Neuropsychological evaluation of children after ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
The purpose of this study is to associate neuropsychological evaluation with neuroimaging results in children with cerebral tomography indicating ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD). Neuroimaging, neurological exams and neuropsychological instruments were used to evaluate five children. The study revealed that the cognitive and perceptive skills in two children were normal and motor sequele in four cases. The rhythm, visual and speech receptive skills remained unchanged. In four cases the SPECT exam showed regions with hypoperfusion and in four cases the EEG was normal. Neuropsychological, neurological and image indication some degree of sequele demonstrating the importance of follow up of children who had suffered cerebrovascular disease.
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil. inesguimaraes@ig.com.br
Inês Elcione
IE
Guimarães
Sylvia Maria
SM
Ciasca
M Valeriana L
MV
Moura-Ribeiro
D017668:Age of Onset; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010465:Perception; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon