The Relationship Between Consanguinity and Other Factors with Gross Motor Function Levels in Children with Neuromotor Developmental Delay

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2, 288 - 294, 30.08.2025

Bilgehan Kolutek Ay , Mustafa Tuna

Öz

Objective: It is well established that consanguinity is a risk factor for neuromotor developmental delay. In our clinical observations, we have noted that children with neuromotor delay, and consanguineous parents tend to have more delayed gross motor skills. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of consanguinity in children with neuromotor developmental delay, and whether there is any relationship between consanguinity, gross motor function classification, and other parameters. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and six paediatric patients diagnosed with neuromotor developmental delay and referred to the rehabilitation clinic were included in the study. In the children included in the study, consanguinity and gross motor function levels were evaluated in conjunction with diagnosis, gestational age, birth weight, and various maternal and paternal factors, and inter-group comparisons were made. Results: 68% of the patients had a history of consanguinity. 65.5% of the children had a history of incubator care, 35.4% had a history of asphyxia, and 30.1% had a history of epilepsy. Upon reviewing the diagnoses, 63.6% were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and 13.6% were diagnosed with axial hypotonia. Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between incubator care, asphyxia, epilepsy, neuromotor developmental delay, and consanguinity with gross motor classification. Conclusion: In our study, no significant relationship was found between consanguinity, gross motor classification, and other parameters in children with neuromotor developmental delay. Further studies are required to determine whether consanguineous marriage influences motor classification in neuromotor developmental delay.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Consanguinity , Motor Skills Disorders , Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Nöromotor Gelişim Geriliği Olan Çocuklarda Akraba Evliliği ve Diğer Faktörlerin Kaba Motor Fonksiyon Düzeyleri ile İlişkisi

Öz

Amaç: Akraba evliliğinin nöromotor gelişim geriliği için bir risk faktörü olduğu iyi bilinmektedir. Klinik gözlemlerimizde ebeveynlerinde akrabalık bulunan nöro-motor geriliği olan çocukların, kaba motor seviyesinin daha geride olduğunu gözlemledik. Bu çalışmada nöromotor gelişim geriliği olan çocuklarda akraba evliliği sıklığı ve kaba motor fonksiyon sınıflaması ile akraba evliliği ve diğer parametreler arasında bir ilişki olup olmadığını incelendi. Gereç ve Yöntem: Nöro-motor gelişim geriliği tanısı almış, rehabilitasyon polikliniğine başvuran 206 çocuk hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Çalışmaya dahil edilen çocuklarda akraba evliliği ve kaba motor fonksiyon düzeyleri; tanı, doğum haftası, doğum ağırlığı, çeşitli maternal ve paternal faktörler ile birlikte değerlendirilerek gruplar arası karşılaştırmalar yapıldı. Bulgular: Hastaların %68'inde akraba evliliği vardı. Çocukların %65,5'inde küvöz öyküsü, %35,4'ünde asfiksi öyküsü ve %30,1'inde epilepsi öyküsü vardı. Hastaların tanıları incelendiğinde %63,6'sında serebral palsi, %13,6'sında aksiyel hipotoni, saptandı. Ayrıca, kuvözde kalma, asfiksi, epilepsi, nöromotor gelişim geriliği ve akraba evliliği ile kaba motor sınıflaması arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. Sonuç: Çalışmamızda nöromotor gelişim geriliği olan çocuklarda kaba motor sınıflaması ile akraba evliliği ve diğer parametreler arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunamadı. Bu konuda yapılacak ileri çalışmalar konunun aydınlatılmasına yardımcı olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

kan bağı , Motor Beceri Bozuklukları , Nöromotor gelişimsel bozukluklar

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