[Neuroendocrine, neorophysiological and neuropsychological changes in children form the iodine deficient population with endemic goiter].
The study was performed in Chokhatauri region, on students of age 13-14 in village Meria in 36 schools. There is discovered mild iodine deficiency with median variation from 78 to 96 %. After clinical and ultrasound studies, it was identified endemic goiter (83.33%). There was performed multi-profile clinical studies on young people by neurologists, neurophysicians, endocrinologists, pediatricians. Electroencephalographic study was performed by digital equipment by visual and computer analysis of the results. There were identified brain functional changes of diffuse character in EG writings. It was identified multineurological complains, especially in children with endemic goiter. With neurophysiologist's tests was estimated neurocognistic functional studies, as in people with endemic goiter also with healthy ones. According to test scores, was estimated perception of visual-space construction, speed of intellectual task performing, quality of functional recognition. According to the results, was estimated visual space memory. The scores in children with endemic goiter was lower then in healthy children. The results are giving possibility to estimate in children with endemic goiter mild neuro-endocrinology, neuro-physiology and neuro-physiology changes coursed by iodine deficiency, before infringement in their clinical appearance. In time prevention of this infringement will give us possibility to avoid future pretended infringement in intellect development.
Natroshvili
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Beridze
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000453:epidemiology; D006043:Goiter, Endemic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012424:Rural Population; D012720:Severity of Illness Index