Spatial and motor neglect in children.

A. Laurent-Vannier; P. Pradat-Diehl; M. Chevignard; G. Abada; M. De Agostini

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Spatial and motor neglect in children.
Laurent-Vannier A., Pradat-Diehl P., Chevignard M., Abada G., De Agostini M.
Neurology 60, 2 (2003) 202-7 - http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00271948

Subject:

Life Sciences/Animal biology/Veterinary medicine and animal Health

PMID (PubMed ID):

(12552031)

Title:

Spatial and motor neglect in children.

Author(s):

A. Laurent-Vannier, P. Pradat-Diehl^{1, 2}, M. Chevignard¹, G. Abada, M. De Agostini³

Laboratory:

1:	Physiologie et physiopathologie de la motricité chez l'homme

INSERM : U731 – Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Paris VI – IFR70

GH Pitie-Salpetriere 47, Boulevard de L'Hopital 75651 PARIS CEDEX 13

France

2:	Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation

Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) – Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière

France

3:	Epidémiologie et Biostatistique

http://ifr69.vjf.inserm.fr

INSERM : IFR69

Hôpital Paul Brousse 16 av Paul Vaillant Couturier 94807 VILLEJUIF CEDEX

France

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To determine if unilateral spatial neglect can be found in very young children with acquired brain lesions. METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out over a 10-year period in a pediatric rehabilitation department specializing in acquired brain lesions. Twelve cases were selected involving children aged 7 months to 14 years. Neglect was assessed by behavior observation for all children and, depending on age, by drawing, copying, reading, writing, and arithmetic tasks. Seven patients underwent the experimental "Teddy Bear" cancellation task, specially adapted to children. RESULTS: All children exhibited spatial and motor neglect in daily activities. In addition, children who were over 2 years of age made lateralized omissions in paper and pencil tasks as well as in the "Teddy Bear" cancellation task. Nine of the 12 children exhibited left spatial and motor neglect, whereas the other three, all of whom were very young (under 4 years), exhibited right spatial neglect. In three cases, cortical lesions were restricted to one lobe, either the parietal, frontal, or temporal. In eight children, lesions extended over more than one lobe, and one child sustained only subcortical lesions. CONCLUSION: Unilateral spatial and motor neglect occurs even in very young children. Right spatial neglect described in very young children may be related to the development of hemispheric specialization.

Fulltext language:

English

Publication type:

Article in peer-reviewed journal

Journal:

Neurology

Audience:

not specified

Publication date:

2003-01-28

Volume:

Issue:

Page, identifiant, ...:

202-7

MeSH Classification:

Adolescent – Age Factors – Apraxias – Brain Injuries – Child – Preschool – Female – Follow-Up Studies – Functional Laterality – Humans – Infant – Intelligence Tests – Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Male – Neurologic Examination – Neuropsychological Tests – Perceptual Disorders – Retrospective Studies – Tomography – X-Ray Computed – Adolescent


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