Early predictors of psychosocial functioning 5 years after paediatric stroke.
Dev Med Child Neurol
; 59(10): 1034-1041, 2017 10.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Little is known about psychological and social outcomes after paediatric stroke. This study aimed to evaluate psychosocial outcomes in children 5 years after paediatric stroke and explore the contribution of early presenting factors.METHOD:
Thirty-one children (19 males, 12 females) with arterial ischemic stroke were involved in this prospective, longitudinal study. Children underwent intellectual assessment at 12 months poststroke and parents completed questionnaires rating their own mental health and their child's functioning at 12 months and 5 years poststroke.RESULTS:
At 5-year follow-up, psychological and social function were significantly poorer than normative expectations. Exploration of early predictive factors showed poorer cognitive and psychological function at 12 months poststroke and older age at stroke onset was associated with poorer psychosocial function at 5 years. Larger lesion size was also associated with poorer psychological function at 5 years poststroke.INTERPRETATION:
These early predictors of poorer psychosocial outcome suggest that screening children within the first year after stroke may identify children most at risk of later problems and facilitate early intervention.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Social
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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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
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dev Med Child Neurol
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália