HYPERACTIVITY AND INATTENTION IN CHILDREN WITH ISOLATED CLEFT LIP AND PALATE OR ISOLATED CLEFT PALATE

 
 
 
 

HYPERACTIVITY AND INATTENTION IN CHILDREN WITH ISOLATED CLEFT LIP AND PALATE OR ISOLATED CLEFT PALATE

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Title: HYPERACTIVITY AND INATTENTION IN CHILDREN WITH ISOLATED CLEFT LIP AND PALATE OR ISOLATED CLEFT PALATE
Author: KLATT, REGAN ELIZABETH MARIE
Description: Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine levels of hyperactivity and inattention among children with isolated CLP or CP. Design: Children with CLP or CP were compared with unaffected siblings matched by age and gender and with normative data. Setting: An interdisciplinary craniofacial center located in an academic children’s hospital medical center. Participants: Fifty-one children with CLP or CP and 14 unaffected siblings aged 6-11 years. Children were excluded if they had an underlying genetic syndrome (except for Stickler syndrome), other congenital anomalies, developmental disabilities, or any other chronic medical disabilities. Interventions: Behavior assessment as rated by parents and teachers. Main Outcome Measures: Parent and teacher versions of the Child Behavior Checklist and Conners’ Rating Scale – Revised. Results: Raw scores were converted to z-scores for analyses. No significant differences on any parent or teacher subscales were found between the cleft and sibling groups using mixed model ANOVAs or between the cleft group and the normative mean (z=0) using 1-sample t-tests (p>.0025). Of those in the cleft group, 9.8% had a diagnosis of ADHD, 5.9% were using psychostimulant medications and 3.9% had repeated a grade. Conclusions: Children with isolated CLP or CP do not appear to be at increased risk for hyperactivity or inattention. Multicenter studies with clinical psychological evaluations are needed to determine if children with clefts are at increased risk for developing ADHD.
Permanent Link: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1027946980
http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/10880
Date: 2002

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