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“Parálisis cerebral infantil distónica a causa de encefalitis”.
(Universidad Técnica de Ambato - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Carrera de Terapia Física, 2018-01-01) Toapanta Guatatoca, Katerin Alexandra; Latta Sánchez, María AugustaLcda.
The contribution provided by the information on Dystonic Children's Cerebral Palsy is of great importance for the population because it requires special handling in all health fields because it is a disorder that affects the control of movement, tone and posture, In addition they are usually accompanied by neurological manifestations such as mental retardation, epilepsy, hearing loss, ocular paralysis. This disorder affects the level of basal ganglia and its connections with the prefrontal and premotor cortex. The most visible manifestations are: involuntary movements, slow, winding, rhythmic with change in tone, constant changes in the face. This disorder is not progressive and does not have a cure, but with the right care and time we can help the child to lead a more functional life, especially avoid musculoskeletal deformations that are characteristic of this pathology.