SEX AND CEREBRAL PALSY

Abstract

U istraživanje je uključeno 39-ero djece s kliničkom slikom tetrapareze, parapareze i hemipareze muškog i ženskog spola. Uspoređivani su lateralizacija gornjih ekstremiteta, govorni razvoj i intelektualna razina prema spolu kod sva tri klinička oblika bolesti. Analizom rezultata uočava se relativno visok postotak djece s neizdiferenciranom lateralizacijom kod parapareze; iako razlika nije statistički značajna, upućuje na češću objerukost kod muške djece. Govorni razvoj zaostaje u visokom postotku kod djece s paraparezom ženskog spola, dok kod muške djece češće znatno zaostaje. Djeca s tetraparezom pokazuju upravo suprotne rezultate. U skupini djece s hemiparezom govorni razvoj zaostaje u većem postotku kod muške djece. Spol ne pokazuje tendenciju značajnijeg utjecaja na intelektualnu razinu kod parapareza i hemipareza, ali se tendencija značajnosti uočava kod tetrapareza.The research included the investigated group of 39 children of both sexes with a clinical picture of tetraparesis, paraparesis or hemiparesis. Lateralisation of the upper extremities, development of speech and intellectual development were compared according to sex of children with these clinical pictures. Analysis of the results shows that there is a relatively high percentage of children with non-differentiated lateralisation among those with paraparesis, and although this difference is not statistically significant, it shows that male children are more often ambidextrous. The development of speech is slowed down among a high percentage of female children with paraparesis, but speech is more often significantly slowed down among male children The results among children with tetraparesis are opposite. In the group of children with hemiparesis the development of speech is slowed down in a higher percentage among male children. Sex does not show a significant influence on the intellectual level among children with paraparesis and hemiparesis, but such a trend is significant among children with tetraparesis