Dermatoglyphic characteristics of digito-palmar complex in autistic boys in Serbia

Vojnosanitetski Pregled

关键词: dermatoglyphics;    autistic disorder;    child;    fingers;    hand;    diagnostic techniques and procedures;    sensitivity and specificity;   

DOI  :  10.2298/VSP1304386S

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction/Aim. Dermatoglyphics is a science that examines dermal patternson volar side of both palms and soles. Since dermatoglyphs are unique foreach person, by examining them a number of parameters can be determined.These parameters could help to diagnose and treat examined individulas. Theaim of this study was to determine possible differences of thedermathoglyphic characteristics of digito-palmar complex (DPC) comparing theautistic boys with the healthy examinees. Methods. This study was conductedon a group of 182 boys with infantile autism, aged from 5 to 15 (average age7.2 years) while the control group consisted of 182 healthy men from 30 to 50years (average age 38.7 years). Within the digital scope of DPC we examinedtree types of dermatoglyphic patterns on fingertips (arch, loop and whrol),as well as dermal ridge count on each finger separately (FRC - finger ridgecount) and total dermal ridge count on all the ten fingers (TRC - total ridgecount). Within the palmar DPC area we measured the angles between thetriradius (atd, dat, adt, atb, btc, ctd), as well as dermal ridge count (RC -ridge count) between the triradius a-b, b-c and c-d. Results. The autisticboys had a significantely higher count of arches (9.17%) on fingertips ofboth hands when compared to the control group of examinees (4.34%), and thelower count of loops (28.40%) compared with the control group (32.42%). Ahigher count of arches was especially expressed on the fourth and fifthfinger of both hands. Beside this characteristic, the autistic boys had alower TRC and ab-RC as well as a wider atd angle. Conclusion. Dermatoglyphicanalysis could help in diagnosing autism but only as an additional method,never as a dominant diagnostic procedure.

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