Traumatic Brain Injury
Conditions
Keywords
BALANCE, CHILDREN, COGNITIVE FUNCTION, FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of different levels of traumatic brain injury on cognitive function, functional independence and balance on children and relation of cognitive dysfunction, balance disturbance and functional independence
Detailed description
50 hundred children with traumatic brain injury from both sexes will participate in this study and fifty normal volunteer children for age matching group. Materials: 1. For selection: The Glasgow Coma Scale 2. For evaluation: A. For Cognitive assessment: The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) B. Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency C.Functional Independence Measure for Children: Wee Functional Independence Measure (Wee FIM)
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Children diagnosed with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. * Their chronological age will be ranged from 8 years to 12 years. * All subjects medically controlled immediately after discharge.
Exclusion criteria
* children with other neurological impairments or epilepsy. * Visual or hearing impairment * Motor or behavioral disorders before trauma such as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). * Receiving medical drugs that can cause confusion or make child less alert. * any chronic diseases as cardiac or lung disease. * musculoskeletal contracture or disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| COGNITIVE FUNCTION | 60:120 minutes | The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) assessment containing fifteen subtests |
| balance | 15:25 minute | Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency is a commonly diagnostic instrument in the evaluation of the development of psychometrics . It is categorized into four composite motor domains each one containing two motor subtests |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
prof cairo university
lecturer
lecturer cairo university