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Houwink, Annemieke; Aarts, Pauline B. M.; Geurts, Alexander C. H.; Steenbergen, Bert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
A common problem in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) is the asymmetrical development of arm and hand capacity caused by the lack of use of the affected upper limb, or developmental disregard. In this paper, we provide a neuropsychological model that relates developmental disregard to attentional processes and motor learning. From this…
Descriptors: Models, Cerebral Palsy, Cognitive Processes, Neurological Impairments
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Bottcher, Louise; Flachs, Esben Meulengracht; Uldall, Peter – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are reported to have learning and social problems. The aim of the present study was to examine whether children with CP have impairments in attention or executive function. Method: We examined attention and executive function with standardized neuropsychological measures in a group of children with unilateral…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Learning Problems, Cerebral Palsy, Test Norms