Congenital hemiparesis: complementary neuropsychological evaluation with computer

We present the neuropsychological assessment with computer aid of six cerebral palsy children. Three children had right hemiparesis and three, left hemiparesis. The tomographic examination showed parietal cavities (porencephalic cyst in 4 children, ischemic injury in 1 case and subarachnoid cyst in...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 1993-12, Vol.51 (4), p.502-506
Main Authors: Guerreiro, M M, Garcia, M L, Ferraz, G M, Piovesana, A M, Moura-Ribeiro, M V
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Female
Hemiplegia - congenital
Hemiplegia - diagnosis
Humans
Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We present the neuropsychological assessment with computer aid of six cerebral palsy children. Three children had right hemiparesis and three, left hemiparesis. The tomographic examination showed parietal cavities (porencephalic cyst in 4 children, ischemic injury in 1 case and subarachnoid cyst in 1 case). We have proposed to assess the visuo-spatial function since we suspected the children could have disturbance of this function. We did not detect this disturbance. On the other hand, the children had astereognosia and the right hemiparetic children preferred to execute signs on the right part of the computer visor. We discuss and propose explanations for both findings.
ISSN:0004-282X