Relationship between diffusion tensor imaging findings and clinical features in children with cerebral palsy /
العلاقة بين نتائج التصوير بالانتشار التوتري والسمات السريرية لدى الاطفال المصابين بالشلل الدماغي
Esraa Abdelaziz Anter Abdelaziz ; Supervised Amira Mohamed Eltohamy , Asmaa Osama Sayed , Rania Hamdy Hashem
- Cairo : Esraa Abdelaziz Anter Abdelaziz , 2018
- 104 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics
Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate and define the correlation betweendiffusion tensor imaging findings and clinical features in children with cerebral palsy. Subjects: seventeen cerebral palsy children of different types aged from four to 14 years participated in the study. They didnt have anymusculoskeletal contractures, didn't perform Botox injection in the last 6 months or surgical procedures in the last12months and didn't experienced head trauma as secondary episode. Methods:Children with cerebral palsy were recruited from physical therapy outpatient clinic Cairo University, abo-elreesh hospital and national institute for neuro-motor system. Each child was assessed using Modified Ashwarth Scale, Gross Motor Function Measure, Gross Motor Function classification system, Manual Ability Classification System and Viking speech scale. After physical therapy evaluation, children were sent to Qasr El-Aini for radiological examination. Results: There wasstatistically significant correlation between FA values of CST and spasticity grade measured with MAS and non-significant correlation between FA values and GMFM, GMFCS and MAC.Conclusion: from the results of this study it can be concluded that there is a correlation between DTI findings while no correlation exists between DTI findings and gross and fine motor abilities of cp children
Cerebral palsy Clinical features Diffusion Tensor Imaging