Tactile Sensitivity of Women with Turner Syndrome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15512345 |
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| Authors | Julia Jajor (0000-0002-2468-4705, Poznan University of Medical Sciences), Anna Kostiukow (0000-0001-9782-0619, Poznan University of Medical Sciences), Włodzimierz Samborski (0000-0002-0338-894X, Poznan University of Medical Sciences), Elżbieta Rostkowska (University of Computer Sciences and Skills), Aleksandra Śliwa (0000-0001-9781-2504, Poznan University of Medical Sciences), Katarzyna Antosiak-Cyrak (0000-0003-4653-7164, Laboratory of Swimming and Water Lifesaving, Poznan University of Physical Education, Krolowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznan, Poland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Pages | 3870-3870 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16203870 |
| PMID | 31614840 |
| OpenAlex | W2979958987 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Physical manifestations of Turner syndrome include short stature, a webbed neck, and a shield chest with widely spaced nipples. An aspect of the disease which has not been sufficiently explored so far is the tactile sensitivity of Turner syndrome patients. Thus, the aim of the study was to assess the threshold of tactile sensitivity on hands and feet of women suffering from Turner syndrome. Information on the participants of the study was collected on the basis of questionnaires, as well as anthropometric measurements using a skinfold caliper. Semmes-Weinstein Aesthesiometer was used to find the tactile sensitivity threshold of hands and feet of study participants. Based on the results of the study, significant differences in tactile sensitivity between women with Turner syndrome and healthy women were found. Affected women seem be more sensitive to the touch on the feet than healthy volunteers. The results of the study showed that the tactile sensitivity of women with Turner syndrome is different from that of healthy women
Anthropometry · Audiology · Physical therapy · Short stature · Turner syndrome · Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Highly cited | No |
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