Publications by authors named "Paola Bruna Paolicelli"
Article Synopsis
- Cerebellar hemorrhage (CBH) is a common injury in preterm infants, mainly affecting both sides of the cerebellum, while unilateral cases are rarer and can lead to focal atrophy.
- A case study of a six-year-old previously born preterm showed right cerebellar hemisphere atrophy with mild social and language issues but few neurological symptoms.
- The patient's mild neurological deficits suggest that cerebellar plasticity may help compensate for severe CBH, leading to specific non-motor challenges related to visual processing and social skills.
The main goal of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Botulinum Toxin A (BoNT-A), combined with an individualized intensive physiotherapy/orthoses treatment, in improving upper limb activity and competence in daily activity in children with hemiplegia, and to compare its effectiveness with that of non-pharmacological instruments. It was a Randomized Clinical Trial of 27 children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy, outpatients of two high speciality Centres for child rehabilitation. Each child was assigned by simple randomization to experimental group (BoNT-A) or control group (placebo).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the clinical value of a modified version, not employing video recording, of Precthl's method on the qualitative assessment of general movements (GMs) in preterm, term and young infants at neurological risk.
Materials And Methods: One-hundred and fifteen infants consecutively enrolled in our follow-up program were selected for the study (103 preterm and 12 term infants). While being video recorded, each infant's spontaneous motor activity was directly observed and documented using a written proforma.