Visual perceptual abilities after perinatal and early childhood strokes L Werpup, F Petermann, C Fischer, M Daseking |
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Center for Clinical Psychology and Reha, University of Bremen, Germany
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| Stroke is a considerable cause of mortality and chronic morbidity in children. Incidence rates for ischemic stroke range from 300 to 500 cases per year in Germany. Deficits in visual perception resulting from infantile strokes are common but difficult to diagnose due to post-lesional cortical adaptation. The study aimed to characterize deficits in the processing of visual stimulus configurations in children suffering from perinatal or early childhood stroke (n = 31, between 9 and 21 years of age) using the German version of the Developmental Test of Visual Perception – Adolescent and Adult (Petermann, Waldmann & Daseking, 2012). Our results show significant performance differences in various levels of visual perception compared with an age-matched control group. Thus it seems highly necessary to precisely diagnose potential perceptual inabilities caused by early childhood stroke in order to apply individual therapeutic interventions. |
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