Original scientific paper
SEX AND CEREBRAL PALSY
Fani DOKO GUINA
; Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju, Klinička bolnica "Sestre milosrdnice", Zagreb, Vinogradska 29
Zdenka DIMIĆ
; Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju, Klinička bolnica "Sestre milosrdnice", Zagreb, Vinogradska 29
Ljerka KRAČUN
; Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju, Klinička bolnica "Sestre milosrdnice", Zagreb, Vinogradska 29
Abstract
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.
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Hrčak ID:
142034
URI
Publication date:
10.7.1996.
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