Feasibility of event-related potential methodology to evaluate changes in cortical processing after rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study.
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| Title: | Feasibility of event-related potential methodology to evaluate changes in cortical processing after rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study. |
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| Authors: | Maitre, Nathalie L. (AUTHOR), Henderson, Gena (AUTHOR), Gogliotti, Shirley (AUTHOR), Pearson, Jennifer (AUTHOR), Simmons, Ashley (AUTHOR), Wang, Lu (AUTHOR), Slaughter, James C. (AUTHOR), Key, Alexandra P. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology. Sep2014, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p669-679. 11p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: | Cerebral palsy, Evoked potentials (Electrophysiology), Constraint-induced movement therapy, Medical rehabilitation, Cerebrovascular disease -- Exercise therapy |
| Abstract: | This study examined the feasibility of using event-related potentials (ERPs) to measure changes in cortical processing following an established rehabilitative intervention (constraint-induced movement therapy, CIMT) for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Sixteen participants with a diagnosis of hemiparetic CP, with a median age of 6 years, were assessed pre and immediately post CIMT and at 6-month follow-up, using a picture–word match/mismatch discrimination task and standard neurobehavioral measures. Intervention effects were evident in improved performance on behavioral tests of sensory and motor function and the increased mean ERP amplitude of the N400 match/mismatch response on the side ipsilateral to the lesion. These effects were maintained 6 months after the intervention. No such changes were observed on the side contralateral to the lesion. This research suggests that ERPs can measure rehabilitation-induced changes in neural function in children with CP. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the feasibility of using event-related potentials (ERPs) to measure changes in cortical processing following an established rehabilitative intervention (constraint-induced movement therapy, CIMT) for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Sixteen participants with a diagnosis of hemiparetic CP, with a median age of 6 years, were assessed pre and immediately post CIMT and at 6-month follow-up, using a picture–word match/mismatch discrimination task and standard neurobehavioral measures. Intervention effects were evident in improved performance on behavioral tests of sensory and motor function and the increased mean ERP amplitude of the N400 match/mismatch response on the side ipsilateral to the lesion. These effects were maintained 6 months after the intervention. No such changes were observed on the side contralateral to the lesion. This research suggests that ERPs can measure rehabilitation-induced changes in neural function in children with CP. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| ISSN: | 13803395 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13803395.2014.925094 |
