Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1999 , Vol 2 , Num 2

Serebral Palsi Rehabilitasyonunda EEG Bulgularının Prognostik Değeri

T. Şahiner 1 ,Hanifegül Taşkıran 2 ,A. Oğuzhanoğlu 1 ,N. Karakaya 3 ,T. Kurt 1 ,G. Ekici 3 ,E. Kavlak 3
1 Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Denizli
2 Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, Denizli
3 Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Okulu, Denizli

Prognostic value of EEG findings in cerebral palsy rehabilitation-EEG of 32 cerebral palsy patient who are treated according to the with rehabilitation program by the Bobath technique were evaluated. Patients motor improvement was assessed by motor development test. The difference and monthly improvement scores were compared with EEG findings which is defined between 1-9 points. No correlation was found. On the other hand there were no significant difference also in the motor development parameters if we separete patients into two group according to their EEG's such as normal and abnormal.

Keywords : Cerebral Palsy, Bobath method, EEG