针对神经发育问题的家庭查及其与儿童认知功能的关联,使得针对儿童肥胖症的量身定制治疗成为可能
Maria Dellenmark-Blom1, Kajsa Järvholm2,3,4, Lovisa Sjögren1,4,5
1Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|May 6, 2024
概括
患有肥胖的儿童往往有未被诊断的神经发育障碍,如ADHD. 父母的神经发育问题和较低的认知功能,特别是工作记忆,与这些童年状况有关.
科学领域:
- 儿科内分泌学 儿科内分泌学
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
背景情况:
- 儿童肥胖是一个越来越令人担忧的问题.
- 神经发育障碍 (NDD) 可以影响孩子的发育和福祉.
- NDD和儿童肥胖症的同时发生需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 在肥胖儿童中识别NDD.
- 检查NDD与这些儿童的认知功能之间的关联.
- 探索父母自我报告的NDD与孩子的神经发育状态之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 在瑞典门诊诊所对50名肥胖儿童及其父母进行NDD查.
- 将儿童查结果为NDD阳性转介到专门的精神病学单位进行诊断.
- 认知功能测试结果与规范数据以及诊断组之间的比较.
主要成果:
- 17/50的孩子被诊断出患有注意力缺陷多动症 (ADHD).
- 15/82父母对NDD的查结果呈阳性;母亲的NDD与儿童的多动症有关.
- 儿童的IQ和工作记忆指数低于正常水平,ADHD儿童的工作记忆也较低.
结论:
- 神经发育问题和儿童肥胖之间存在显著的重叠.
- 在肥胖诊所中,提高临床意识至关重要,以解决同时出现的NDD.
- 对肥胖儿童的NDD进行早期识别和干预是有必要的.
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