The Mini-Mental Examination for Children (MMC): Evidence of validity for children with learning difficulties.

Unlabelled: The Mini-Mental Examination for Children (MMC) is a widely used tool for assessing global cognitive deficits, however,is still unknown whether MMC is sensitive for investigating cognitive profiles associated with learning difficulties (LD).

Objective: Here we investigate the feasibility of using the MMC for screening school-aged children with learning difficulties in spelling and math.

Methods: The MMC and other neurophysiological tests were administered to a sample of 168 children, aged 7 to 12 years.

Mini-mental state exam for children (MMC) in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Unlabelled: Cognitive impairment is frequent in cerebral palsy (CP) and there is a lack of multiprofessional screening instruments.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of the Mini-Mental State Examination for Children (MMC), an adapted version of the Mini-Mental State Examination, in screening for cognitive impairments in children with CP.

Methods: We assessed 397 Brazilian children, 310 with typical development and 87 with CP (hemiplegic and quadriplegic forms), aged 5-16 years.

Motion sickness prevalence in school children.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of motion sickness in schoolchildren and related the finding to the postural balance and quality of life. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out with 831 children aged 7 to 12 years. The frequency of motion sickness was evaluated based on the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire-Short (MSSQ-short).

Work process related to cerebral palsy of neurological rehabilitation centers.

Objective: To evaluate the work process for CP cases in different rehabilitation centers according to Brazilian health policies and recommendations from the "World Report on Disability".

Methods: A questionnaire - Evaluation Process of Rehabilitation of Children with CP was applied to the Coordinators of 13 services. This instrument has a maximum score of 108 points.

Association between executive/attentional functions and caries in children with cerebral palsy.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the existence of an association between attention/executive functions and the development of dental caries in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP). Seventy-six children with CP were selected from a physical rehabilitation center and a school serving children with disabilities. The control group was made up of 89 children without neurological impairment.

An ICF-based approach for cerebral palsy from a biopsychosocial perspective.

Objectives: To integrate instruments to operationalize an ICF-based approach for cerebral palsy (CP); to assess differences in activity and participation among children with hemiplegia, diplegia and quadriplegia CP; to verify the facilitators or barriers to functioning; and to investigate the explanatory factors (cognitive and motor) for the type of school attended by children with CP (regular or special).

Methods: Sixty children with CP were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination and an ICF-based instrument and their parents were interviewed. Data were analysed by Chi-Squared, Anova's and Kruskal-Wallis tests and multivariate logistic regression.