scholarly journals Nutritional Disorders in a Group of Children and Adolescents with Syndromes or Diseases Involving Neurodysfunction

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1786
Author(s):  
Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz ◽  
Lidia Perenc ◽  
Mariusz Drużbicki ◽  
Agnieszka Guzik
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Study Group ◽  
System A ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Clinical Subgroup

A study of the literature shows the lack of data on a comprehensive analysis of eating disorders in children with neurodysfunction, which constitute a clinical subgroup with an increased risk of abnormalities in this area. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the coexistence of nutritional disorders and diseases or syndromes associated with neurodysfunction based on data collected during hospitalization at a rehabilitation center for children and adolescents. A retrospective analysis was carried out in a group of 327 children and adolescents aged 4–18 years. The study group covered various types of diseases or syndromes involving damage to the central nervous system. A retrospective analysis of baseline data (age, sex, main and additional diagnosis and Body Mass Index—BMI) was performed. Two assessment criteria of nutritional status were taken into account (z-score BMI and other previously published normative values). In the study group, malnutrition was found more frequently (18.0% of the respondents) than obesity (11.3% of the subjects). Hypothyroidism coexisting with malnutrition was identified in the study group (N% = 43.8%, p = 0.011) and malnutrition with tetraplegia in the subgroup of spastic cerebral palsy (N% = 34.2 %, p = 0.029).

The relationship between physical and mental health in children and adolescents

2012 ◽  
pp. 1740-1747
Author(s):  
Julia Gledhill ◽  
M. Elena Garralda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

The link between physical and psychological disorder in children and adolescents is well established. Children with chronic illness are at increased risk of emotional and behavioural disorders. In addition, repeated presentations with physical symptoms may represent underlying psychological distress or psychiatric disorder. Because of the inextricable links between young people and the family in which they live, it is inappropriate to consider symptoms in an index child in isolation. The effects of symptomatology on family functioning, parent, and sibling relationships should be considered. This may have important aetiological and prognostic significance.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Physical Activity and Screen Time with the Risk of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Wyszyńska ◽  
Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz ◽  
Katarzyna Dereń ◽  
Artur Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Group Score ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hypertension In Children

Introduction. Children and adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) have significantly lower levels of physical activity compared to their peers without ID. Association between the level of physical activity and screen time with hypertension (HPT) in children and adolescents with ID has not been reported yet. Aim. To assess the relationship between the level of physical activity and screen time with the prevalence of HPT in students with ID. Material and Methods. The study group consisted of 568 children with ID aged 7 to 18. The control group matched for age and gender consisted of 568 students without ID. Blood pressure (BP), body mass and height, level of physical activity, and screen time were assessed. Results. The level of physical activity in the study group was significantly lower than in the control group (score 1.99 versus 3.02, resp., in Physical Activity Questionnaire). The risk of HPT in the students with ID with low levels of physical activity was more than 4 times higher (OR = 4.40) and more than 2 times higher when screen time was ≥2 h/day. Conclusion. Low level of physical activity and long screen time were associated with significantly higher HPT risk among children and adolescents with ID.

scholarly journals Non-anaplastic peripheral T-cell lymphoma in children and adolescents - a retrospective analysis of the NHL-BFM study group

2014 ◽  
Vol 168 (6) ◽  
pp. 835-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo Kontny ◽  
Ilske Oschlies ◽  
Willi Woessmann ◽  
Birgit Burkhardt ◽  
Jasmin Lisfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Cell Lymphoma ◽  
T Cell Lymphoma ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma

scholarly journals The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Ewa Racicka-Pawlukiewicz ◽  
Katarzyna Kuć ◽  
Maksymilian Bielecki ◽  
Tomasz Hanć ◽  
Anita Cybulska-Klosowicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Lower Efficiency ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Excessive Weight ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the increasing body of research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the results of the studies assessing the relationship between executive function deficit and the risk of obesity in people with ADHD are incongruent. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between measures of executive functions and body weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents with ADHD and control subjects. The study group consisted of 58 subjects aged from 8 to 17 years with ADHD. The Control group consisted of 62 healthy age and sex-matched participants from primary and secondary schools. Weight, height, and BMI measurements were standardized. The Sustained Attention to Response Test (SART) and the Attention Network Test (ANT) were used to assess executive functions. Based on the analysis of the correlation and analysis of moderation, we found that subjects with higher weight in the study group presented a lower efficiency of the inhibition processes and gave more impulsive and incorrect answers. The occurrence of impulsive reactions might contribute to the risk of excessive weight in children and adolescents with ADHD.

scholarly journals Growth disorders in children and adolescents affected by syndromes or diseases associated with neurodysfunction

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia Perenc ◽  
Agnieszka Guzik ◽  
Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz ◽  
Mariusz Drużbicki
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Short Stature ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Growth Disorders ◽  
Neurological Rehabilitation ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Growth Defects ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Rehabilitation Ward ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract We have observed that one in three patients admitted to the Neurological Rehabilitation Ward for Children and Adolescents due to a syndrome or disease associated with neurodysfunction is short of stature for their age. In order to identify the relationship between growth defects (short stature) and syndromes or diseases associated with neurodysfunction, we analyzed data collected during admission to the Neurological Rehabilitation Ward for Children and Adolescents. The study applied a retrospective analysis of data collected during hospitalization of 327 children and adolescents, aged 4–18 years, affected by congenital disorders of the nervous system and/or neurological syndromes associated with a minimum of one neurodysfunction. Two assessment systems were taken into account – one system traditionally applied, and another one in accordance with indications approved by the Food and Drug Administration, related to diagnosing short stature. The findings show more frequent co-occurrence of, as well as statistically significant correlations between, short stature in certain groups: operated myelomeningocele with hydrocephalus in the subgroup of neural tube defects (p = 0.029), tetraplegia in the subgroup of spastic cerebral palsy (p < 0.001), and hypothyroidism (p = 0.04) in the entire study group.

On the Relationship Between Troubled Sleep and Its Sequelae in Children and Adolescents

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick L. Coolidge ◽  
Daniel L. Segal ◽  
Leilani Feliciano ◽  
Katelyn M. O'Rorke
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
The Relationship

Contraception and thrombophilia

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rott ◽  
A. Kruempel ◽  
G. Kappert ◽  
U. Nowak-Göttl ◽  
S. Halimeh
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Illness ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Hormonal Contraception ◽  
Hormonal Contraceptives ◽  
Thromboembolic Events ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Secondary Complications ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Coagulation Proteins

SummaryThe risk of thromboembolic events (TE) is increased by acquired or inherited thrombo -philias (IT). We know that some hormonal contraceptives also increase the risk of thrombosis, thus, the use of such contraceptives are discussed as contraindications in women with IT. TEs are infrequent events in children and adolescents and in the majority of cases are associated with secondary complications from underlying chronic illness. Although adolescents are not typically considered to be at high-risk for TE, this cohort is frequently using hormonal contraception, leading to an increased risk in cases with unknown IT. The risk of TE with pregnancy alone is higher than associated with combined hormonal contra -ception. Progestin-only methods have not been found to increase the risk of TE with only moderate changes of coagulation proteins compared to normal reference values. Conclusion: Thrombophilic women are good candidates for progestin-only contraceptive methods.

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