in four cases the EEG was normal. Neuropsychological, neurological and image indication some degree of sequele demonstrating the importance of follow up of children who had suffered cerebrovascular disease.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
0004-282X
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2002000300009