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Brain lateralization in children with upper-limb reduction deficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the current study was to determine the influence of upper-limb prostheses on brain activity and gross dexterity in children with congenital unilateral upper-limb reduction deficiencies (ULD) compared to typically developing children (TD).

Methods

Five children with ULD (3 boys, 2 girls, 8.76?±?3.37 years of age) and five age- and sex-matched TD children (3 boys, 2 girls, 8.96?±?3.23 years of age) performed a gross manual dexterity task (Box and Block Test) while measuring brain activity (functional near-infrared spectroscopy; fNIRS).

Results

There were no significant differences (p?=?0.948) in gross dexterity performance between the ULD group with prosthesis (7.23?±?3.37 blocks per minute) and TD group with the prosthetic simulator (7.63?±?5.61 blocks per minute). However, there was a significant (p?=?0.001) difference in Laterality Index (LI) between the ULD group with prosthesis (LI?=?-?0.2888?±?0.0205) and TD group with simulator (LI?=?0.0504?±?0.0296) showing in a significant ipsilateral control for the ULD group. Thus, the major finding of the present investigation was that children with ULD, unlike the control group, showed significant activation in the ipsilateral motor cortex on the non-preferred side using a prosthesis during a gross manual dexterity task.

Conclusions

This ipsilateral response may be a compensation strategy in which the existing cortical representations of the non-affected (preferred) side are been used by the affected (non-preferred) side to operate the prosthesis. This study is the first to report altered lateralization in children with ULD while using a prosthesis. Trial registration The clinical trial (ClinicalTrial.gov ID: NCT04110730 and unique protocol ID: IRB # 614-16-FB) was registered on October 1, 2019 ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04110730 ) and posted on October 1, 2019. The study start date was January 10, 2020. The first participant was enrolled on January 14, 2020, and the trial is scheduled to be completed by August 23, 2023. The trial was updated January 18, 2020 and is currently recruiting.

SUBMITTER: Zuniga JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7860186 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Brain lateralization in children with upper-limb reduction deficiency.

Zuniga Jorge M JM Pierce James E JE Copeland Christopher C Cortes-Reyes Claudia C Salazar David D Wang YingYing Y Arun K M KM Huppert Theodore T

Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation 20210203 1

<h4>Background</h4>The purpose of the current study was to determine the influence of upper-limb prostheses on brain activity and gross dexterity in children with congenital unilateral upper-limb reduction deficiencies (ULD) compared to typically developing children (TD).<h4>Methods</h4>Five children with ULD (3 boys, 2 girls, 8.76 ± 3.37 years of age) and five age- and sex-matched TD children (3 boys, 2 girls, 8.96 ± 3.23 years of age) performed a gross manual dexterity task (Box and Block Test ...[more]

PMID: 33536034

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Brain lateralization in children with upper-limb reduction deficiency.

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Brain lateralization in children with upper-limb reduction deficiency.

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