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- Title
Verbal and non-verbal function of children with right- versus left-hemiplegic cerebral palsy of pre- and perinatal origin.
- Authors
Carlsson, Göran; Uvebrant, Paul; Hugdahl, Kenneth; Arvidsson, Jan; Wiklund, Lars-Martin; Wendt, Lennart; Carlsson, G; Uvebrant, P; Hugdahl, K; Arvidsson, J; Wiklund, L M; von Wendt, L
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1994, Vol 36, Issue 6, p503
- ISSN
0012-1622
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1994.tb11880.x