Abstract

MORAIS, Fernanda Dorneles de; FREITAS, Joyce Cristina; VIANA, Fabiana Pavan  and  FORMIGA, Cibelle Kayenne Martins Roberto. Correlation between neurofunctional profile and sensory-motor skills of children with cerebral palsy. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum. [online]. 2012, vol.22, n.2, pp. 226-232. ISSN 0104-1282.

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the correlation between the profile neurofunctional and sensory motor skills of children with cerebral palsy. METHODS: the sample comprised 27 children with cerebral palsy. We used a neurological evaluation form to obtain the neurofunctional profile and Portage Inventory to evaluate sensorimotor development. RESULTS: the functional impairment is related to the greater degree of disability, change in tone and a deficit of body reactions of children. The body reactions correlate with each other and sensory changes. There was also a correlation between the five areas of development (motor, language, socialization, self-care and cognitive), indicating the importance of each to the overall performance of the human being. CONCLUSION: it was found that the deficit in the skills of these children is mainly related to the functional level, degree of disability, changes in the sensory system and flaws in bodily reactions. It is important to identify the correlation of these data in order to improve treatment and improve the physical functional performance of these children.

Keywords : cerebral palsy; physical therapy; rehabilitation; functional performance; psychomotor profile.

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