[Perinatal stroke--clinical validity of the ET 6-6].
BACKGROUND
The present study evaluates the role of the clinical use of the ET 6-6 as a general developmental test in assessing impairments following perinatal stroke.


METHODS
32 children aged 36 up to 72 months who had suffered a perinatal stroke were matched with a corresponding control group and assessed by means of the ET 6-6. A specification of developmental difficulties was evaluated according to the localisation of the stroke. Differences in performance were analyzed using nonparametric tests.


RESULTS
The study group showed a significantly lower level of performance in almost every dimension of development. Children with left-hemispheric stroke displayed greater developmental impairment than did children with right-hemispheric or basal ganglia stroke.


CONCLUSIONS
These data suggest the applicability of the ET 6-6 in assessing developmental risks caused by perinatal stroke.
Daseking
Monika
M
Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation der Universität Bremen. daseking@uni-bremen.de
Lemcke
Julia
J
Macha
Thorsten
T
Petermann
Franz
F
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment; D020521:Stroke / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis