Bleyenheuft, YannickAraneda Oyaneder, RodrigoWeber, ValentineValentineWeberVermeulen, SarahSarahVermeulen2025-05-142025-05-142025-05-142019https://hdl.handle.net/2078.2/12233Background: It is well known that CP affects motor functions but the impact on the top down executive control is less understood and is the primary aim of this study. The secondary aim is to look for a possible relationship between motor and executive functions in children with CP. Methods/Design: This study included thirty children with CP from 6 to 18 years old and thirty TD children with matching characteristics. They were asked to execute five different tasks evaluating the top down executive control (Stroop and Flanker) and the sensory-motor functions (BBT, JTHFT and MFPT). To assess the top-down executive control, Student’s T-Tests were used. For the sensory-motor tasks, a comparison between DH/NDH and respectively LAH/MAH was measured with a one-way ANOVA test. Finally, Spearman’s correlations were performed to calculate the level of association between the top-down executive control assessments and each motor or stereognosis tests. Results: Lower performances in the five different tasks are observed in children with CP. Moreover, a correlation is found in children with CP while they are using their MAH, between their performances in the three sensory-motor tasks and the Stroop task. Conclusion: This study provides evidence of the impact of CP on the top down executive control but also shows a relationship between the manual dexterity and stereognosis and the top down executive control.cerebral palsytop down executive controlchildrenmanual dexteritystereognosistext::thesis::master thesisthesis:18406