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COMPARISON OF THE GROWTH OF BRAIN IN HEALTHY CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH GENETIC HEART DISEASES

Dr Eesha Sattar, Dr. Rida Shahzad, Dr Mujahid Israr Sattar Randhawa

Background & Objective: The genetic diseases of the heart are the main reason for the reduction of the growth of various organs of body of human beings. Among the small age children who have the diseases of heart, because of failure of heart as consequence of adverse supply of blood, there is effect on the growth of skull as well as brain which is the cause of complicate phenomenon in cephalometric field. The aim of this research work is to calculate the length, span, height, head’s circumference, measurement of the volume of brain, weight of brain and cephalic index in the normal children in comparison with children suffering from the genetic diseases of heart. Methodology: This research work conducted on four hundred and seventy-four patients in which two hundred and seventy-six were healthy controls and one hundred and ninety-eight were patients having the age from 1 month to 6 years. Results: Brain’s cephalometric indices in healthy controls and group of patients from 1 month to 6 year of age was high, followed by the reduction in the brain growth. These standard indices showed the less development in the volume of brain among the patients suffering from genetic heart diseases. Conclusion: The decrease in the dimensions of head among children suffering from the genetic diseases of heart in initial stages of life might be because of deficiency of oxygen and adverse supply of blood to the cells of brain. Extensive care from parents and doctors are able to ensure the early detection of the disease which can restore the healthy growth of bran among those patients. KEY WORDS: Cephalometric, Anthropology, Cephalic, Embryonic, Genetic, Reduction, Extensive, Controls.

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