Browsing by Author "Molina Albán, Andrés Sebastián"

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Paciente masculino diagnosticado con leucomalacia periventricular de 2 años con complicaciones en su desarrollo
(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Estimulación Temprana, 2021-01-01) Molina Albán, Andrés Sebastián; Troya Ortiz, Elsa Verónica Lic. Mg.
The objective of this research work is to analyze the complications in the development shown by a patient with periventricular leukomalacia, this being a qualitative research Because it exposes the characteristics of the disease and complications that it presents in its evolution, periventricular leukomalacia is an anatomical-pathological lesion secondary to a hypoxic-ischemic episode, and may present death, damage or softening of the white matter, this is the internal part of the brain that transmits information between the spinal cord and different parts of it, damage that occurs as its name indicates around the ventricles that contain cerebrospinal fluid, which can affect nerve cells that control motor movements, leading to spasticity in the muscles, resistance or tension to In addition, this can be accompanied by intellectual and learning difficulties, in more severe cases it can be accompanied by cerebral palsy. This disease was diagnosed in a 2-year-old patient, currently psychomotor development has presented a delay for its chronological age, also presenting hypersensitivity to certain textures, difficulty in acquiring the walk, also showing a clear cognitive delay and difficulty. Adaptive to new places and people. As it is a poorly studied and difficult to diagnose case, it is proposed to analyze the characteristics of the disease and its possible complications.