Effects of Occupational Therapy in Group on Cognitive Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy
ZHUANG Yan
PANG Wei
SUN Ying
TANG Jing-hua
Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of Occupational Therapy in Group on cognitive function of children with March to cerebral palsy, and to observe the evaluation results of P300 of event-related potentials on cognitive function. Methods 40 children with spastic cere-bral palsy from March to September, 2015, were divided into control group (n=20) and observation group (n=20). Both groups received rou-tine rehabilitation training, and the observation group received Occupational Therapy in Group additionally, for 3 months. They were as-sessed with Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and P300 of event-related potentials before and after treatment. Results The latency of P300 shortened after treatment (t>7.778, P<0.001), and the amplitude of P300 was larger after treatment (t>5.808, P<0.001) in both groups, especially in the observation group (t>0.461, P<0.05). The score of WPPSI increased after treatment in both groups (t>5.944, P<0.001), and was higher in the observation group than in the control group (t=-3.472, P=0.001). Conclusion Occupational Ther-apy in Group could further improve the cognitive function of children with spastic cerebral palsy. P300 can be used as an assessment tool for cognitive function.
Keywords:cerebral palsyoccupational therapy in groupcognitive functionevent-related potentials
Publication Date:2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:4( 455-458 )

PKUISTIC
ISSN:1006-9771
Year, Vol.(Issue):2016,22(4)