Disability Evaluation in Children With Hemidecorticectomy: Use of the Activity Scales for Kids and the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory:

摘要: The purpose of this study is to investigate the level disability children who are either candidates for or have undergone a hemidecorticectomy. Activity Scales Kids and Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory were demonstrated be useful measurement tools yielding comparative results between subgroups. Overall, with congenital disease seemed less autonomous postoperatively than preoperative patients acquired disease. Age at surgery interval seizure onset potentially important predictors disability. This could reflect importance timing surgery, development, environment, possibly brain plasticity processes in population. (J Child Neurol 2000;15:7-14).