THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE AND THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION Presented by Tea Febriana Dewi 20100310171 Faculty of Medicine & Health Science Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta 2013
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE AND THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Presented by
Tea Febriana Dewi
20100310171
Faculty of Medicine & Health Science
Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta
2013
INTRODUCTION
Background
Prevalence of Mental Retardation
The knowledge about intelligence level of
mental retardation in children
Research Question
Is there correlation
between head cicumference and
the level of intelligence in children with
mental retardation?
The Aim of Research
Correlation between head circumference and the level of intelligence in children with
mental retardation?
E. The Originality Of Research
The old research The new research
J.philippe & C.Davison (2009)Whole Brain Size and General Mental Ability
Daniza et al., (2003)Head Size and Intelligence, Learning, Nutritional Status and Brain Development Head, IQ, Learning, Nutrition and Brain
Similar: to know the level intelligence with head size
Difference: to know the correlation with whole brain, measured external and internal skull dimensions
B. Conceptual Framework
Nutritional status
Parenting
Golden age
Education of parent
Eksternal Factor
Level of intelligence
Economic sosio
Hippocampus and
amygdala
Head circumferenc
e
Internal factor
C. Hypothesis
There is a correlation between head circumference and intelligence in children with
mental retardation
RESEARCH METHOD
Research desaign Observasional analytic Cross SectionalPlace and Time
SLB in Yogyakarta Juli-Desember
Population and sample
Population: mental retardation in children in Sekolah Luar Biasa Negeri inYogyakarta Sample: total sampling
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
a. Mental retardation in SLBN Yogyakarta
b. Healthyc. Secondary data
a. Hydrocephalus
b. Absentc. No data secondary
D. Variable of research
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Level of Intelligence
Head Circumference
Conclusion
There are not relation between head circumference and the level of intelligence
in mental retardation children
Suggestion
1. Further research needs to be done regarding corellation between head cicumference and the level of intelligence in mental retardartion children
2. Further research needs more samples