Melatonin treatment for sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: an observational study.

abstract：AIM:To compare the efficacy and safety of prednisolone/prednisone and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the treatment of infantile spasms using a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHOD:In a systematic literature search of electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library), we identi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Li S,Zhong X,Hong S,Li T,Jiang L

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Converging evidence indicates that motor deficits in cerebral palsy (CP) are related not only to problems with execution, but also to impaired motor planning. Current rehabilitation mainly focuses on alleviating compromised motor execution. Motor imagery is a promising method of training the more 'cognitive' aspects o...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Steenbergen B,Crajé C,Nilsen DM,Gordon AM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Mutations in the SLC16A2 gene have been implicated in Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS), an X-linked learning disability* syndrome associated with thyroid function test (TFT) abnormalities. Delayed myelination is a non-specific finding in individuals with learning disability whose genetic basis is often uncertai...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gika AD,Siddiqui A,Hulse AJ,Edward S,Fallon P,McEntagart ME,Jan W,Josifova D,Lerman-Sagie T,Drummond J,Thompson E,Refetoff S,Bönnemann CG,Jungbluth H

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five children are described who developed hypertension in relation to acute neurological disease. Possible pathophysiological mechanisms for the hypertension are considered. It is thought that the hypertension may have been related to interruption of the ascending tracts in the brain stem, leading to failure of integr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Eden OB,Sills JA,Brown JK

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Controversy surrounds the distinction between high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger disorder, but motor abnormalities are associated features of both conditions. This study examined motor cortical inhibition and excitability in HFA and Asperger disorder using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). METHOD:Pa...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Enticott PG,Rinehart NJ,Tonge BJ,Bradshaw JL,Fitzgerald PB

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita in an eight-year-old girl was recounted by Thomas of Monmouth in a mid twelfth-century English hagiographic narrative, The Life and Miracles of St William of Norwich. The child had deformities of both hands and both feet at birth, and she developed torticollis and probably ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gordon EC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional impairments can limit a child's ability to participate in the experiences of childhood. This'deprivation'can, in turn, have a negative effect on such children's development, academic performance, and quality of life, as well as on the lives of their caregivers and families. Many adults use assistive devices...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Henderson S,Skelton H,Rosenbaum P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe trends in walking and living independently in a cohort of consecutive cases of spina bifida, followed-up over 50 years. METHOD:From 1972 to 2017, a cohort of 117 (born 1963-1971, 50 males, 67 females) survivors and/or carers was surveyed approximately every 5 years by clinical examination and/or postal...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Oakeshott P,Poulton A,Hunt GM,Reid F

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined five young children with monocular vision loss who developed monocular nystagmus. The nystagmus was of fast frequency and small amplitude in all fields of gaze. In four children, successful treatment of the cause of the vision loss resulted in cessation of the nystagmus. No child showed signs of s...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Good WV,Koch TS,Jan JE

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze retrospectively which neuromotor behaviors in a sample of four-month-old low-birthweight infants were most predictive of later cerebral palsy. The infants were evaluated at four months corrected age on the Movement Assessment of Infants (MAI) and were followed to between three ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Harris SR

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to gain insights, from the perspectives of both parents and pediatric therapists, into the experiences of children learning to use a power mobility device. METHOD:The purposive sample included 33 participants: 14 parents of children who were learning, or had learned, to use a power mobili...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kenyon LK,Mortenson WB,Miller WC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transdermal scopolamine may be used to reduce drooling in children with disabilities. Side-effects include dilated pupils and a reduction in the near point of accommodation (the closest point at which clear vision is possible). Two male children with epilepsy, one with spinal dysraphism (aged 7y 6mo) and one with cere...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Firth AY,Walker K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial neuropsychological examinations were made of an eight-year-old girl following diagnosis and treatment of a pineocytoma. The tumor was resected and she received intensive radiation therapy to the entire neuraxis, with a boost to the pineal region. A battery of neuropsychological tests was administered every six ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bendersky M,Lewis M,Mandelbaum DE,Stanger C

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In female children with drug-resistant seizures and developmental delay from birth, atypical Rett syndrome caused by mutations in the CDKL5 gene should be considered. Several clinical features resemble classic Rett syndrome. Respiratory and sleep abnormalities are frequently present in Rett syndrome, whereas little...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hagebeuk EE,van den Bossche RA,de Weerd AW

