title: The effect of vitamin D auxiliary rehabilitation therapy in children with cerebral palsy and language dysfunction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to observe the clinical efficacy of vitamin D auxiliary rehabilitation therapy in children with cerebral palsy and language dysfunction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-two cases of children with cerebral palsy and language dysfunction in our hospital from March 2011 to June 2014 were selected for this study. They were divided into two groups: the rehabilitation treatment group (simple group, N.=39) and the vitamin D auxiliary rehabilitation therapy group (combination group, N.=43). After three months of treatment, language development, Gesell Child Development Scale, Bayley Infant Development Scale score and vitamin D and calcium levels were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The language development, Gesell Child Development Scale, Bayley Infant Development Scale score and vitamin D and calcium levels for two of the groups, after treatment, are improved compared to before treatment. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The total efficiency of the language development in the combination group was obviously higher than the simple group. The difference was significant (95.3% vs. 74.4%, χ2=2.486, P=0.032). The Gesell Child Development Scale improved in the combination group compared to the simple group. The difference was statistically significant (70.4±11.3 vs. 53.3±10.5, t=3.127, P=0.026). The proportion of normal children was significantly higher than the rehabilitation treatment group, and the difference was statistically significant (30.2% vs. 20.5%, χ2=3.016, P=0.029). In the combination group, the vitamin D and calcium levels were statistically increased compared to the rehabilitation treatment group. It had statistical differences between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitamin D auxiliary rehabilitation therapy could improve the language function and the language development status in children with cerebral palsy and language dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, Hubei, China - 505893788@qq.com.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Minghui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Wenda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Xiaomin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium