Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Single group: 20 children and / or adolescents with cerebral palsy (5 hemiplegic and 5 diplegic) will receive Transcranial Continuous Current Stimulation (ETCC) in the right parietal cortex (EEG P4),
Other
E02.331.750
Sponsors
Centro Paulista de Neuropsicologia
Centro Paulista de Neuropsicologia
Eligibility
Age
8 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (a) age between 8 and 14 years, (b) diagnosis of hemiplegic or diplomatic cerebral palsy, (c) they are enrolled in regular schools and have no school delay for more than two years, (d) complaint of difficulties in learning math.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: use of medication with action on the central nervous system; diagnosed psychiatric, genetic, metabolic or degenerative disease; epilepsy; sleep disorders; congenital malformations; IQ of less than 75
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is hoped to find improvement in numerical cognition, verified by means of the battery of psychological tests Zareki-R, from the observation of a significant clinical change (JT method of clinical change) in the pre- and post-intervention measurements; It is hoped to find improvement in academic performance in mathematics, verified through the school performance test (TDE), based on the observation of a significant clinical change (JT method of clinical change) in pre and post-intervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find improvement in the attention and executive functions, verified by means of the five digit test (FDT), from the finding of a significant clinical change (JT method of clinical change) in the pre- and post-intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactThiago Cardoso
Centro Paulista de Neuropsicologia
Outcome results
None listed