Abstract
ABSTRACTPsychometric, motor and functional description in children with cerebral palsyIntroduction: Cerebral Palsy (CP), the most frequent cause of chronic motor disability among children, is often associated to other alterations of cerebral function, among them cognitive function. International pu-blications show up to 70% of children with CP have normal intelligence (IQ). Objective: Determine IQ and motor function in a group of children with CP. Methodology: Prospective descriptive study of 34 children with CP, classifi ed according to type. Psychometric and motor tests were applied. Results: Of these children, 44% presented tetraparetic CP, 21% diparetic, 35% hemiparetic. Among tetraparetic children, 33% showed normal IQ, 14% mild Mental Retardation (MR), 53% severe MR. Among diparetic children, normal IQ, mild MR, severe MR showed in a frequency of 57%, 14% y 29% respectively. Children with hemiparesis showed normal IQ in 92% and mild MR in 8%. Motor function was usually proportional to IQ.
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