Development and psychokinetic therapy of children suffering from West Syndrome – an overview

Gajewska E, Mojs E, Sobieska M, Samborski W

Abstract

Paper presents reasons leading to the West Syndrome, disturbances occurring in the child’s development and possible rehabilitation programmes. Psychological rehabilitation of a child with West Syndrome is multilateral, but its main aim is to improve the quality of life, social adaptation and optimizing of the cognitive functioning. Taking into consideration the psychokinetic retardation occurring in the West Syndrome because of prenatal, perinatal or postnatal disturbances apart from pharmacotherapy an intensive psychokinetic stimulation based on plasticity of the brain should be stressed out. Only the complex, intensive and long lasting rehabilitation of a child may secure to it the best possible development. 

Key words:	West Syndrome, psychological and physio­therapeutic diagnosis, rehabilitation methods