ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED: Given the importance of studying the causes of learning disorders, we designed this case-control study to assess the nasal cavity volume, pharyngeal and palatine tonsils in children with and without learning disabilities. METHOD: A total of forty-eight children were enrolled in the study: twenty-four coming from the Center for Evaluation and Early Stimulation (CADEP), in which the criterion is the school failure of at least two consecutive years; and twenty-four students with normal learning - which made up the control group. The children were submitted to ENT examination (history, physical examination) and specific tests (acoustic rhinometry, cavum radiography). RESULTS: The results showed that students with learning disabilities have a higher prevalence of pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy: p < 0.001, and palatine tonsil hypertrophy: p < 0.001. The average volume of the nasal cavities showed no statistically significant association with learning difficulties (p = 0.75). CONCLUSION: Based on this study, we concluded that children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy have more learning difficulties when compared to children without such hypertrophy.
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Adenoids/pathology , Learning Disabilities/etiology , Mouth Breathing/etiology , Nasal Cavity/pathology , Palatine Tonsil/pathology , Case-Control Studies , Child , Female , Humans , Hypertrophy/complications , Hypertrophy/pathology , Male , Rhinometry, Acoustic , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
Devido à importância do estudo das causas de dificuldade de aprendizado, delineou-se estudo caso controle, para avaliar o volume das cavidades nasais, tonsilas faríngeas e tonsilas palatinas em crianças com e sem dificuldade de aprendizado. MÉTODO: Foram estudadas 48 crianças, 24 oriundas do Centro de Avaliação e Estimulação Precoce (CADEP), no qual o critério é a repetência escolar de no mínimo dois anos consecutivos, e 24 escolares com aprendizado dentro dos padrões de normalidade, que constituíram o grupo controle. As crianças foram submetidas a exame otorrinolaringológico (anamnese, exame físico) e exames específicos (rinometria acústica, Rx de cavum). RESULTADOS: Os resultados mostraram que os escolares com deficiência de aprendizado possuem prevalência maior de hipertrofia de tonsila faríngea, p < 0,001, e palatina, p < 0,001. A média do volume das cavidades nasais não mostrou associação estatisticamente significativa com dificuldade de aprendizado (p = 0,75). CONCLUSÃO: Com base neste estudo, conclui-se que crianças com hipertrofia adenotonsilar possuem mais dificuldade no aprendizado quando comparadas com crianças sem hipertrofia. Palavras-chave: obstrução nasal; respiração bucal; tonsila faríngea; transtornos de aprendizagem. .
Given the importance of studying the causes of learning disorders, we designed this case-control study to assess the nasal cavity volume, pharyngeal and palatine tonsils in children with and without learning disabilities. METHOD: A total of forty-eight children were enrolled in the study: twenty-four coming from the Center for Evaluation and Early Stimulation (CADEP), in which the criterion is the school failure of at least two consecutive years; and twenty-four students with normal learning - which made up the control group. The children were submitted to ENT examination (history, physical examination) and specific tests (acoustic rhinometry, cavum radiography). RESULTS: The results showed that students with learning disabilities have a higher prevalence of pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy: p < 0.001, and palatine tonsil hypertrophy: p < 0.001. The average volume of the nasal cavities showed no statistically significant association with learning difficulties (p = 0.75). CONCLUSION: Based on this study, we concluded that children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy have more learning difficulties when compared to children without such hypertrophy. .
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Child , Female , Humans , Male , Adenoids/pathology , Learning Disabilities/etiology , Mouth Breathing/etiology , Nasal Cavity/pathology , Palatine Tonsil/pathology , Case-Control Studies , Hypertrophy/complications , Hypertrophy/pathology , Rhinometry, Acoustic , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
Os autores abordam as principais patologias otorrinolaringológicas presentes em pacientes com SIDA, considerando ser esta patologia cada vez mais frequente em nosso meio e o grande percentual de pacientes com sintomas clínicos em cabeça e pescoço
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Humans , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/therapy , Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases/etiologyABSTRACT
Os autores apresentam quatro casos de Carcinoma Verrucoso, caracterizando esta lesão clínica e histologicamente, bem como as distintas formas de tratamento utilizado