Influence of cerebral hemodynamics on attention in children with bronchial asthma

Abstract

A gender analysis was carried out regarding the correlation between attention indicators (according to the results of the Bourdon test) and parameters of cerebral hemodynamics (according to the results of Doppler ultrasound) in children with bronchial asthma compared to healthy children. Attention is negatively affected by the phenomena of persistent venous insufficiency, as evidenced by the inverse correlation between the rate of blood flow through the vein of Rosenthal and the rate of stability of attention in both boys and girls with bronchial asthma. An additional factor that worsens the concentration of attention in all boys (both healthy and those with asthma) is the interhemispheric asymmetry of blood flow, as evidenced by the direct correlation between these indicators. The uncontrolled course of bronchial asthma worsens the indicators of attention in children of both sexes. Gender differences in terms of the deterioration of attention function, as well as the uncontrolled course of bronchial asthma require differential treatment, correction and prevention, which will increase the qua­lity of treatment and improve the social adaptation of sick children.

Keywords

• bronchial asthma
• children
• attention
• cerebral hemodynamics
• gender features