Changes to medial gastrocnemius architecture after surgical intervention in spastic diplegia.

abstract：:Motor deficits in cerebral palsy (CP) have been well documented; however, associated sensory impairment in CP remains poorly understood. We examined tactile object recognition in the hands using geometric shapes, common objects, and capital letters. Discrimination of tactile roughness was tested using paired horizonta...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wingert JR,Burton H,Sinclair RJ,Brunstrom JE,Damiano DL

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl was evaluated for walking difficulties and fatigue at the end of the day in the last 2 years. Handwriting was also difficult with 'cramps' after a short time of writing. Neurological examination was normal most of the time but in the evening and after exercise, an abnormal walking posture and rare ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Deonna T,Roulet E,Ghika J,Zesiger P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observations were made of people with physical impairments, disabilities and handicaps during a two-month journey in remote, mountainous areas of Nepal where traditional forms of village life have been maintained. Descriptions are given of the types and frequency of visible physical impairments and their distribution ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Richardson SA

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of mitochondrial disease is often a challenge because of the extreme heterogeneity of the clinical phenotype and the variety of underlying gene defects. Insight into the range of clinical phenotypes associated with a particular mitochondrial DNA mutation will facilitate better recognition of patients at risk...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Van Karnebeek CD,Waters PJ,Sargent MA,Mezei MM,Wong LJ,Wang J,Stöckler-Ipsiroglu S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four infants developed dyskinesia after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery three to four days postoperatively. The dyskinesia was choreoathetotic, and involved mainly the mouth, tongue and face. It was absent during sleep. Three of these infants improved over periods of several weeks, but one infant remained dyskinetic on...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Huntley DT,al-Mateen M,Menkes JH

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Scoliosis is a frequently occurring and serious complication of severe cerebral palsy (CP). This systematic review aims to the assess the risk factors associated with the emergence and progression of scoliosis in children with CP functioning at level IV or V of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Loeters MJ,Maathuis CG,Hadders-Algra M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MRI scans of the brain and spinal cord, together with neurological and urological assessments, were carried out on 20 young people (aged between eight and 22 years) who had had surgical treatment of spina bifida in early life and in whom there had been no deterioration of spinal cord function. 19 were imaged successfu...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： McEnery G,Borzyskowski M,Cox TC,Neville BG

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 13-year-old male who had acute enteroviral encephalitis causing cerebellar symptoms at the age of 10 years. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no abnormalities. Clinically he appeared to be recovered completely after 6 months. Twenty-three months after the recovery, MRI was performed because he pre...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Vitaszil E,Kamondi A,Csillik A,Velkey I,Szirmai I

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:Occasionally children undergoing cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermia and cardiac arrest develop a postoperative syndrome of acute chorea. The authors report the neuropathological findings in two such children surgically treated for congenital heart disease. Examination of the brain showe...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kupsky WJ,Drozd MA,Barlow CF

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between epilepsy and perinatal brain injury in a cohort of 610 infants born preterm at <33 weeks' gestation. The prevalence of epilepsy in this cohort was 4.3% as determined by a postal questionnaire survey. Most children with epilepsy (16 of 24) had high-risk c...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Amess PN,Baudin J,Townsend J,Meek J,Roth SC,Neville BG,Wyatt JS,Stewart A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate flexor hypertonia of the extremities in newborns, a neurological examination and superficial electromyogram (EMG) recordings were carried out on 50 full-term infants both before and after the first 48 hours of life (the 'birth-shock period). EMG amplituds on the flexor side of the upper arm in ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Maekawa K,Ochiai Y

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The headache histories obtained from 214 children were analysed by computer to see whether it was possible to identify and classify migraine, and to distinguish children with psychogenic headache. During headache attacks, most children had no or very few associated symptoms. For classification, 175 patients were divid...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Rossi LN,Cortinovis I,Bellettini G,Brunelli G,Bossi A

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：AIM:This systematic review and meta-analysis presents an overview of the efficacy of suit therapy on functioning in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed articles was performed on electronic databases, fro...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Martins E,Cordovil R,Oliveira R,Letras S,Lourenço S,Pereira I,Ferro A,Lopes I,Silva CR,Marques M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anencephalic infants born to women who are very prone to bear them do not have a sex ratio appreciably different from that of other anencephalic births. Moreover, the sexes of affected cases in sibships containing exactly two anencephalic births seem to be distributed approximately binomially. Bearing in mind the corr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： James WH

