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Método luz y sombra como herramienta para estimular el área cognitiva en un paciente con encefalitis de 4 años de edad
(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Estimulación Temprana, 2021-04-01) Chico Farinango, Liseth Estefania; Garófalo Espinel, Ana Cristina Dra.
The present research work aims to determine the benefits of the light and shadow method in the cognitive area of a patient with encephalitis; this being a qualitative research, the characteristics of the disease and the complications that occur in the cognitive area are described. Encephalitis is the inflammation of the brain parenchyma, caused by different viruses. The present case was diagnosed in a 4-year-old male patient, with impaired cognitive area, the Infant Neuropsychological Maturity Questionnaire (CUMANIN) was applied, resulting in a deficit in cognitive functions, the need for look for a method that allows you to rehabilitate, the natural benefits of sunlight are detailed, as well as artificial light that allows us to improve the patient's quality of life, with each activity proposed in the treatment plan, working on cognitive functions such as : attention, memory, agreement, thought, expressive, comprehensive and articulatory language, visual perception, spatial structuring and even psychomotor skills, taking each of the scales evaluated as a reference.