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Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 18, No. 12, 845-850 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/088307380301801204

Neuropsychologic Differences Between Bilateral Dyskinetic and Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Roser Pueyo, PhD

Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, rpueyo{at}ub.ed

Carme Junqué, PhD

Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Pere Vendrell, PhD

Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

This study compared the neuropsychologic performance of 30 adolescents and adults with bilateral dyskinetic, mixed, and spastic cerebral palsy aged between 16 and 38 years. The sample was relatively homogeneous in terms of motor severity; no patients were able to walk unaided. In all subjects, we evaluated the general function of nonverbal reasoning and the following specific neuropsychologic areas: language, visual perception, memory, praxis, and frontal functions. Individuals with dyskinetic cerebral palsy had better auditory comprehension, visuospatial abilities, immediate visual memory, and working verbal memory than those with spastic cerebral palsy. Frontal function was the only cognitive function on which subjects with dyskinetic cerebral palsy had lower scores. We conclude that the neuropsychologic profiles of dyskinetic and spastic cerebral palsy are different. (J Child Neurol 2003;18:845-850).


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