Robotic assistant for support in speech therapy for children with cerebral palsy

Author(s):  
Vladimir Robles-Bykbaev ◽  
Mario Ochoa-Guaraca ◽  
Marco Carpio-Moreta ◽  
Daniel Pulla-Sanchez ◽  
Luis Serpa-Andrade ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
Samira Borzoo ◽  
Mansoureh Nickbakht ◽  
Mehrdad Jalalian

SUMMARY Quality of life (QOL) in families can be affected when a child has cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this research was to determine the effect of a child’s disability on the mother’s quality of life by comparing mothers of children with CP and mothers of normal children. Two sample groups were chosen from a total of 42 mothers to answer a short-form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire. The first group included 21 mothers of children with cerebral palsy who were referred to the speech therapy clinic of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz. The second group consisted of 21 mothers of normal children living in Ahvaz. T-tests by SPSS were used for statistical analysis. There were significant differences in all domains of QOL between mothers of healthy children and mothers of children with cerebral palsy (p=0.001). This research found that the quality of life of mothers of children with CP was significantly different compared to mothers of healthy children. Therefore, appropriate planning is necessary to improve their quality of life in different domains.


2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Westcott McCoy ◽  
Robert Palisano ◽  
Lisa Avery ◽  
Lynn Jeffries ◽  
Alyssa Laforme Fiss ◽  
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Author(s):  
Fahad Masood ◽  
Muhammad Sikander Ghayas Khan ◽  
Farjad Afzal ◽  
Amna Rashid ◽  
Saba Mubarak

Objective: The objective of study was to determine the effects of spider cage therapy in combination with conventional speech therapy on speech and language function in children with cerebral palsy of age between 05 And 15 Years. Materials and Methods: A total of 20 children from a special institute with cerebral palsy who were provided with spider cage therapy in combination with conventional speech therapy were evaluated from January 2017 to June 2017. Effect of spider cage therapy in combination with conventional speech therapy was determined by applying dysarthric profile revised before and after the treatment. Results: Baseline score on dysarthric profile was 34.76±2.67 and post intervention score was 69.93±8.14. Result indicated that out of 20 children with cerebral palsy, there was a statistically significant difference in total score. Conclusion: The findings suggested that the Mean score of spider cage therapy in combination with conventional speech therapy post treatment in children with cerebral palsy was improved. On the basis of this study it is concluded that speech therapy in combination with conventional speech therapy is more effective in children with cerebral palsy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (20) ◽  
pp. 2935-2943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Pennington ◽  
Rosie Rauch ◽  
Johanna Smith ◽  
Katie Brittain

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.


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