Cognitive Functioning in Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy : In relation to subtype of Cerebral Palsy and severity of motor problems

Ellens, M. (2013) Cognitive Functioning in Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy : In relation to subtype of Cerebral Palsy and severity of motor problems. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

Introduction: Little is known about how cognitive functioning develops in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Only a few studies have addressed cognitive functioning in older children with CP, even fewer studies addressed cognitive functioning in young children with CP. Objective: To investigate the relation between cognitive functioning and subtype of CP, and between cognitive functioning and severity of motor problems in children with CP in the age of 2-4 years. Methods: This study followed a cross-sectional study design, 39 children with CP were included (mean (SO) age 36.41 (6.44) months). Cognitive functioning was measured with the Bayley Scale of Infant Development second edition (BSID-11), gross motor functioning was classified with the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and measured with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), fine motor functioning was classified with the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), and functional motor skills were measured with the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory - Functional Skill Scale (PEDI-FSS). Correlations between cognitive functioning and subtype of CP, and between cognitive functioning and severity of motor problems were calculated with use of Pearson's correlation coefficient and Kendall's Tau. Chi-square tests and One-way analyses of variance were used to determine whether there were differences in the distribution of children in the different categories of the MDI between the sub-groups. Results: No significant relations were found between cognitive functioning and subtype of CP. Also no significant relations were found between cognitive functioning and severity of motor problems. Conclusion: Subtype of CP and severity of motor problems are not related to level of cognitive functioning in young children with CP.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Supervisor HMS: and Schoemaker, Dr. M.M.
Supervisor name:	Ketelaar, Dr. M. and Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, De and Utrecht, The Netherlands
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:47
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:47
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/829

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