The Spastic Forms of Cerebral Palsy: A Guide to the Assessment of Adaptive Functions (Book with DVD)

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ISBN: 9788847014770 | 8847014778
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Copyright: 12/1/2009

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This book is the result of studies on cerebral palsy (CP) in children that the authors and their collaborators (medical doctors and therapists) have carried out in recent years.

Nature of the Defect
Cerebral Palsy Detection: from John Little to the Present	p. 3
Historical Models for the Classification of Cerebral Palsy	p. 8
Traditional Clinical Syndromes	p. 9
Limitations of Traditional Classifications and Perspectives	p. 11
Conclusions	p. 13
References	p. 14
Guide to the Interpretation of Cerebral Palsy	p. 17
Definition of Cerebral Palsy	p. 17
Palsy: from a Neurological to a Rehabilitative Diagnosis	p. 18
Cerebral	p. 24
Child CP	p. 25
References	p. 27
Function Analysis
Functional Diagnosis in Infants and in Very Young Children: Early Predictive Signs	p. 31
Introduction	p. 31
Techniques for the Clinical Assessment of the Neonatal Nervous System	p. 32
Neonatal Neurological Examination: a Novel Approach	p. 34
Conclusions	p. 48
References	p. 50
Motor Defects	p. 53
First Level: Motor Modules	p. 54
Second Level: Praxias	p. 60
Third Level: Actions	p. 63
References	p. 70
Perceptive Defects	p. 73
Action Organizes Perception	p. 73
Perception Leads Action	p. 74
First Level: Sensations	p. 76
Second Level: Perceptions	p. 80
Third Level: Representations	p. 93
References	p. 96
Praxic Organization Disorders	p. 99
Definition of Developmental Dyspraxia and Pathogenetic Hypotheses	p. 99
Dyspraxia and Infantile Cerebral Palsy	p. 101
Motor Control Models	p. 102
Neurophysiological Basis of Action	p. 104
Clinical Hypotheses	p. 106
Assessment: a Clinical Proposal	p. 108
Assessment: an Experimental Methodology	p. 110
Recommendations	p. 112
References	p. 113
Visual and Oculomotor Disorders	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
Diagnostic Tools	p. 116
Complex Visuoperceptive Disorders and Correlation between Visual Abnormalities and Other Aspects of Development	p. 132
Main Neuropsychological Tests for the Support of Visuoperceptive Disorders	p. 135
Test for the Evaluation of Visuoperceptive Abilities	p. 136
Cerebral Visual Impairment and Mental/Motor Development!	p. 138
References	p. 139
Neuropsychological Evaluation	p. 143
Introduction	p. 143
Disorders and Factors Associated with CP Influencing Psychological Outcome	p. 143
Cognitive Evaluation in the First Years of Life	p. 146
Neuropsychological Approach to Spastic Diplegia	p. 153
The Neuropsychological Approach to Forms of Infant Hemiplegia	p. 159
Neuropsychological Assessment of Hemiplegia	p. 169
Cognitive Evaluation of Pre-school Age and School Age Children with Tetraplegic and Dyskinetic Forms	p. 170
Conclusions	p. 172
References	p. 172
Emotional, Behavioral and Social Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy	p. 181
Introduction	p. 181
Brain Disorders and Psychopathology	p. 182
Psychopathology of Cerebral Palsy: Epidemiologic Studies	p. 184
Psychopathology of Cerebral Palsy: Clinical Studies	p. 185
Peer Relationships in Hemiplegic Children	p. 187
Cerebral Palsy, Balance Disorders and Anxiety Disorders	p. 188
Treatments	p. 189
Conclusions	p. 190
References	p. 190
Observing Interactions	p. 193
The Child	p. 194
The Family	p. 196
The Caregiving Team	p. 197
Conclusions	p. 199
References	p. 199
Classification of Spastic Syndromes and Clinical Forms
Critical Aspects of Classifications	p. 203
Motor Perspective	p. 206
Dyspraxia	p. 207
Motor Learning	p. 209
Perceptive Perspective	p. 212
Intentionality Perspective	p. 215
References	p. 216
Kinematic Classification	p. 219
A New Proposal	p. 229
Conclusions	p. 235
References	p. 238
Tetraplegic Forms	p. 241
Postural Analysis	p. 241
Posture Organization Disorders	p. 246
Main Forms of Tetraplegia	p. 249
References	p. 272
Dysperceptive Forms	p. 273
Introduction	p. 273
Clinical Features of Perceptual Disturbances in Diplegias (Semiotics)	p. 274
How to Detect Clinical Signs of Perceptual Disorders	p. 280
Some Hypotheses on the Nature of Perceptual Disorders	p. 282
Clinical Aspects of Perceptual Disorders	p. 285
The Falling Child	p. 285
The Stand-Up Child	p. 288
References	p. 290
Forms of Diplegia	p. 293
Controlling Central Pattern Generators	p. 294
Reducing Speed	p. 294
Four Limb Coordination	p. 294
Stabilization and Achieving Proximal Fixation	p. 295
Modules and Praxes	p. 295
Sensations and Perceptions	p. 295
Upper Cortical Functions	p. 296
Manipulation	p. 296
Muscular Retractions and Articular Deformities	p. 296
Clinical Forms of Diplegia	p. 297
Validation of the Proposed Classification of Diplegia	p. 300
Main Aspect of Each Form of Proposed Classification of Diplegia	p. 305
References	p. 328
Forms of Hemiplegia	p. 331
Definition and Prevalence	p. 331
(RE) - Organization of the Sensory-Motor System	p. 334
Clinical Signs of Hemiplegia	p. 339
Classification of Manipulation	p. 343
Main Features of the Four Clinical Forms of Hemiplegia	p. 346
References	p. 353
Subject Index	p. 357
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