The correlation between characteristics of the profile and sensory-motor development of children with genetic syndromes

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5216/ree.v14i2.10883

This cross-sectional study was performed with the objective to verify the correlation between the characteristics of the profile and sensory-motor development of children with genetic syndromes. A research was performed between August and December of 2009, with 13 patients with genetic syndromes undergoing treatment at Associação Pestalozzi de Goiânia (GO). The instruments used were:Portage Inventory (PI), Children’s Neurology Assessment Form, and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Statistical analysis was performed using Spearman’s correlation test. It was observed that older children had a higher degree of incapacity, higher level of functional classification on the GMFCS, and a poorer performance rate on PI areas. The higher the birthweight, the earlier the child’s need to acquire motor skills, such as sitting, crawling and standing. Therefore, it is important to assess and treat children using a global approach, which should include neurofunctional aspects as well as stimulation for their sensory-motor development.