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Error Detection and Response Adjustment in Youth With Mild Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Elina HakkarainenJaap Van Der MeereSilja PirilaJukka Kaartinensubject
MaleBrain activationSelf-Assessmentmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentevent-related brain potentialsContingent Negative VariationStimulus (physiology)Cerebral palsyExecutive FunctionSpastic cerebral palsyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationerror detectionReaction TimeSpasticmedicineHumansAttentionspasticChildta515Cerebral CortexLearning DisabilitiesCerebral PalsyElectroencephalographySignal Processing Computer-AssistedNegativity effectAwarenessmedicine.diseaseContingent negative variationMemory Short-TermPattern Recognition VisualPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthPhysical therapyFemaleNeurology (clinical)PsychologyError detection and correctiondescription
This study evaluated the brain activation state during error making in youth with mild spastic cerebral palsy and a peer control group while carrying out a stimulus recognition task. The key question was whether patients were detecting their own errors and subsequently improving their performance in a future trial. Findings indicated that error responses of the group with cerebral palsy were associated with weak motor preparation, as indexed by the amplitude of the late contingent negative variation. However, patients were detecting their errors as indexed by the amplitude of the response-locked negativity and thus improved their performance in a future trial. Findings suggest that the consequence of error making on future performance is intact in a sample of youth with mild spastic cerebral palsy. Because the study group is small, the present findings need replication using a larger sample.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-01 | Journal of Child Neurology |