Visual–perceptual impairment in a random sample of children with cerebral palsy

Several studies have tried to establish the prevalence of visual–perceptual impairment in children with physical disabilities, particularly in those with cerebral palsy (CP), but failed to take into account the selective impairment of non-verbal intelligence that is frequent in these children. This...

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Published in:Developmental medicine and child neurology 2002-06, Vol.44 (6), p.370-382
Main Authors: Stiers, Peter, Vanderkelen, Ria, Vanneste, Griet, Coene, Stien, De Rammelaere, Magda, Vandenbussche, Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Brain - abnormalities
Brain Ischemia - complications
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy - complications
Child
Child, Preschool
Cognitive Development
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Hypoxia, Brain - complications
Incidence
Individualized Instruction
Intelligence
Language
Male
Original Articles
Severity of Illness Index
Vision Disorders - epidemiology
Vision Disorders - etiology
Visual Acuity
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Summary:Several studies have tried to establish the prevalence of visual–perceptual impairment in children with physical disabilities, particularly in those with cerebral palsy (CP), but failed to take into account the selective impairment of non-verbal intelligence that is frequent in these children. This has resulted in the confounding of visual–perceptual and non-verbal intelligence impairment. In the present study we aimed to determine how widespread visual–perceptual impairment is in children with CP by evaluating perceptual ability together with the performance level on non-verbal intelligence subtests. All children (n=96; 44 females, 52 males) who attended an institute for children with physical disabilities were included (age ranged from 4 years 11 months to 21 years 5 months) who had a non-verbal mental age between 3 and 7 years; Total IQ was
ISSN:0012-1622
1469-8749
DOI:10.1017/S0012162201002249