Prognostic factors in congenital hemiplegia in full-term and preterm children.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether the cerebral CT scan patterns, the type of E.E.G recording, the gestational age, the etiological factors and the side of hemiplegia would influence the functional prognosis in congenital hemiplegia.


METHODS
53 children (35 males, 18 females) suffering from congenital hemiplegia were included in the study. They were divided into prematures (16 cases) and full-term children (37 cases). All of them were evaluated for I.Q level, motor performance and language ability. CT scan was performed in all cases and E.E.G recording in the majority of them.


RESULTS
Full-term gestational age, cortical and subcortical lesions in term children, irritative E.E.G recording and hemispheric atrophy in both gestational age groups were found to be bad prognostic indicators for functional status in congenital cerebral hemiplegia.
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Institut National de neurologie, La Rabta, Tunis.
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Lyon
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D000293:Adolescent; D001284:Atrophy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology*; D007360:Intelligence; D007806:Language Disorders; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D011379:Prognosis