Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Neurología, de la Liga Ecuatoriana Contra la Epilepsia y de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Enfermedad Cerebrovascular

Motor Deficit

 

Calidad de vida en pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular evaluados en un hospital venezolano. Quality of life in patients with stroke evaluated in a Venezuelan hospital.

Objective: Determine the health related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) evaluated in the Internal Medicine outpatient service from the Hospital General Hospital del Sur “Dr. Pedro Iturbe” en Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted, with a non-experimental design. The sample was represented by the first 80 patients with a new onset episode of CVD evaluated in the outpatient service from this hospital; to assess HRQL, the Quality of Life Scale for Stroke 38 was used.

Results: Of the subjects evaluated, 53.8% were women, the overall age was 60.7±9.4 years. Ischemic stroke was the most frequent, while 67.5% of the subjects evaluated showed some degree of involvement in their HRQL, specially moderate (36.3%) and mild (27.5%) degree.

Conclusion: no differences in HRQL were evidenced according to stroke type, although in general evaluation the majority reported a mild to moderate HRQL affectation, the analysis by domain shows a greater involvement in social functions, basic activities and physical problems.

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Palabras clave: calidad de vida, Déficit Motor, enfermedad cerebrovascular, salud, secuelas,

Keywords: Cerebrovascular disease, health, Motor Deficit, quality of life, sequelae,

Sistema de Actividades para la Compensación del Déficit Motor de las Habilidades Manipulativas en Pacientes con Parálisis Cerebral Adulta.

Cerebral palsy is the commonest cause of motor disability. Under this term are grouped people with special educational needs, who have in common a persistent disorder of tone and movement due to a non-progressive brain injury. Although cerebral palsy affects muscle movement, it is not caused by problems in the muscles or the nerves, but by abnormalities in brain impairing its ability to control movement and posture. In order to assess the influence of activities for the prefunctional motor deficit of manual abilities in patients with cerebral palsy, a therapeutic intervention was applied to 15 patients (7 men and 8 women) who had motor disorders in upper limbs. A quasi experimental 60 days study, conceived by 2 hours daily treatment was carried out. Initial and final qualitative functional scales of hands were applied to compare results. This novel therapeutic system influenced positively in the recovery of lost abilities as was statistically demonstrated.

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Palabras clave: Compensación, Déficit Motor, Escala Cualitativa para la funcionalidad de las manos, Habilidades Manipulativas, Parálisis Cerebral Adulta, Sistema Terapéutico,

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy Adult, Compensation, Manipulative Skills, Motor Deficit, Scale Qualitative for the Functionality of Hands, Therapeutic System,
 
 
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