Effects of baby HABIT-ILE on visuospatial attention and its correlation with motor function in infants with unilateral cerebral palsy.

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Supervisors

Bleyenheuft, Yannick ; Herman, Enimie

Faculty

Faculté des sciences de la motricité

Degree label

Master [120] en sciences de la motricité, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée: kinésithérapie en neurologie adulte

Abstract

enAbstract Aim: This study aimed to assess the effects of the Baby Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) intervention on visuospatial abilities and to explore its correlation with motor function in infants with UCP aged between 6 and 18 months. Method: 48 infants with UCP were randomized to a treatment group (TG, n=24) and a control group (CG, n=24). Visuospatial abilities were assessed using 3 subtasks of the "Batterie d'Évaluation du Jeune Enfant" (BAJE): (1) the visuomotor coordination task, (2) the visual field task and (3) the visual tracking task. Infants were assessed at baseline (T0), one month after baseline (T1), 3 months after baseline (T2) and 6 months after baseline (T3). The TG received the intervention between T0 and T1, while the CG received therapy between T2 and T3. All infants underwent an ophthalmological assessment around T3. Results: No significant effects of the Baby HABIT-ILE intervention were found on any of the three BAJE subtasks in all infants. At baseline, we found at baseline, a significant correlation between the visuomotor coordination task and the mini-AHA. When assessing score changes in the control group (delta T2-T0), we identified a moderate correlation between changes in the mini-AHA and the visuomotor coordination task. Conclusion: Our findings did not demonstrate significant effects of the Baby HABIT-ILE intervention on visuospatial abilities using the BAJE battery.