Ann Pregnancy Birth | Volume 1, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Multi-Therapeutic Approach in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Mandar Malawade^* and Sayali Gijare

Department of Pediatric Physiotherapy, Krishna College of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, India

^*Correspondance to: Mandar Malawade 

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Abstract

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the stressful conditions in pediatric age group. Its symptoms mainly affect child as well as family. It involves neurological, psychological, behavioral deficits in the child. The clinical symptoms of a child with TB, depends on the site of lesion. The motor deficits include muscle weakness, facial palsy, affected posture, balance impairments, atypical gait, etc. The behavior of the child is also affected due to trauma and hospitalization. The purpose of this study was to review the recovery of three year old child who had acute onset infantile hemiplegia, including description of physical therapy examination, evaluation and intervention.

Keywords:

Traumatic brain injury; Impairments; Physiotherapy

Citation:

Malawade M, Gijare S. Multi-Therapeutic Approach in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Ann Pregnancy Birth. 2018; 1(2): 1009.