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Developmental dyspraxia and playing the piano
Dvořáková, Lenka ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Gitschinská, Eva (referee)
Bibliographic identification DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Lenka. Developmental dyspraxia and playing the piano. Prague: Charles University, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Department of rehabilitation and sports medicine, 2013. 97 p. Supervisor MUDr. Josef Kraus, CSc. Abstract The diploma thesis deals in the theoretical part with summarizing the knowledge of Developmental Dyspraxia or rather Developmental Coordination Disorder, the effect of music on human and the possibilities of using music as one of the possible intervention to treatment of motor difficulties. The practical part deals with an evaluation of motor skills in a group of 25 pianists with the usage test battery Movement Assessment Battery for Children, second edition (MABC-2). It is also engaged in trying to disclose the relationship between level of motor skills and the attention of the child and assesses the level of physical activity of pianists. The physical activity was monitored using accelerometers ActiGraph GT3X and attention was diagnosed by the d2 test. No significant difference in level of motor skills compared to the norm population was found, however, a significant difference between scores of the single components of the test MABC-2 was revealed. The statistically significant correlation between the level of motor skills and attention was also confirmed....
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Electeophysiological response of the central nervous system to prolonged visual stimulation in migraine
Bednář, Michal ; Kubová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Kraus, Josef (referee) ; Kadaňka, Zdeněk (referee)
Electrophysiological response of the central nervous system to prolonged visual stimulation in migraine Migraine is a paroxysmal disorder with complex symptoms (prodromal stage (aura), headache phase, post-paroxysmal phase) by nature it is primarily a dysfunction of the central nervous system with the absence of structural changes discernible on routine neuroradiological imaging. A part of the so far elusive pathophysiology of migraine, is the abnormal central processing of sensory information that has both clinical (in visual perception i.e. photophobia) as well as electrophysiological correlates. In the last three decades, the development of fundamental research in the neurophysiology of central neurogenic dysfunction in migraines (where visual evoked potentials VEP play a pivotal role), has been accompanied by numerous debates on the contradictory findings suggestive of cortical hyperexcitability or hypoexcitability. In order to unify the concept, it would be appropriate to refer to migraineurs as having cortical hyper-responsibility, which implies an increased sensitivity to facilitatory or inhibitory stimuli. The discrepancies in electrophysiology findings gradually grew in number and a significance towards a migraine specific electrophysiological abnormality emerged - a deficit in decrement amplitude...
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Incidence of developmental dyspraxia in very low birth weight children
Hlaváčová, Veronika ; Zounková, Irena (advisor) ; Kraus, Josef (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with very low birth weight children in relation to the occurrence of motor problems. The theoretical part provides an overview of knowledge about the low birth children's problems, early postnatal problems and problems from childhood to adulthood in the physical, psychological and pedagogic field. The main part of the theoretical information concerns the occurrence of motor disorders, particularly the developmental dyspraxia and motor disorders about very low birth children. The aim of the practical part of the work was to determine whether low birth weight infants have higher incidence of developmental dyspraxia in comparison with term infants. The research group consisted of 25 low birth weight children, they were examined by Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 (MABC-2). Children were examinate for posture and postural functions compiled using our protocol. The another aim of the practical part of the work was to determine whether low birht weight children have higher incidence of physical activity in steps by week in comparison with normal birth weight infants. There was significant difference in the incidence of motor disorders between the research group and the control group of 73 normal birth weight children and standard population and the group of late...
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Evaluation of Developmental Dyspraxia in Children and Adolescents in Relation with Handedness, and in Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
Jínová, Anna ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Zounková, Irena (referee)
10 Annotation This diploma thesis deals with relations between developmental coordination disorder (or developmental dyspraxia) and laterality and handedness. In the theoretical part this work summarizes actual knowledge about the origin and the development of laterality and handedness and describes possibilities how to examine it. It also deals with knowledge about developmental coordination disorder, its characteristic, etiology, prevalence and diagnostic possibilities. The aim of the practical part was to evaluate motor difficulties in children with right and left handedness and to compare differencies. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 was used for that evaluation. Motor skills in 64 children (30 left-handed and 34 right-handed) were evaluated. We haven't found any difference between those groups of children, their results were very balanced. We have also tested the motor skills in children with crossed eye-hand laterality, any significant difference hasn't been found in comparison with standard population. The group of children with learning disabilities has been also evaluated, we have found statisticaly significant difference between their motor skills and motor skills of standard population.
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Testing dyspraxia of children and adolescents dancing acrobatic rock'n'roll and of children and adolescents with specific abnormalities.
