The effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment on circadian rhythm and motor functioning in children with cerebral palsy

Tomislav Jovanovic; Jovana Janjic; Ana Mitrovic Jovanovic

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

The effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment on circadian rhythm and motor functioning in children with cerebral palsy

Tomislav Jovanovic, Jovana Janjic, Ana Mitrovic Jovanovic

Abstract :

Hyperbaric oxygenation treatment is an advanced therapeutic approach for the neural rehabilitation of children with cereal palsy. The authors investigated the effects of HBO treatments on circadian rhythm, motor functions and spoken language production. Total scores of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children, the Gross Motor Function Measure–88 (GMFM–88) and verbal production with the largest change in the production of syllables and sentence were significantly better after 120 HBO treatments at 1.55 atm and 100% oxygen (p < .000). Furthermore, as opposed to children with severe form of cereal palsy (GMFCS V) in group of children that have better motor functions (GMFCS II) improved sleep patterns were indentified already after 30 hyperbaric treatments.

Statistically significant improvements in different spheres of functioning with minimal side effects during study provide further investigations in this field and scientific support for the early intervention and neurological rehabilitation of young children with cereal palsy.