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three healthy children aged between six and 12 years were tested to determine the intra-rater reliability of four clinical cutaneous and proprioceptive sensory assessment tools: touch pressure, vibration perception, thermal discrimination and kinaesthesis. The tests were carried out bilaterally on proximal and d...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Thibault A,Forget R,Lambert J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections were used in the treatment of lower-limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Anecdotal evidence suggests a reduction in pain after this treatment in children who had pain localized to a displaced hip joint. We report on our current clinical practice. METHOD:T...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Lundy CT,Doherty GM,Fairhurst CB

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper considers whether pathological influences affect hand-preference among children with epilepsy or mental retardation, for whom there is no evidence of gross motor defect. Data on two tasks of manual skill were analysed for a group of over 12,000 children. The predicted association between poor skill with the...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bishop DV

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review considers carbohydrate metabolism in the developing brain, in particular the proportion of glucose metabolized via the pentose phosphate pathway. Although small in amount, this fraction serves a vital rôle in some aspects of brain function. Evidence is presented that the pentose phosphate pathway subserves...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Baquer NZ,Hothersall JS,McLean P,Greenbaum AL

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review addressed four questions. (1) In which populations other than cerebral palsy (CP) has the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) been applied? (2) In what types of study, and why was it used? (3) How was it modified to facilitate these applications? (4) What justifications and eviden...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Towns M,Rosenbaum P,Palisano R,Wright FV

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-month-old girl presented after 3 days of fever, floppiness, and diffuse urticarial exanthem. She developed encephalitis and carditis and 1 week later, intractable seizures. Initial CT and MRI showed no changes in the brain parenchyma. On days 14 and 34 after the onset of symptoms, a human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) ge...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Rantala H,Mannonen L,Ahtiluoto S,Linnavuori K,Herva R,Vaheri A,Koskiniemi M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five neurologically normal preterm infants were allocated to one of two groups according to their gestational age at birth (less than 32 weeks; 32 to 36 weeks). Their gross and fine motor development was assessed at eight and 12 months chronological age and eight and 12 months adjusted age. At eight months chron...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Piper MC,Byrne PJ,Darrah J,Watt MJ

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assumption that children born preterm have difficulties in maintaining active attention was tested in passive and active tasks. Twenty 5-year-old children born preterm at 26 to 32 weeks gestational age were compared with 20 children born at term, matched for age and IQ, using an auditory paradigm. In the passive t...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Dupin R,Laurent JP,Stauder JE,Saliba E

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review examines the effects of casting, either alone or in combination with botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A), on equinus in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Comparisons are made between casting alone and no treatment, between casting alone and BTX-A alone, between combined casting and BTX-A and each tr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Blackmore AM,Boettcher-Hunt E,Jordan M,Chan MD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired airway clearance leads to recurrent chest infections and respiratory deterioration in neuromuscular weakness. It is frequently the cause of death. Cough is the major mechanism of airway clearance. Cough has several components, and assessment tools are available to measure the different components of cough. Th...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gauld LM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding abilities in 20 individuals with Rett syndrome aged 1 1/2 to 33 years were investigated by history and clinical assessment during a meal, followed by videofluoroscopy of feeding. All were shown to have reduced movements of the mid and posterior tongue, with premature spillover of food and liquid from the mouth...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Morton RE,Bonas R,Minford J,Kerr A,Ellis RE

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to explore the relationship between spastic diplegia and mothers' previous reproductive loss, 119 cases of spastic diplegia born between 1953 and 1977 were compared with two series of controls. One control group comprised a random sample of all births, the other a random sample of births matched for birthweig...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Spiers PS,Davis N

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) can be defined as the ability to perform isolated joint movement without using mass flexor/extensor patterns or undesired movement at other joints, such as mirroring. SVMC is an important determinant of function, yet a valid, reliable assessment tool is lacking. The Sele...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Fowler EG,Staudt LA,Greenberg MB,Oppenheim WL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural-tube defects were produced by one of two mechanical perturbations in an amphibian model system: newly-formed neural tubes were slit dorsally, or an intrinsic mass (an eye primordium transplanted to the neural plate) was introduced to prevent dorsal closure. Electron microscopic analyses showed that the resultin...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Katz MJ

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal studies suggest that spatial skills are dependent on an intact septum pellucidum. This theory was tested by comparing patients who were visually impaired due to bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia: 13 with a septum pellucidum were compared with six children without a septum pellucidum. There was no difference in s...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Groenveld M,Pohl KR,Espezel H,Jan JE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review in order to identify the risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP) in children born at term. The secondary aim was to ascertain if the potential for prevention of these risk factors has been adequately explored. METHOD:A MEDLINE search up to 31 July 2011 was comp...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： McIntyre S,Taitz D,Keogh J,Goldsmith S,Badawi N,Blair E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00