1971
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1971.tb08331.x
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Heart‐rate Variability in a Group of Cerebral Palsied Children

Abstract: SUMMARY The variability of heart rate was measured in 10 athetoid/dystonic and 20 spastic cerebral palsied children. The heart‐rate variability in the athetoid group was much greater than that in the spastic group: this physiological measure appears to underline this traditional clinical differentation. It is tentatively suggested that both the ‘unwanted’ movements and the heart‐rate variability may be reflections of anoxic brain‐stem damage which results in a failui e of damping of reticular formation functio… Show more

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“…[46][47][48] However, studies of autonomic functions among children with cerebral palsy are rather scarce. 49 In an uncontrolled study, heart rate variability was compared between children 4 to 15 years of age with athetosis/dystonia and spasticity, 50 and the heart rate variability was significantly increased in the former group. The relationship between trait anxiety, prefrontal cortex activation, and attentional bias to angry faces in children has been documented via functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).…”
Section: Emotional and Autonomic Aspects Of Tasks Performed In Virtuamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[46][47][48] However, studies of autonomic functions among children with cerebral palsy are rather scarce. 49 In an uncontrolled study, heart rate variability was compared between children 4 to 15 years of age with athetosis/dystonia and spasticity, 50 and the heart rate variability was significantly increased in the former group. The relationship between trait anxiety, prefrontal cortex activation, and attentional bias to angry faces in children has been documented via functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).…”
Section: Emotional and Autonomic Aspects Of Tasks Performed In Virtuamentioning
confidence: 99%