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three survivors of a prospective study of infants with Down's syndrome were followed up at eight or nine years of age. All but three lived at home, and those three came home for weekends or school holidays. IQs varied from less than 20 to 80 (mean 48). IQ and adaptive behaviour scores were related to birthweigh...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gath A,Gumley D

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency is a disorder of creatine biosynthesis, characterized by early-onset learning disability and epilepsy in most affected children. Severe expressive language delay is a constant feature even in the mildest clinical phenotypes.We report the clinical, biochemical, imagi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： O'Rourke DJ,Ryan S,Salomons G,Jakobs C,Monavari A,King MD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare disorder of metabolism caused by a defective gene on the X chromosome. It is typically characterized by choreoathetosis, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, and self-mutilation. The present study is a 4-year follow-up investigation of the cognitive status of six subjects with a mean age of ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Matthews WS,Solan A,Barabas G,Robey K

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two theories concerning the effects of surgical release of the proximal origins of the rectus femoris in spastic patients are (1) that release reduces hip flexion contracture and lumbar lordosis and diminishes crouch, and (2) that release primarily enhances early swing-phase knee flexion. A series of eight patients wi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Sutherland DH,Larsen LJ,Mann R

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the impact of dynamic motor control on treatment outcomes in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD:We used multiple regression on a retrospective cohort of 473 ambulatory children with cerebral palsy who underwent conservative treatment, single-level orthopaedic surgery, single-event multi-level orthopa...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Schwartz MH,Rozumalski A,Steele KM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the prevalence of elementary visuospatial perception (EVSP) deficit in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. METHOD:Using a screening test designed and validated to measure dorsal EVSP ability, 168 children (122 males, 46 females; mean age 10y [SD 1y 10mo], range 4y 8mo-16y 4mo) diagnosed with deve...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Pisella L,Vialatte A,Martel M,Prost-Lefebvre M,Caton MC,Stalder M,Yssad R,Roy AC,Vuillerot C,Gonzalez-Monge S

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study sought to: (1) determine what is known about age at referral for diagnosis and rehabilitation services for children suspected of having cerebral palsy (CP); and (2) identify factors associated with earlier referral. METHOD:A scoping review was conducted to summarize existing literature. We systematicall...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Boychuck Z,Bussières A,Goldschleger J,Majnemer A,Prompt Group.

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the prospective follow-up of a 2-year-old child with narcolepsy. The initial clinical diagnosis was confirmed by the onset of cataplexy when the child was 5 years old. He does not have the HLA genotype characteristic of narcolepsy or an identifiable brain lesion, although he has megalencephaly an...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Winter E,Prendergast M,Green A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:gastrostomy feeding children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (SQCP) improves weight gain but may cause excess deposition of body fat. This study was designed to investigate whether weight gain could be achieved without an adverse effect on body composition by using a low-energy feed in gastrostomy-fed chil...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Vernon-Roberts A,Wells J,Grant H,Alder N,Vadamalayan B,Eltumi M,Sullivan PB

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three groups of children with communication disorders were examined using a series of psycholinguistic markers to explore whether the tasks could identify children with impairments other than specific language impairment (SLI), and to examine whether the different groups within this clinical population could be distin...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Botting N,Conti-Ramsden G

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a modified version of constraint-induced (CI) movement therapy on bimanual hand-use in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP; age range 18 mo to 4 y) and to make a comparison with conventional paediatric treatment. Twenty-one children (13 females, eight males)...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Eliasson AC,Krumlinde-sundholm L,Shaw K,Wang C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the cumulative efficacy (three treatment sessions) of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) alone, casting alone, and the combination of BTX-A and casting in the management of dynamic equinus in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Thirty-nine children with spastic CP (mea...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ackman JD,Russman BS,Thomas SS,Buckon CE,Sussman MD,Masso P,Sanders J,D'Astous J,Aiona MD,Shriners Hospitals BTX-A Study Group.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of chronic exposure to lead on children's ability to maintain upright postural balance as a biological marker of lead-induced modifications of the neuromotor system. For this study, 162 six-year-old children, with a five-year geometric mean lead concentration in blood of 11.9 microgr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bhattacharya A,Shukla R,Dietrich K,Bornschein R,Berger O

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rolfing is a technique which involves the use of pressure on areas of the body in which muscle tendons adhere to each other rather than sliding over one another in the normal way. In this study, a series of 10 patients with mild, moderate or severe cerebral palsy underwent Rolfing Treatment, and the results were evalu...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Perry J,Jones MH,Thomas L

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00