Efecto de la terapia física y terapia ocupacional en una paciente con Síndrome de West. Reporte de un caso.

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Title:	Efecto de la terapia física y terapia ocupacional en una paciente con Síndrome de West. Reporte de un caso.
Alternate Title:	Effects of physical and occupational therapies in a patient with West syndrome. Case report.
Authors:	Camacho-Conchucos, Herminio Teófilo^1,2 teocamacho20@hotmail.com, Matheus-Berrocal, Fanny¹, Valdez-Maguiña, Giannina¹, Cartolin-Principe, Rocío¹
Source:	Revista Medica Herediana. oct-dic2014, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p227-231. 5p.
Subjects:	AGE factors in disease, OCCUPATIONAL therapy for children, PHYSICAL therapy for children, INFANTILE spasms, NEURODEVELOPMENTAL treatment, DISEASE progression, SYMPTOMS, THERAPEUTICS
Abstract (English):	We present the case of a 12 year-old girl with the diagnosis of West syndrome, she sought medical attention for the first time at the age of 8-months, her seizure problem worsened at the age of 2 years and a half, which worsened her psychomotor development. She started physical and occupational therapy using neurodevelopment techniques and framework references. Qualitative more than quantitative improvement was observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Se presenta el caso de una niña de 12 años con diagnóstico de Síndrome de West. Asistió a consulta médica por primera vez a los 8 meses de edad, sus convulsiones se acentuaron a la edad de dos años y medio, lo que agravó el retraso psicomotor. Inicio terapia física y terapia ocupacional, empleando técnicas de neurodesarrollo y marcos de referencia respectivamente. A la presentación del caso se observaron avances favorables en aspectos cualitativos más que cuantitativos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	We present the case of a 12 year-old girl with the diagnosis of West syndrome, she sought medical attention for the first time at the age of 8-months, her seizure problem worsened at the age of 2 years and a half, which worsened her psychomotor development. She started physical and occupational therapy using neurodevelopment techniques and framework references. Qualitative more than quantitative improvement was observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	1018130X
DOI:	10.20453/rmh.v25i4.2182