[Minimal brain dysfunction and social class (author's transl)].
The dependence of early occuring minimal brain dysfunction on the standard of living was tested. 1355 6-15 year old patients with psychosomatic and psychiatric disorders were examined and divided into the 3 groups: "no brain dysfunction", "suspected brain dysfunction" and "brain dysfunction" (diagnosed medically). A highly significant correlation between brain dysfunction and a low socio-economic status--evaluated in terms of living conditions and the fathers occupation--was found. A similar dependence of both, early mortality and morbidity on the living standard of different groups of the population is described in the literature.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001604:Berlin; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population
Frühkindliche Hirnschädigung und soziale Klasse