The level of consciousness and mental reactions of children after acute brain injury (interdisciplinary rehabilitation)

Autor: D. Martyshevskaya, A. Zakrepina, Y. Sidneva
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: European Psychiatry, Vol 67, Pp S713-S713 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1484
Popis: Introduction The process of recovery of mental reactions in children after acute traumatic brain injury is determined by complex methods with an interdisciplinary approach. Studies of emotional, communicative and behavioral reactions are based on an assessment by a psychiatrist and a teacher-defectologist. Objectives to study mental reactions and identify predictors of positive recovery of consciousness after acute brain injury in children in early rehabilitation. Methods psychiatric and pedagogical examinations; also - neuroimaging data and others. Results Three groups of children were identified, depending on the different severity of emotional, communicative and behavioral indicators: Group 1 (11%): The level of consciousness is minimal positive. Reactions: stable gaze fixation; emotional reaction to sound (smile) and the face of an adult; short-term tracking of the gaze of the object; the ability to touch an object and hold it; sits himself. Group 2 (33%): The level of consciousness is minimal positive / negative, with an advantage of positive. Reactions: unstable gaze fixation; emotional reaction and involuntary movements to sound; reflex seizure of an object; sits with support. Group 3 (56%): The level of consciousness is minimal negative. Reactions: no emotional reactions, low motor and sensorimotor activity. Conclusions predictors of emotional-communicative and behavioral indicators of recovery of the level of consciousness were identified: sensory and motor, cognitive and socially-oriented (orienting reactions to the voice and face of an adult, tracking the gaze of an object, sensory and motor activity, etc.). These predictors are the basis for choosing a rehabilitation program with interdisciplinary support and a treatment strategy. Disclosure of Interest None Declared
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