[Neuropsicologic evaluation of children with congenital and acquired hemyparesis--early results].
OBJECTIVE
To present the preliminary results of neuropsychological assessment for children with congenital and acquired hemiparesis with or not seizures.


METHODS
Nine children at a age of 5 and 14 years old, were studied individually by one battery of test to neuropsychological assessment of cognitive function, language, gnosia, praxia visuo-motor and memory processing and emotional aspect.


RESULTS
Children with hemiparesis demonstrated minimal or severe cognitive dysfuctions, impaired language abilities, poor visuo-motor and memory processing and alteration in emotional aspect. Acquired hemiparesis with seizures in childhood had a severe cognitive deficits, but congenital hemiparesis with or not seizures the neuropsychological assessment demonstrate minimal or moderate cortical deficits.


CONCLUSIONS
Theses preliminary results demonstrated that congenital or acquired hemiparesis associated or not with seizures present cortical dysfuctions. The worst results was observed in acquired hemiparesis with epileptic seizures.
de Moura
Edna Núbia Oliveira
EN
Pós-Graduanda do PPGCSA - UFRN.
Câmara
Ana Maria da Silva
AM
Minora
Maria José Pinheiro de Almeida
MJ
da Silva
Sergio Leme
SL
de Melo
Aurea Nogueira
AN
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010291:Paresis / Q000151:congenital / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014888:Wechsler Scales