Heart Rate Variability in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy-A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Cardiac autonomic dysfunction has been reported in patients with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this study was to assess the existing literature on heart rate variability (HRV) in pediatric patients with CP and a special attention was paid to the compliance of the studies with the current HRV assessment and interpretation guidelines. A systematic review was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases searched for English language publications from 1996 to 2019 using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms "heart rate variability" and "cerebral palsy" in conjunction with additional inclusion criteria: studies limited to humans in the age range of 0-18 years and empirical investigations. Out of 47 studies, 12 were includ

SUBMITTER: Gasior JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7230809 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature