Paediatria Croatica, Vol. 57 No. 2, 2013.
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VISUAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY
Sonja Alimović
; Dnevni centar za rehabilitaciju “Mali dom – Zagreb”, Baštijanova 1d, 10000 Zagreb
Ana Katušić
; Dnevni centar za rehabilitaciju “Mali dom – Zagreb”, Baštijanova 1d, 10000 Zagreb
Sažetak
Cerebral palsy is defined as a neurologic developmental motor disorder of movement and posture, often associated with other difficulties, one of which is visual impairment. The aim of our study was to determine the level of functional vision (visual functioning) in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Another objective was to determine the correlation between visual functions (visual acuity and contrast sensitivity) and visual functioning. The sample included 70 children with spastic cerebral palsy, mean age 4.8 years. Assessment of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity was performed by preferential tests, and the level of functional vision was assessed in four areas: tasks at close, communication, orientation and mobility, and daily living skills. Results showed a significant number of children with spastic cerebral palsy to have difficulties in all areas of visual functioning, particularly in the field of communication. Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were significantly associated only with visual functioning in the tasks at close (rs=0.267, p=0.049 and r=0.444, p=0.001, respectively). Contrast sensitivity significantly correlated with the use of vision in daily living skills (rs=0.432, p=0.002). In conclusion, children with spastic cerebral palsy are at a great risk of developing difficulties in visual functioning, especially in situations perceiving visual signs in communication, such as facial expressions. Assessment of functional vision should be an essential element of the assessment and rehabilitation of children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Ključne riječi
vision disorders; visual acuity; contrast sensitivity; cerebral palsy; rehabilitation; child, preschool
Hrčak ID:
105039
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Datum izdavanja:
25.6.2013.
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