Neuropsychological profiles of children with cerebral palsy. (17th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stadskleiv, Kristine; Jahnsen, Reidun; Andersen, Guro L.; von Tetzchner, Stephen
• Is Part Of: Developmental neurorehabilitation. Volume 21:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 108
• Page End: 120
• Publication Date: 2018-02-17
• Subjects: Assessment -- cerebral palsy -- cognition -- development -- IQ -- neuropsychology; Children with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Developmentally disabled children -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; 615.542
• DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2017.1282054
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8423

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Purpose : To explore factors contributing to variability in cognitive functioning in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method : A geographical cohort of 70 children with CP was assessed with tests of language comprehension, visual-spatial reasoning, attention, working memory, memory, and executive functioning. Mean age was 9;9 years (range 5;1–17;7), 54.3% were girls, and 50.0% had hemiplegic, 25.7% diplegic, 12.9% quadriplegic, and 11.4% dyskinetic CP. For the participants with severe motor impairments, assessments were adapted for gaze pointing. A cognitive quotient (CQ) was computed. Results : Mean CQ was 78.5 (range 19–123). Gross motor functioning, epilepsy, and type of brain injury explained 35.5% of the variance in CQ ( F = 10.643, p = .000). Conclusion : Twenty-four percent had an intellectual disability, most of them were children with quadriplegic CP. Verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning scores did only differ for the 21% with an uneven profile, of whom two-thirds had challenges with perceptual reasoning.