Functional abilities of children with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Child, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Brain Damage, Chronic, RehabilitationAbstract
Encephalopathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus is an important consequence of neurological infections that affect children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Such a result can generate large losses in neuropsychomotor development leading to difficulties in activi-ties fundamental to the independence of the child. The objective here was to describe the functional gains in the areas of self-care and mobility of a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) was made with the child’s caregiver, before and after the rehabilitation process with an interval of 12 months. The results show that there were significant improvements in the functional aspects evaluated. In the area of self-care there scoring changed from 53.65 to 60.06 in the first and second assessments, respectively. In the area of mobility, the child’s score went from 24.29 to 38.66. The results suggest that strategies used in the rehabilitation process, along with the help of a multidisciplinary team, enabled the development of occupational skills for better performance.
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