Verbal and non-verbal function of children with right- versus left-hemiplegic cerebral palsy of pre- and perinatal origin.

• Eighteen children with right- and 13 with left-sided congenital hemiplegia were compared with 19 normal age-matched controls for verbal and non-verbal function. CT scans were obtained from 27 of the 31 hemiplegic children. The two hemiplegic groups were impaired in non-verbal function compared with controls. The right-hemiplegic group was more impaired in verbal function than the left-hemiplegic group and controls; however, impairments were restricted to the girls in the right-hemiplegic group. The results are discussed in terms of cerebral plasticity and functional reorganisation of cognitive functions after an early unilateral injury. It is argued that girls with left-hemisphere lesions may be more limited in cerebral plasticity than boys.

Keyword

Adolescent

Brain Diseases

physiopathology

radiography

Cerebral Palsy

complications

physiopathology

Child

Female

Functional Laterality

Hemiplegia

complications

physiopathology

Humans

Intelligence

Male

Neuropsychological Tests

Speech Disorders

etiology

physiopathology

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