Spatial and motor neglect in children.
Neurology
; 60(2): 202-7, 2003 Jan 28.
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| ID: mdl-12552031
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine if unilateral spatial neglect can be found in very young children with acquired brain lesions.METHODS:
A retrospective study was carried out over a 10-year period in a pediatric rehabilitation department specializing in acquired brain lesions. Twelve cases were selected involving children aged 7 months to 14 years. Neglect was assessed by behavior observation for all children and, depending on age, by drawing, copying, reading, writing, and arithmetic tasks. Seven patients underwent the experimental "Teddy Bear" cancellation task, specially adapted to children.RESULTS:
All children exhibited spatial and motor neglect in daily activities. In addition, children who were over 2 years of age made lateralized omissions in paper and pencil tasks as well as in the "Teddy Bear" cancellation task. Nine of the 12 children exhibited left spatial and motor neglect, whereas the other three, all of whom were very young (under 4 years), exhibited right spatial neglect. In three cases, cortical lesions were restricted to one lobe, either the parietal, frontal, or temporal. In eight children, lesions extended over more than one lobe, and one child sustained only subcortical lesions.CONCLUSION:
Unilateral spatial and motor neglect occurs even in very young children. Right spatial neglect described in very young children may be related to the development of hemispheric specialization.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Percepção
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Apraxias
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Lesões Encefálicas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurology
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article