Epidemiological and Functional Profile of Children With Cerebral Palsy Assisted at the Unicamp Clinical Hospital.

IF 1.7 Q2 PEDIATRICS
Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics Pub Date : 2025-03-01 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.2147/PHMT.S500983
Kemle Caroline Merhy, Marina Fischer de Oliveira, Geruza Perlato Bella, Claudia Vianna Maurer-Morelli
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Abstract

Introduction: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is caused by multiple risk factors bringing motor and postural control disruptions with a variety of clinical signs.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological and functional profile of children with CP attended at the Physiotherapy Clinic for Motor Rehabilitation (PCMR) of the Clinical Hospital (CH) of the University of Campinas (Unicamp).

Methods: Children up to 12 years old with CP were included. Epidemiological data were collected through interviews, followed by the scales: Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI), Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66), International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health for Children and Youth with CP (ICF-CY-CP) Core Sets, and the GMFCS Family Report Questionnaire.

Results: A total of 37 children were assessed, with an average age of 7 years. It was found that 87% of the mothers received prenatal care, 61% of the children were born at a low weight, with 36% of cases being extreme or very premature births. The primary perinatal complication was neonatal anoxia (50%), while the most common postnatal complication was stroke (11%). CP was diagnosed at an average age of 12 months, with bilateral spastic CP being the most prevalent (63%). Orthopedic complications were present in 80% of cases, even though only 39% of children had orthopedic monitoring. In the functional analysis, 65% were classified at levels IV and V of the GMFCS, highly correlated with GMFCS Family Report Questionnaire (Kappa = 0.88; 95% IC 0.79-0.96). The scores of 3 and 4 on the ICF-CY-CP Core Sets in most activities involving motor functions, along with scores below 30 on the PEDI, indicate severe motor impairment.

Conclusion: Parents had a realistic perception of the children's functionality. The results highlight the severity of motor impairment in these children and emphasize the need for multidisciplinary assistance.

Unicamp临床医院协助脑瘫儿童的流行病学和功能概况。
简介:脑瘫(CP)是由多种危险因素引起的运动和姿势控制中断,具有多种临床症状。目的:描述在坎皮纳斯大学临床医院(CH)运动康复物理治疗诊所(PCMR)就诊的CP儿童的流行病学和功能特征。方法:研究对象为12岁以下的CP患儿。通过访谈收集流行病学数据,随后使用大运动功能分类系统(GMFCS)、儿童残疾评估量表(PEDI)、大运动功能测量量表(GMFM-66)、国际CP儿童和青少年功能、残疾和健康分类(ICF-CY-CP)核心集和GMFCS家庭报告问卷。结果:共评估37例患儿,平均年龄7岁。结果发现,87%的母亲接受了产前护理,61%的儿童出生时体重过轻,36%的病例为极端早产或非常早产。主要的围产期并发症是新生儿缺氧(50%),而最常见的产后并发症是中风(11%)。CP的平均年龄为12个月,其中双侧痉挛性CP最为常见(63%)。80%的病例存在骨科并发症,尽管只有39%的儿童进行了骨科监测。在功能分析中,65%的人被归为GMFCS的IV级和V级,与GMFCS家庭报告问卷高度相关(Kappa = 0.88;95% IC 0.79-0.96)。在大多数涉及运动功能的活动中,ICF-CY-CP核心组得分为3和4分,以及PEDI得分低于30分,表明严重的运动障碍。结论:父母对孩子的功能有一个真实的认知。结果强调了这些儿童运动障碍的严重性,并强调了多学科援助的必要性。
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