Abstract:

Background: We aimed to evaluate MPV in children followed-up for stuttering. Materials and Methods: The study included a total of 155 individuals, comprising 55 in the patient group with a stutter and 100 in the control group. EDTA blood samples drawn at admission of the patient were analyzed in an automated hematology analysis system. MPV, white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet count, neutrophil- lymphocyte ratio(NLR), platelet- lymphocyte ratio(PLR) and Systemic Immun Inflamation Index(SII) were measured. Results: The mean age was 8.93±3.87 years (min:4-max:15) in the stuttering group and 8.73±3.21 years (min:5 max: 15) in the control group. MPV, white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet count, PLR and SII were higher in patient group compared to the controls and the difference was statistically significant (p<0,05). Conclusion: In this study, MPV was found to increase in stuttering children. Also, we believe that the use of new markers such as MPV in children with stuttering could be a guiding parameter in determination inflammatory status.

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