Gastrostomy tube feeding in children with cerebral palsy: a prospective, longitudinal study.

abstract：:The conduction velocities of motor, IA and non-nociceptive cutaneous sensory fibres have been studied in the ulnar and median nerves of 145 healthy fullterm neonates and in 77 preterm neonates (postconceptional age-range 28 to 42 weeks). The posterior tibial-nerve motor and IA fibres were studied: the sural nerve cuta...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Khater-Boidin J,Duron B

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：:The authors looked for differences in the energy expenditure patterns of ambulant children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida. Oxygen consumption was measured according to type of cerebral palsy or level of spina bifida lesion, and in healthy children. The rate of oxygen consumption (mL/kg/min) was significantly hig...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Duffy CM,Hill AE,Cosgrove AP,Corry IS,Graham HK

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There are many misconceptions about what constitutes 'quality of life' (QoL). It is often difficult for researchers and clinicians to determine which instruments will be most appropriate to their purpose. The aim of the current paper is to describe QoL instruments for children and adolescents with neurodisabilities...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Waters E,Davis E,Ronen GM,Rosenbaum P,Livingston M,Saigal S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the study was to develop an ecologically valid synthesis of the evidence underpinning interventions for children with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN), integrating a range of different data sources. METHOD:Three sources of information were integrated: the Cochrane Review of interventions...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Law J,Roulstone S,Lindsay G

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of the first demyelinating event between acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Children with acute demyelinating disease of the central nervous system and an abnormal brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) were studied. Patients ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Alper G,Heyman R,Wang L

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cerebral palsy (CP) is a poorly understood disorder with no cure. We determined the landscape of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for CP-related research. METHOD:We searched NIH databases Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results, and Research, Condition, and Disease Categorizat...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wu YW,Mehravari AS,Numis AL,Gross P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four African children (25 girls, 19 boys) are described with single or multiple limb paralysis as a manifestation of infection with Coxsackie B virus. Single limb paralysis involved exclusively the lower extremity, with no nervous system involvement elsewhere and a relatively benign prognosis. Multiple limb para...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Yui LA,Gledhill RF

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study surveyed the development and functioning of a group of 16 children with congenital hypothyroidism who had been followed closely since treatment was instituted at an average age of 15.6 days. This group of early-treated young children had no deficits in cognitive or adaptive functioning. Some isolated motor ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gottschalk B,Richman RA,Lewandowski L

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe and analyze gross and fine motor function and accompanying neurological impairments in children with cerebral palsy (CP) born between 1991 and 1998 in western Sweden. A population-based study comprised 411 children with a diagnosis of CP ascertained at 4 to 8 years of age. Gross M...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Himmelmann K,Beckung E,Hagberg G,Uvebrant P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine trends in the changes of the popliteal angle in 130 normal infants between one day and 12 months of age, for use in assessing infants with possible neuromuscular pathology. Using a 360 degree goniometer, the popliteal angle was measured with the hip held at 90 degree flexion,...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Reade E,Hom L,Hallum A,Lopopolo R

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) is a rare neuronal migration disorder in which immature neurons fail to undergo a directed migration from the ventricular and subventricular zones to the cerebral cortex. Classic PNH occurs predominantly in females and is associated with periods of epilepsy and near-normal int...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Balci S,Unal A,Engiz O,Aktas D,Liehr T,Gross M,Mrasek K,Saygi S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxygen consumption of 15 myelodysplastic children during walking and propelling a wheelchair was studied. In comparison to normal children, they walked more slower and consumed more oxygen per meter, but had a similar rate of oxygen consumption. A swing-through gait pattern was 33 per cent more energy-efficient th...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Williams LO,Anderson AD,Campbell J,Thomas L,Feiwell E,Walker JM

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) are a very sensitive measure of the functional integrity of the neuroaxis, including peripheral and central structures. When used in diagnostic mode they can provide additional information regarding the probable areas of dysfunction. SSEPs were recorded from 44 children (64 feet...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Nadeem RD,Brown JK,Lawson G,Macnicol MF

