Abstract

CAMACHO-CONCHUCOS, Herminio Teófilo; MATHEUS-BERROCAL, Fanny; VALDEZ-MAGUINA, Giannina  and  CARTOLIN-PRINCIPE, Rocío. Effects of physical and occupational therapies in a patient with West syndrome: Case report. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2014, vol.25, n.4, pp.227-231. ISSN 1018-130X.

We present the case of a 12 year-old girl with the diagnosis of West syndrome, she sought medical attention for the first time at the age of 8-months, her seizure problem worsened at the age of 2 years and a half, which worsened her psychomotor development. She started physical and occupational therapy using neurodevelopment techniques and framework references. Qualitative more than quantitative improvement was observed

Keywords : Infant; epilepsy; psychomotor disorders.

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