scholarly journals FINGERPRINT PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED CHILDREN - AN ORIGINAL STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 014-016
Author(s):  
Meril Ann Soman ◽  
Ramakrishna Avadhani ◽  
Rani Nallathamby ◽  
Meera Jacob ◽  
Charly Chacko Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Original Study ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Ulnar Loop ◽  
Fingerprint Pattern ◽  
Loop Pattern ◽  
Males And Females

AbstractFingerprint patterns are unique patterns made by friction ridges and furrows present on the pads of finger tips. Uniqueness and persistence are the two underlying features of fingerprint patterns. Aim of this present study was to determine the differences in the incidence of fingerprint patterns in intellectually disabled children compared to normal healthy children. Intellectual disability is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood and is characterized by limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior. The present study comprising of 120 students (60 intellectually disabled and 60 controls) was carried out in Pediatrics outpatient department, Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital, Mangalore. The incidence of the four fingerprint patterns (Ulnar loop, Radial loop, Whorls and Arches) were determined in both the groups. Ulnar loop pattern had the highest incidence in both the groups and the least incidence was shown by arch pattern. There exists difference in the frequency of the fingerprint patterns in males and females of both the groups. The study was conducted to observe for any difference in the incidence of fingerprint patterns between intellectually disabled and normal children.

scholarly journals Behavioral Pattern during Dental Pain in Intellectually Disabled Children: A Comparative Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muthukali Shanmugam ◽  
Vetrivel Shivakumar ◽  
Vijayarangan Anitha ◽  
Bagavathi Perumal Meenapriya ◽  
Srinivasan Aishwarya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Dental Pain ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Significant Difference

Aim. Children with developmental disabilities generally experience more pain than the normal children. Description of pain is generally difficult in children and more so in children with intellectual disabilities. The study aimed at evaluating dental pain in children with intellectual disabilities. Methods. The survey was carried out in an institution caring for intellectually disabled children to determine the oral health status and the treatment needs of the special kids. 236 children were surveyed out of which the test group is comprised of 111 intellectually disabled children and the control group had 125 normal children with age ranging between five to eighteen years. A questionnaire was presented to the caregivers to elaborate about dental pain in their wards using the dental discomfort questionnaire (DDQ+). The children were examined for dental caries and periodontal status based on the WHO indices for oral hygiene status. Result. Results revealed a statistically significant difference between intellectual disability and brushing, chewing, and earache. The frequency of reporting dental pain was lesser in the intellectually disabled group. Conclusion. Children with intellectual disability tended to report dental pain of any nature with lesser frequency than typically developing peers. They also faced greater difficulty in brushing and chewing.

scholarly journals Health education improve behavior and self-efficacy on personal hygiene among children with intellectual disability

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 391
Author(s):  
Titiek Hidayati ◽  
Akrom Akrom ◽  
Indri Nurasa ◽  
Erviana Erviana
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Hands And Feet

Personal hygiene is one of the basic human needs and must be kept clean, including scalp and hair, eyes, nose, ears, nails of hands and feet, skin and overall body care. Health education on personal hygiene is still concern not only for healthy children but also for children with disabilities. One of the ways is with audiovisual methods. This study aimed to analyze the effect of health education on personal hygiene with audiovisual methods. The study design used was pre-experiment without a control group. The number of samples was 30 using total sampling technique. Knowledge of personal hygiene before health education (pre-test) was mostly insufficient category, after being given health education (post-test) mainly was in proper group. The pre-test attitude was in low category, and the post-test was still the same. Pre-test and post-test of behavior were mostly being practiced. Pre-test and post-test of self-efficacy were in low category. There was an influence of health education on personal hygiene with audiovisual methods on the level of knowledge in intellectually disabled children (p<0.05), but there was no effect on attitudes, behaviors, and self-efficacy in intellectually disabled children.

scholarly journals Dermatoglyphic Patterns Among Adolescents of the Ebira Ethnic Group of Kogi State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (04) ◽  
pp. 261-268
Author(s):  
Abdullateef Onoruoiza Yusuf ◽  
Barnabas Danborno ◽  
James Abrak Timbuak
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Similar Distribution ◽  
Ethnic Populations ◽  
Ulnar Loop ◽  
Fingerprint Pattern ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Gender

