Language Profile in Congenital Hypothyroid Children Receiving Replacement Therapy.

Autor: Soliman H; Phoniatric Unit, ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Abdel Hady AF, Abdel Hamid A, Mahmoud H
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) [Folia Phoniatr Logop] 2016; Vol. 68 (2), pp. 67-72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 02.
DOI: 10.1159/000448744
Abstrakt: Objective: The aim of this work was to evaluate receptive and expressive language skills in children with congenital hypothyroidism receiving early hormonal replacement treatment before the age of 3 months and to identify any subtle areas of weaknesses in their language development to check the necessity for future language intervention.
Patients and Methods: The study was conducted on 30 hypothyroid children receiving hormonal replacement. They were subdivided into group I (5-8 years 11 months; 12 cases) and group II (9-12 years 11 months; 18 cases). All patients were subjected to a protocol of assessment applied in the Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Pediatric Unit (DEMPU) and evaluation of language skills by the REAL scale.
Results: The younger group reached average Arabic language scores, while the older group showed moderate language delay.
Conclusion: Early replacement therapy supports language development in young children. However, longitudinal and follow-up studies are required to identify difficulties presenting at older ages that may affect children in the academic settings.
(© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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