
Cilj ovog istraživanja je utvrditi utječu li kognitivne sposobnosti na funkcije žvačnog sustava kod djece sa cerebralnom paralizom. U ispitivanje bilo je uključeno četrdeset i troje djece sa cerebralnom paralizom i s različitim stupnjem oštećenja središnjeg živčanog sustava u dobi od 6 do 16 godina i s ozubljenim čeljustima. Ispitana je njihova žvačna učinkovitost, služeći se testom prosijavanja. Podatci o kognitivnoj sposobnosti preuzeti su iz medicinske dokumentacije ispitanika s Klinike za pedijatriju Kliničkog bolničkog centra u Rijeci. Ispitanici su bili podijeljeni u dvije skupine. Prvu skupinu ispitanika činila su djeca s teškom i dubokom mentalnom retardacijom. Djeca bez mentalne retardacije i s blagom mentalnom retardacijom činila su drugu skupinu. Djece s umjerenom mentalnom retardacijom nije bilo među ispitanicima. Rezultati su pokazali da je razina žvačne učinkovitosti kod djece iz prve skupine s teškom i dubokom mentalnom retardacijom bila niža u usporedbi s djecom iz druge skupine, koju su činila djeca bez mentalne retardacije i s blagom mentalnom retardacijom. Statistički značajna razlika između dviju skupina je nađena kod usporedbe indeksa žvačne učinkovitosti glede stupnja mentalne retardacije (Z= 92,50; p > 0,001). Zaključilo se da stupanj mentalne retardacije igra jednu od značajnijih uloga u provođenju adekvatne žvačne funkcije.
The aim of the study was to assess the influence of cognitive abilities on the masticatory system functions in children with cerebral palsy. Forty-three children suffering from cerebral palsy and having different levels of cognitive impairment (aged 6-16 years) were evaluated with regard to their masticatory efficiency using a sieving test. Cognitive abilities were taken from medical documentation of the patients at University Department of Pediatrics, Rijeka University Hospital Center, Rijeka, Croatia. Study subjects were divided into two groups: children with severe and profound mental retardation (group 1) and children with no mental retardation or with mild mental retardation (group 2). There were no subjects with moderate mental retardation. Study results showed that masticatory efficiency values were lower in group 1 including children with severe and profound mental retardation as compared with group 2 that included children with no mental retardation or with mild mental retardation. Comparison of mastication efficiency index in children with cerebral palsy according to the grade of mental retardation yielded a statistically significant difference between the two groups (Z=92.50; p
CEREBRAL PALSY, DIJETE, MASTICATION, Deskriptori: MENTALNA RETARDACIJA, CEREBRALNA PARALIZA, CHILD, ŽVAKANJE, Descriptors: MENTAL RETARDATION, ADOLESCENT, Mentalna retardacija; žvakanje; cerebralna paraliza; dijete; adolescent
CEREBRAL PALSY, DIJETE, MASTICATION, Deskriptori: MENTALNA RETARDACIJA, CEREBRALNA PARALIZA, CHILD, ŽVAKANJE, Descriptors: MENTAL RETARDATION, ADOLESCENT, Mentalna retardacija; žvakanje; cerebralna paraliza; dijete; adolescent
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