AbstractDermatoglyphics have been widely studied and have been shown to vary across different ethnic populations. The present study investigates the dermatoglyphic patterns among adolescents of the Ebira ethnic group through selected dialects. A total of 591 subjects, both males and females, participated in the study. Prints were collected by conventional ink and roller method and read using hand magnifying lens. Analyses were performed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-test, and the chi-squared test. P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The result of the study showed that the three dialects had similar distribution of fingerprint patterns in the order ulnar loop > whorl > arch > radial loop. The fingerprint pattern showed strong statistical association with gender both within and across the dialects (p < 0.001). The palmar crease of the subjects showed the normal palmar crease to be the most prevalent (87%), followed by the Sidney crease (9%), and the Suwon crease (4%) being the least prevalent for both palms across the dialects. There was strong association with palm crease type and gender, with p < 0.001. The triradii angles of the palms revealed a mean value of acute angles. Females had significantly higher mean atd angles compared with male subjects, while males had significant higher mean dat angles compared with females for the three dialects. The adt angle, however, showed no significant mean difference between males and females. In conclusion, the present study evaluated the fingerprint patterns, the palmar creases and the triradii angles conforming anthropological similarities within these three dialects. However, gender differences were observed for the three dialects, with Ebira-Tao and Ebira-Etuno exhibiting shared patterns.

Determination of intact parathyrin by immunoradiometric assay evaluated in normal children and in patients with various disorders of calcium metabolism

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 1999-2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Saggese ◽  
G I Baroncelli ◽  
S Bertelloni
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Calcium Metabolism ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Immunoradiometric Assay ◽  
Intact Pth ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Males And Females

Abstract We report the reference values for intact parathyrin (PTH) measured by a two-site immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) during childhood. The study has been carried out in 215 healthy children and adolescents, ages 2.0 to 18.7 years. Some patients with altered mineral homeostasis were also studied to assess the sensitivity of the method in a clinical setting. Mean intact PTH concentrations were 30.8 (SD 9.6) ng/L; the median was 28.5 ng/L. Normal reference values were 16.0-59.0 ng/L (95% confidence interval). The distribution of intact PTH values was nongaussian. We found no significant variations between males and females and no age-related variations. The IRMA used was sufficiently sensitive to detect differences in PTH concentrations between healthy children and patients with hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia.

scholarly journals Oral health status of disabled children

1970 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sultana Gul Nahar ◽  
Md Amzad Hossain ◽  
Mohammod Borhan Uddin Howlader ◽  
Anam Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Mixed Dentition ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Decayed Tooth ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Index Value

110 disabled and 110 normal healthy children with the age range from 3 to 14 were examined in this cross sectional study. The average number of decayed tooth found 5.6 in deciduous and 6.5 in mixed dentition in disabled children, and the numbers were 3.5 and 4.0 respectively in normal children. Average number of missing tooth was 1.3 in disabled and was 1.0 normal child. The oral hygiene index value was 3 in disabled and 2.47 were in healthy children. In the disabled children, 36% respondents had normal gingiva, 50% had mild gingivitis and 14% had marked gingivitis; but in the normal children, about 73% showed normal gingiva, 23% developed mild gingivitis and only 4.5% had marked gingivitis. DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v36i2.6989Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2010; 36: 61-63

scholarly journals Dealing with Intellectually Disabled Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-93
Author(s):  
Saad Islam ◽  
Saba Islam
Keyword(s):  
International Medical ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Medical College

Abstract not availableNorthern International Medical College Journal Vol.7(1) Jul 2015: 91-93

Variability in the urinary excretion of growth hormone in children: a comparison with other urinary proteins

1993 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Skinner ◽  
P. E. Clayton ◽  
D. A. Price ◽  
G. M. Addison ◽  
C. Y. W. Mui
Keyword(s):  
Growth Disorders ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Renal Handling ◽  
Protein Excretion ◽  
Normal Ranges ◽  
Normal Stature ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Urine Specimens

ABSTRACT As a basis for assessment of the clinical validity of urinary GH (uGH) measurements in children, the day-to-day variability in renal handling of GH has been compared with that of albumin, N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) and creatinine. Five overnight urine specimens were collected over a 2-week period from 78 healthy children (aged 5–16 years), 20 of normal stature and 58 with growth disorders; ten children were classified as GH-deficient (GHD) and 48 were designated short normal (SN). The variability of excretion of each substance was expressed as a coefficient of variation (C.V.) which was not influenced by expressing the urine results as total mass excreted, concentration, excretion rate or as a ratio to creatinine. There was considerable night-to-night variability in the excretion of all substances (mean C.V. values for all groups: 56% for albumin, 41% for GH, 33% for NAG and 27% for creatinine). No differences were found in the variability of GH excretion between males and females, nor between prepubertal and pubertal subjects. The mean C.V. for uGH excretion ranged from 37% in normal and 35% in SN children to 52% in those with GHD (P <0·05). Assay variation rather than a change in renal protein handling accounted for the large variations in uGH concentrations of <5 pg/ml, thus contributing to the high uGH C.V. of the GHD group. Increasing the number of samples collected (up to five) decreased the expected sample variation (error) for uGH but not significantly and only improved efficiency in the diagnosis of growth disorders from 91 to 95%, while reducing the convenience and practicality of the test. These results indicate that variation in urinary protein excretion over a 2-week period is considerable (albumin>GH>NAG) in both normal children and those with growth disorders. To apply this test to routine clinical management, we recommend comparison of a single overnight uGH measurement with normal ranges derived from age-, sex- and pubertal status-matched children. Journal of Endocrinology (1993) 138, 337–343

Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Eeg Transition to Alpha Band: A Comment on Shibagaki, Et Al. (2006)

2007 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-252
Author(s):  
Kazunari Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Alpha Band ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Critical Age

In 2006 Shibagaki, et al. estimated mean chronological age at which dominant EEG frequency reached alpha band in 11 children with intellectual disabilities ( M age, 15 yr.). Consistent with previous studies, the results showed a delay in the critical age relative to healthy children and earlier maturation at posterior scalp sites, with the exception of several children who persistently showed EEG slower than alpha band. A flaw in the study might be that having only 2 children younger than 10 yr. was insufficient. A remaining problem for researchers would be to identify whether the developmental delay in EEG correlates with IQ in intellectually disabled children.

scholarly journals Relationship between Ig-E Levels and Lung Function Tests in Children with Asthma

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
JA Begum ◽  
MI Islam ◽  
SKA Hoque ◽  
MT Islam ◽  
MZ Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Total Ige ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Lower Lung ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
Predicted Values ◽  
High Level ◽  
Apparently Healthy

Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disorder in childhood. A high level of Ig E is associated with asthma. Objectives: The present study was carried out to observe the relation of serum IgE level with lung function parameters in asthma children and apparently healthy normal children. Methods: This study was carried out in the out patient department of paediatrics, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka between January 2010 and June 2010. Total sixty children with age range from six to fifteen years of both sexes were included in this study. Thirty children suffering from asthma and thirty apparently healthy children with no systemic disorder were taken as study population. Serum Ig-E levels were measured in all subjects using a standard Immulite assay by ELISA method. Subjects were classified as having high IgE if their total IgE level was greater than or equal to 100 IU /ml .Subjects were classified as having low IgE if their total IgE level was less than 100 IU /ml. Spirometry was conducted on all patients by using Spirolab a new generation spirometer according to American Thoracic Society standards. Data were analyzed by unpaired t test and Chi-squares test. Results: The mean percentage of predicted values of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC% were significantly lower in high Ig E (>100 IU/ml) level group in comparison with low Ig E(<100 IU/ml) group. Conclusion: Therefore the result of the present study reveals that higher IgE is related with lower lung function and also there were more chance in symptoms based asthma in our study populations.  DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v19i1.6242 J Dhaka Med Coll. 2010; 19(1) : 3-6.

scholarly journals Comparative Dermatoglyphic Study Between Schizophrenic Patients and Healthy Controls

KYAMC Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Rashed Mustafa ◽  
Akhtari Afroze ◽  
Sabrina Sobnom ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun Hossain ◽  
Md Shameem Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Control Loop ◽  
Ridge Pattern ◽  
Fingerprint Pattern ◽  
Loop Pattern ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
Being There ◽  
Genetically Determined ◽  
Selection Of

Introduction: Dermatoglyphics is the branch of medical science that is concerned with the study of dermal ridges present on fingers, palms, toes and the soles of the human being. There may have some association between fingerprints and schizophrenia regarding the developmental background of skin ridge pattern and brain.So this study was conducted to find out the fingerprint patterns in schizophrenic patients and also to find out sex variation of fingerprint patterns in between schizophrenic male and schizophrenic female. Objective: This study was carried out with a view to find out the fingerprint patterns in schizophrenic patients. Methodology: A total of 200 samples were selected. Among them, 100 were schizophrenic and 100 were normal healthy control. Samples were taken in between 15 to 40 years of age. Selection of schizophrenic sample was performed by a qualified psychiatrist. Fingerprints were taken by Ink and pad method, described by Cummins. Fingerprint patterns were observed by using a magnifying glass. Results: The frequency of common fingerprint pattern was reduced in schizophrenia. In healthy control loop pattern was predominant. But in schizophrenia frequency of loop pattern was reduced and there was an increased frequency of whorl and arch pattern. Conclusion: Asdermatoglyphics is genetically determined, predominant whorl and arch pattern found among the schizophrenic patients might provide a presumptive value which would aid in diagnosis of the disease. KYAMC Journal Vol. 10, No.-2, July 2019, Page 66-72

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