Holoprosencephaly: clinic e language / Holoprosencefalia: clínica e linguagem

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2006

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Objective: To study oral and written language performance in patients without genetic mutations and with SHH or GLI2 mutations, presenting a peculiar phenotype named “Holoprosencephaly-like” (HPE-like, and compare these findings to those obtained with normal individuals. Model: Prospective analysis comparing oral and written language findings among 3 groups: patients with HPE-like and genetic mutation (GI), patients with HPE-like without mutation (GII), and control group (GIII), at a 5% significance level. Setting: Genetics Department, HRAC-USP. Participants: 15 individuals, with ages ranging from 3 years and 9 months to 20 years and 4 months. 5 had HPE-like with a SHH or GLI2 mutation previously detected, 5 had HPE-like without mutation and 5 normal individuals who joined the control group. Variables: Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA), Academic Performance Test (TDE), Token Test (TT), Phonologic Awareness Task (PCF), Reading level tasks (NL) and reading loud/silent speed tasks (VLO/VLS). Results: Of 5 patients with HPE-like and mutation, 2 had learning disabilities, 1 had specific disorder in math (dyscalculia), 1 had language and articulation impairment and 1 had normal results. From 5 patients with HPE-like without mutation, 3 had learning disabilities and 2 had normal results. Conclusions: Considering language assessment performed in individuals with HPE-like we can conclude that the group with HPE-like and mutation had better results than the group with HPE-like without mutation.

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holoprosencefalia linguagem e aprendizagem language holoprosencephaly learning

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