Metlická, Martina ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Zounková, Irena (referee)
Bibliographic identification METLICKÁ, Martina. Testing dyspraxia of children and adolescents dancing acrobatic rock'n'roll and of children and adolescents with specific abnormalities. Prague: Charles University, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Department of rehabilitation and sports medicine, 2015. 91p. Supervisor MUDr. Josef Kraus, CSc. Abstract The theoretical part of this thesis briefly summarizes the findings of developmental dyspraxia and briefly characterizes different diseases encountered by tested subjects from a test sample of children with specific abnormalities, neurofibromatosis type 1 and Asperger's syndrome, and explores their relationship with developmental dyspraxia. The possibility of using dance therapy is also mentioned. The practical part is focused on evaluating the level of motor skills of children with specific abnormalities and children's rock and roll dancers using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2. Another objective is to determine whether the level of motor skills correlates with the level of attention tested by the Test of attention d2. The final goal is to assess the degree of physical activity of rock and roll dancers using the accelerometer ActiGraph GT3X. We confirm the presence of motor difficulties of children with specific abnormalities, however we did not confirm...
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The possibilites of diagnostics and treatment of children with developmental dyspraxia / developmental coordination disorder
Smékalová, Barbora ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Zounková, Irena (referee)
Diploma thesis "The possibilites of diagnostics and treatment of children with developmental dyspraxia / developmental coordination disorder" deals in it's theoretical part with the explanation of the terms "developmental dyspraxia" and "developmental coordination disorder" and summarizes the newest findings about the classification of children's motional disorders and possibilities of their treatment. In it's practical part, the thesis deals with certain possibilities of the DCD diagnostics. It uses Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2, which is instrumental to identify children movement difficulties. It is also engaged in praxis clinical examination of the chosen children and uses the DSDQ ‚07 questionary. The thesis proves the existence of movement difficulties on certain children with ADHD, learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder, as well as it proves the significant difference between standard scores of single components on children with learning disabilities. There has been discovered a worse quality of certain practical functions on chosen children and the result matches DCD in DCDQ ‚07.
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The modification of spasticity and functional abilities of patients with infantile cerebral palsy by selective dorsal rhisotomy
Vašíčková, Hana ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Zounková, Irena (referee)
Selective dorsal rhizotomy is a neurosurgical procedure for treating carefully selected patients with cerebral palsy. The aims of this thesis are to assess the influence of this treatment on changes in spasticity, functional abilities, locomotion and activities of daily living of these patients and also to assess the changes in these parameters in patients who were treated using this method at the neurosurgical department in University Hospital Motol in previous years. Six patients with CP diagnosis were tested - five 6 to 21 years old boys and one 35 years old woman. Ashworth and modified Ashworth scales were used to assess spasticity, goniometry was used to measure the range of passive movements. The Barthel index and Global care impairment scale by Dressler tested activities of daily living. Penn Spasm Frequency Score and Peacock's scale of locomotion were also used. The results showed a reduction in spasticity in lower as well as upper extremities, an increased range of passive movement of lower extremities, reduction of clonus the tendon of Achilles and an improvement of speech. Decreased pain and improved ability to perform activities of daily living were noted and hygienic care of a child was made easier thanks to this treatment. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Gross motor function measure in patients diagnosed for the selected dorsal rhizotomy
Matušková, Věra ; Zounková, Irena (advisor) ; Kraus, Josef (referee)
The aim of this master thesis is to evaluate the effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) on gross motor functions in children with spastic cerebral palsy with Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). I had also collected knowlegdes about SDR and GMFM. I investigated four children undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy in the Czech republic and I took data from 16 foreign studies to discuss it and to compare the results and conclusions. I tried to identify the factors responsible for different outcomes of the studies. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Influencing of spasticity by means of selective dorsal rhizotomy in patients infantile paralysis
Prajerová, Hana ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Kobesová, Alena (referee)
A neurosurgical method of the selective posterior rhizotomy (SPR) is used for a treatment of spasticity. The aim of this study is to evaluate an effect of the SPR on the reduction of the spasticity and on functional abilities of patients with cerebral palsy. Five patients (four males and a female) aged from 12 to 21 years with a spastic quadruplegia were tested by an Ashworth scale, modified Ashworth scale, Peacock scale and Barthel index of ADL. An initial assessment was preformed one day before the SPR. First assessment of changes was conducted one week after the SPR. An repeated follow-up assessment was done three to four years after the SPR procedure. In one week after SPR assessment a reduction of spasticity of lower and upper limb muscles and reduction of clonus were seen. A last three-year assessment detected some return of spasticity on hip adductors, plantar and dorsal flexors muscles. However, the return of the hypertonus did not reach initial values of spasticity. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Effect of botulinum toxin use in muscle spasticity
Tintěrová, Alena ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Smékal, David (referee)
This study has brought an overview of botulinum toxin and its influence on the human muscles, especially on spastic muscles. In the practical part is resumed experience with botulinum toxin A therapy in children with cerebral palsy. There were observed two groups. Group A (n=9) was measured before and after therapy. Patients in group B (n=24) filled out a table of the global spasticity scale, which they returned by mail. All the patients improved after the treatment. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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