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Recovery from hemiparesis and unilateral spatial neglect after neonatal stroke. Case report and rehabilitation of an infant
Recovery from hemiparesis and unilateral spatial neglect after neonatal stroke. Case report and rehabilitation of an infant
- Source :
- Brain injury. 21(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- To report rehabilitation of neglect in a child through task contexts.A 7-month-old boy with hemiparesis and neglect following neonatal stroke was evaluated with standard assessments during the first year of intervention. The intervention included timely training of each upper limb's movement (reaching, grasping, lifting, rotating, releasing, etc.), balance training and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). We promoted the storing of spatial representation through enriched environment by meaningful sensory inputs engaging spatial localization/orientation and eye movements.During intervention the child developed reaching and grasping and other new motor behaviours (holding, releasing, lifting, rotating, transferring, pulling, manipulating objects, gesturing, self-feeding, walking). In parallel he also exhibited a decrease of neglect.Infants with stroke should be routinely checked for neglect. Especially those with hemiparesis and neglect challenge the rehabilitation team for the complexity of the treatment directly focused on addressing integration at more conscious levels of upper limb paresis and neglect.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
media_common.quotation_subject
Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Neglect
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Orientation (mental)
Intervention (counseling)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Stroke
Neonatal stroke
media_common
Rehabilitation
Infant, Newborn
Stroke Rehabilitation
Infant
Extremities
Recovery of Function
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Motor Skills Disorders
Paresis
Hemiparesis
medicine.anatomical_structure
Physical therapy
Upper limb
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Psychomotor Performance
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02699052
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Brain injury
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c3e0454e760815b00c5201e2972f72b6