Ocena sprawności komunikacyjnej chłopca z zespołem MELAS

MELAS syndrome is a multi-system mitochondrial disorder, which got its name from the terms of the most common symptoms: myopathy (myopathy), encephalopathy (encephalopathy), lactic acidosis (lactic acidosis), stroke-like episodes (stroke-like episodes). The basis of the syndrome is a genetically conditioned defect within mitochondrial DNA. Non-specific symptoms that occur in this patient include: short stature, paresis, hearing loss, arrhythmia, intolerance to exercise, cognitive impairment, agraphia, apraxia, and articulation disorders. The purpose of the article is to diagnose and analyze the communication skills of a seven-year-old boy, class I student. During the examination of communication skills, understanding and speech delivery, auditory reactions, efficiency of speech organs, articulation, attention, pragmatic and social skills, and verbal fluency were examined.