[Rehabilitation of children after craniocerebral injuries with particular attention paid to the reflex stimulation Powiertowski's method. Preliminary study].
BACKGROUND
An increasing number of craniocerebral injuries among children is becoming a serious therapeutic problem for emergency wards and for chronic treatment wards. The most important problem among these patients is a lengthening period of consciousness disorders. The aim of the study is to present a sample method of rehabilitation of children with brain injury.


METHODS
The rehabilitation process comprised 15 children with brain injury, including 8 with cerebral hemisphere injury and 7 with brain stem injury. The method of early motion rehabilitation was applied. It was developed by H. Powiertowski in 1970's. In the years 1991-1999 the method was used at the Children's Ward of the Department of Rehabilitation by Professor Krystyna Dobosiewicz.


RESULTS
As a result of the applied method, 13 out of 15 children with brain injuries regained consciousness. 2 girls with severe lesion of the brain, still unconscious were transferred to the intensive care ward in the place of residence.


CONCLUSIONS
Powiertowski's method of motion stimulation, which is presented in this paper, turned out to be successful in the process of rehabilitation children with brain injury treated in the Department of Rehabilitation.
Jedrzejewska
Anna
A
Katedra i Klinika Rehabilitacji SPSK nr 7 Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach. reh@gcm.pl
Dobosiewicz
Krystyna
K
Ickowicz
Irena
I
Majka
Witold
W
Flak
Maria
M
Szota
Małgorzata
M
Czernicki
Krzysztof
K
Dyner-Jama
Irena
I
Walusiak
Marek
M
Pajak
Joanna
J
Bugała-Szpak
Justyna
J
Durmała
Jacek
J
D000293:Adolescent; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000379:methods; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods; D015915:Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive / Q000379:methods*