Verbal and non-verbal function of children with right- versus left-hemiplegic cerebral palsy of pre- and perinatal origin.
Eighteen children with right- and 13 with left-sided congenital hemiplegia were compared with 19 normal age-matched controls for verbal and non-verbal function. CT scans were obtained from 27 of the 31 hemiplegic children. The two hemiplegic groups were impaired in non-verbal function compared with controls. The right-hemiplegic group was more impaired in verbal function than the left-hemiplegic group and controls; however, impairments were restricted to the girls in the right-hemiplegic group. The results are discussed in terms of cerebral plasticity and functional reorganisation of cognitive functions after an early unilateral injury. It is argued that girls with left-hemisphere lesions may be more limited in cerebral plasticity than boys.
Carlsson
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Regional Habilitation Centre, Bräcke Ostergård, Göteborg, Sweden.
Uvebrant
P
P
Hugdahl
K
K
Arvidsson
J
J
Wiklund
L M
LM
von Wendt
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011859:Radiography; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*