[Hypoxic brain damage and higher cortical dysfunction in children].

1. Twenty-one children with right hemiplegia and 17 with left hemiplegia were studied as to emotional differences using the Toddler Temperament Test. Right hemiplegic children were less adaptable than controls or left hemiplegic, while left hemiplegic children were found to be more approachable than controls or right hemiplegic ones. These emotional features were similar to those of adult hemiplegics. We speculate that these characteristics emotions are associated with the damage to each hemisphere. 2) Eighteen patients with spastic diplegia (SD) after preterm birth were studied to clarify the relationship between visuo-perceptual impairment (VPI) and their cerebral lesions. The VPI was significantly correlated with the volume of peritrigonal white matter. In another psychological study, SD with preterm birth also showed impairment of stereoscopic vision. We suggest that the VPI might be caused by the impairment of stereoscopic vision.