Moriah Baram, Luba Zuk, Tohar Stattler, Michal Katz-Leurer
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Abstract
Purpose: To describe the prevalence of bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) in 8-10-year-old children with cerebral palsy and its association with motor, cognitive, and autonomic dysfunction.
Methods: A cross-sectional, random sample study of parents of 8-10-year-old children with cerebral palsy. Tools: The Enuresis/Urinary Incontinence Parental Questionnaire, the Functional Independence Measure children's version, the autonomic signs questionnaire, and the Gross Motor Function Classification System.
Results: 39 out of 59 parents consented to participate, whereas 25.64% reported complete continence. Of the 29 children with BBD, 21 (72.4%) had lower urinary tract symptoms and bowel problems. Only two of the children received conservative and noninvasive treatments. Lastly, motor, cognitive and autonomic impairments were associated with incontinence.
Conclusions: BBD is common in 8-10-year-old children with cerebral palsy at all levels of functioning. Most having both lower urinary tract symptoms and bowel problems.
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Developmental Neurorehabilitation aims to enhance recovery, rehabilitation and education of people with brain injury, neurological disorders, and other developmental, physical and intellectual disabilities. Although there is an emphasis on childhood, developmental disability can be considered from a lifespan perspective. This perspective acknowledges that development occurs throughout a person’s life and thus a range of impairments or diseases can cause a disability that can affect development at any stage of life.