Title: A study on equilibrium function of children with spastic cerebral palsy
Abstract: Objective:To evaluate extent and characteristic of equilibrium disturbance in spastic cerebral palsy children and to make reasonable rehabilitation program for them. Method:Ninety -seven children aged 12—48 months in normal group could stand without assistive device for at least 1 minute and 110 children(82 diplegia, 28 hemiplegia) aged 12—48 months were able to stand as cerebral palsy group. Two groups were measured with JB- PHY - Ⅱ to get equilibrium parameter through posturography. Result: There were significant differences in all parameters except left and right shift between spastic hemiplegia and normal children (P 0.01). There were significant differences on left and right shift between spastic diplegia and normal children (P0.05), and there were significant differences of Rec Area and L/Earea between the two spastic hemiplegia groups aged 12 to 24 months and 24 to 36 months and normal groups(P0.05), and there was no significant difference in Lng and Rec Area(P 0.05); There were significant differences on all equilibrium parameter between the two groups aged 36to 48 months (P0.05). Center of gravity locus map of normal children mainly presented centripetal, diplegia mainly presented between centripetal and diffusive, and few centripetal and diffusive, hemiplegia mainly presented forward-backward and few centripetal and diffusive. Conclusion:There were significance differences of equilibrium function between spastic diplegia and normal children, and no obvious difference between left and right in center of gravity. There were obvious differences in center of gravity between left and right in spastic hemiplegia, and the difference of equilibrium function would become obvious as they grew up.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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