Correlation between Dysarthria and Type of Cerebral Palsy, Motor Function, and Mental and Language Development Level for School-age Children with Cerebral Palsy
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2012.04.012
- VernacularTitle:学龄期脑瘫儿童构音障碍与瘫痪类型、运动功能、智力和语言发育水平的相关性研究
- Author:
Jingyan RUAN
;
Zaorong DAI
;
Qi LIANG
;
Chuyang LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
school-age, cerebral palsy, children, dysarthria
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2012;18(4):354-356
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the correlation of dysarthria and the type of cerebral palsy, motor function, mental and language developmentlevel in school-age children with cerebral palsy. Methods 102 children with cerebral palsy in the school were assessed withFrenchay Activities Index, Gross Motor Function Classification System, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, and Sign-Significate relations(S-S). Results and Conclusion All the children with cerebral palsy have dysarthria at different degrees in the 8 items of Frenchay ActivitiesIndex. The dysarthria degree is correlated with the type of cerebral palsy, the mental and the language development level, but not correlatedto the motor function.