Vojnosanitetski pregled 2013 Volume 70, Issue 4, Pages: 386-390
https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP1304386S
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Dermatoglyphic characteristics of digito-palmar complex in autistic boys in Serbia
Stošljević Miodrag (Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade)
Adamović Milosav (Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade)
Introduction/Aim. Dermatoglyphics is a science that examines dermal patterns
on volar side of both palms and soles. Since dermatoglyphs are unique for
each person, by examining them a number of parameters can be determined.
These parameters could help to diagnose and treat examined individulas. The
aim of this study was to determine possible differences of the
dermathoglyphic characteristics of digito-palmar complex (DPC) comparing the
autistic boys with the healthy examinees. Methods. This study was conducted
on a group of 182 boys with infantile autism, aged from 5 to 15 (average age
7.2 years) while the control group consisted of 182 healthy men from 30 to 50
years (average age 38.7 years). Within the digital scope of DPC we examined
tree types of dermatoglyphic patterns on fingertips (arch, loop and whrol),
as well as dermal ridge count on each finger separately (FRC - finger ridge
count) and total dermal ridge count on all the ten fingers (TRC - total ridge
count). Within the palmar DPC area we measured the angles between the
triradius (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 autistic
boys had a significantely higher count of arches (9.17%) on fingertips of
both hands when compared to the control group of examinees (4.34%), and the
lower count of loops (28.40%) compared with the control group (32.42%). A
higher count of arches was especially expressed on the fourth and fifth
finger of both hands. Beside this characteristic, the autistic boys had a
lower TRC and ab-RC as well as a wider atd angle. Conclusion. Dermatoglyphic
analysis could help in diagnosing autism but only as an additional method,
never as a dominant diagnostic procedure.
Keywords: dermatoglyphics, autistic disorder, child, fingers, hand, diagnostic techniques and procedures, sensitivity and specificity