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:The aim of this study was to compare the linear growth of children with cerebral palsy (CP) with that of children without CP. The segmental lengths (humerus, ulna, femur, tibia, and spine), recumbent length, body weight, and bone age of 62 children with CP (age range 2.25 to 14 years, mean 7.13 years) were measured an...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kong CK,Tse PW,Lee WY

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of exercise interventions that may improve postural control in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:A systematic review was performed using American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) and Preferred Reporting Items ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Dewar R,Love S,Johnston LM

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：:Children born to mothers who had abused alcohol throughout pregnancy had severe behavioural and intellectual problems which remained at age 11 to 14 years. Of 24 children examined, 10 had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with or without developmental coordination disorder, two had Asperger syndrome, and...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Aronson M,Hagberg B,Gillberg C

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review aimed to synthesize current research evidence to determine the effectiveness of conservative interventions for infants with positional plagiocephaly. A systematic review was conducted, where papers were sourced from 13 library and internet databases. Research was included if published in English between 19...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bialocerkowski AE,Vladusic SL,Howell SM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in participants who underwent a rigorous selection process, uniform surgical procedure, and a standardized postoperative rehabilitation process. Outcome measures assessed were the Ashworth scale for spasticity, the Gillett...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Trost JP,Schwartz MH,Krach LE,Dunn ME,Novacheck TF

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Language lateralization with functional transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD) and lexical word generation has been shown to have high concordance with the Wada test and functional magnetic resonance imaging in adults. We evaluated a nonlexical paradigm to determine language dominance in children. METHOD:In 23 rig...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Haag A,Moeller N,Knake S,Hermsen A,Oertel WH,Rosenow F,Hamer HM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two male Taiwanese siblings in whom the T-->C point mutation at nucleotide 9176 of the mitochondrial ATPase 6 gene (m.9176T>C mutation) was associated with early onset hypotonia, lactic acidosis, and death due to respiratory arrest at 7 and 10 months old. Brain MRI showed lesions over diffuse white matter an...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hung PC,Wang HS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents a method to quantify a child's sensitivity to passive limb motion, which is an important aspect of kinaesthesia not easily examined clinically. Psychophysical detection thresholds to passive forearm motion were determined in a group of 20 typically developing pre-adolescent children (mean age 12y 6...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Pickett K,Konczak J

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of long-term mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) and concomitant mechanical ventilation in children with neurological conditions, with reported reasons behind the initiation of treatment. METHOD:This was a population-based, cross-sectional study using Norwegian national registri...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hov B,Andersen T,Toussaint M,Vollsaeter M,Mikalsen IB,Indrekvam S,Hovland V

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural sway and gait of 35 children with convergent strabismus were tested and compared with those of a control group. They were found to have a short stride-length and single-limb support time in walking, particularly at slow speeds. The girls had a large postural sway, but not the boys. The results suggest a commo...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Odenrick P,Sandstedt P,Lennerstrand G

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocystinuria due to 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency may present with variable neurological manifestations. Radiological features include white matter changes (leukoencephalopathy). Clinical, biochemical, and radiological response to treatment may again be variable. Here we present a 12-year follo...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Tallur KK,Johnson DA,Kirk JM,Sandercock PA,Minns RA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish the prevalence of dystonic pain in children and their response to deep brain stimulation (DBS). METHOD:Dystonic pain was assessed in a cohort of 140 children, 71 males and 69 females, median age 11 years 11 months (range 3y-19y 1mo), undergoing DBS in our centre over a period of 10 years. The cohort w...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Perides S,Lin JP,Lee G,Gimeno H,Lumsden DE,Ashkan K,Selway R,Kaminska M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of and risk factors for behavioural disorders in children with epilepsy from a rural district of Tanzania by conducting a community-based case-control study. METHOD:One hundred and twelve children aged 6 to 14 years (55 males, 57 females; median age 12 y) with act...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Burton K,Rogathe J,Hunter E,Burton M,Swai M,Todd J,Neville B,Walker R,Newton C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00