| dc.contributor.advisor |
Key, Alexandra F. |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Aschner, Amir |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Maitre, Nathalie L. |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2012-04-02T18:07:58Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2012-04-02T18:07:58Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2012-03-29 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5060 |
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| dc.description |
Examined the effects of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on sensory-motor and sensory-perceptual domains as well as speech and language processing. Requirement of PSY 296b - Honors Research, taught by Professor Megan Saylor. |
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| dc.description.abstract |
Few studies have examined the effects of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in children or its effects beyond sensory-motor domains. Evidence from adult populations suggests that CIMT is linked with cortical restructuring and could have effects on speech, language deficits, and sensory-perceptual processes, domains typically affected by cerebral palsy (CP). Using a five-day camp model, CIMT effects were tested on children age 5-12 with CP using behavioral measures and two event-related potential (ERP) paradigms –speech sound perception and picture-word matching. Data were collected at baseline, immediately after treatment, and 6 months after the camp. We found that paretic limb function improved after CIMT, and ERP waveform patters changed significantly to reflect faster processing and improved organization. These changes persisted at 6 months follow-up. |
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| dc.description.sponsorship |
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences Under the Direction of Dr. Alexandra F. Key. Dr. Nathalie Maitre collaborated. |
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| dc.language.iso |
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| dc.publisher |
Vanderbilt University |
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| dc.subject |
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy |
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| dc.subject |
Children |
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| dc.subject |
Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Neurosciences |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Cerebral palsy -- Treatment |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Constraint-induced movement therapy |
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| dc.title |
Impact of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on Brain Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy |
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| dc.title.alternative |
CIMT impact on the brain |
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| dc.type |
Thesis |
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| dc.description.school |
Vanderbilt University |
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| dc.description.department |
Psychological Sciences |
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