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Polyunsaturated fatty acids supplementation can improve specific language impairment in preschool children: a pilot study
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery Pub Date : 2020-02-07 , DOI: 10.1186/s41983-020-0158-8
Dalia G. Yasseen , Nermien E. Waly , Khaled O. Abdulghani

Background Speech and language are one of the higher cognitive brain functions. Language delay is one of the major concerns of child health in Egypt. Speech therapy is the standard management in language delay. Objective We aimed to investigate the potential role of dietary supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in improving specific language impairment. Subjects and methods A total of 220 children (ages 3–4) were included in this study at the Phonetics Department, Helwan School of Medicine, Egypt, during the period from 2015 to 2018. Children received comprehensive neurological examination and intelligence quotient (IQ) test to exclude the other causes of language delay. Language evaluation was performed using the Arabic language test. They either received family counseling, speech therapy (45 min; 3 times a week for 16 weeks), and PUFA supplementation 500 mg twice daily (group A) or only counseling and speech therapy (group B). Language quotient (LQ) was calculated before and after treatment. Results Our results show that LQ significantly improved in group A compared with group B ( p < 0.004). Conclusion Dietary supplementation with PUFA has a beneficial role in the management of specific language impairment along with speech therapy.

中文翻译:

补充多不饱和脂肪酸可以改善学龄前儿童的特定语言障碍:一项初步研究

背景语音和语言是高级认知大脑功能之一。语言延迟是埃及儿童健康的主要问题之一。言语治疗是语言延迟的标准管理。目的 我们旨在研究膳食补充多不饱和脂肪酸 (PUFA) 在改善特定语言障碍方面的潜在作用。对象与方法 本研究于 2015 年至 2018 年期间在埃及赫尔万医学院语音系共纳入 220 名儿童(3-4 岁)。儿童接受了全面的神经系统检查和智商(IQ)测试以排除语言延迟的其他原因。使用阿拉伯语测试进行语言评估。他们要么接受家庭咨询、言语治疗(45 分钟;每周 3 次,持续 16 周),和 PUFA 补充剂 500 mg 每天两次(A 组)或仅咨询和言语治疗(B 组)。计算治疗前后的语言商数(LQ)。结果 我们的结果表明,与 B 组相比,A 组的 LQ 显着改善(p < 0.004)。结论 PUFA 膳食补充剂与言语治疗一起在特定语言障碍的管理中具有有益作用。
更新日期:2020-02-07
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