P187 – 2850: Demographic characteristics and results of rehabilitation of child patients with brain tumors

Autor: Serdar Demirci, Sevil Bilgin, Ceyhun Turkmen, Nezire Köse, Hatice Bitirim
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 19:S146
ISSN: 1090-3798
Popis: Objective Our study is a retrospective study, was carried out to determine the demographic characteristics and acute rehabilitation results of patients diagnosed child patients with brain tumors, admitted between the years 2004–2014 at Hacettepe University, Neurosurgery. Methods Demographics and tumour characteristics of 45 child patients admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of brain tumor was recorded. Duration of hospital stay and rehabilitation of the patients were determined. Effectiveness of rehabilitation was evaluated by Karnofsky performance scale and Gross Motor Function Scale (GMFCS), Pediatric Functional Independent Scale (WeeFIM) before and after treatment. Results 45 study patients, 18 (%40) women and 27 (%60) men, have brain tumors. The mean age was 9.2±4.5 years. The duration of hospital stay and rehabilitation of patients 28.38±15.1 and 17.20±10.8 days. Gains that were observed in Karnofsky performances scores, WeeFIM and GMFCS of patients with brain tumors before and after treatment, was statistically significant (p Conclusion Children with brain tumors, with a high percentage of mortality and morbidity is an important health problem with increasing frequency with each passing day. In our study, effectiveness of rehabilitation as from the early period of brain tumor patients was demonstrated. Finally, children patients with brain tumors must be rehabilitated since the early period and be targeted the return of patient's maximal functional level.
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