Neurodevelopmental outcome, growth and health of extremely low-birthweight survivors: how soon can we tell?

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 compliance and maturation of visual acuity of 1245 2 1/2- to nine-year-olds was investigated. Testing was undertaken as part of routine surveillance. Ability to letter match, to achieve a binocular measure and to achieve monocular measures for children under three years was 89, 78 and 37 per cent, for children age...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Salt AT,Sonksen PM,Wade A,Jayatunga R

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated potential differences in motor control between children with a visual impairment (diagnosed albinism; n=11, mean age 8y 4mo [SD 7mo]; seven males, four females,) and children with normal vision (n=11, mean age 8y 4mo [SD 7mo]; six males, five females). Mean near visual acuity in the albinism gr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Reimer AM,Cox RF,Boonstra NF,Smits-Engelsman BC

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:In the development of a new diagnostic motor performance test to spare more children from painful muscle biopsy, seven functional items were used to measure muscle strength and muscle endurance in a prospective study on new patients. Over a 2-year period, 22 patients (12 males, 10 females; mean age 8y 1mo [SD 2y 6mo],...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： van den Beld WA,van der Sanden GA,Feuth T,Janssen AJ,Sengers RC,Verbeek AL,Gabreëls FJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) occurs in 1 to 3 per 1000 term births. HIE is not preventable in most cases, and therapies are limited. Hypothermia improves outcomes and is the current standard of care. Yet, clinical trials suggest that 44-53% of infants who receive hypothermia will die or suffer mode...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wu YW,Gonzalez FF

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) is increasingly being used in early management of spasticity in ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP), with the aim of improving function, promoting muscle growth, and delaying the need for surgical intervention. However, there is a lack of evidence about the long-term outcome of BTX-A i...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gough M,Fairhurst C,Shortland AP

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:The objective of this study was to examine the descriptive epidemiology of vision impairment among 6- to 10-year-old children in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Children with vision impairment (n=310; 42% black, 56% white; 57% male, 43% female), defined as a best corrected visual acuity in the better eye of 20/70 ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Mervis CA,Boyle CA,Yeargin-Allsopp M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety disorders are a leading cause of morbidity and entail a lot of costs. Adolescence is characterized by social fears and poor emotion regulation abilities which together increase the likelihood of the emergence of anxiety disorders. This emotion dysregulation is potentially caused by the emotion regulating brain...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Lipp A,Cohen Kadosh K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lesions composed of Pacinian corpuscles or showing Pacinian corpuscle differentiation have usually been described in relation to benign tumours of the peripheral nervous system or reactive hyperplastic processes. On the other hand, mature Pacinian corpuscles have occasionally been detected as part of intraspinal lumbo...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kojc N,Korsic M,Popovic M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This population-based study aimed to estimate the impact of neonatal seizures on subsequent neurological outcomes, regardless of underlying etiology. METHOD:We performed a retrospective cohort study (1st January 2009-31st December 2014), using a USA nationwide claims database. Newborn infants enrolled in 2009 were...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Oh A,Thurman DJ,Kim H

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) were recorded from 48 children with language disorders (aged four to nine years old, IQs normal to borderline, normal audiometric thresholds and attending special school) and 20 healthy children (four to eight years old, with normal IQs, audiometry and school-level). The la...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Roncagliolo M,Benítez J,Pérez M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim To determine the levels of anxiety and depression in young people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and their associated factors and outcomes. Method Children and adolescents aged 7 to 17 years at interview who had sustained SCI at least 1 year before the study were assessed using the Children's Depression Inventory...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Anderson CJ,Kelly EH,Klaas SJ,Russell H,Daharsh E,Vogel LC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A child with lobar holoprosencephaly presented with spastic diplegia and mild mental retardation, compounded by attention deficits and hyperactivity. His facial features were normal, and except for borderline microcephaly, there were no other predictors of holoprosencephaly. This patient represents the mild end of the...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Shanks DE,Wilson WG

更新日期：1988-06-01 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:Lack of muscle growth relative to bone growth may be responsible for development of contractures in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Here, we used ultrasonography to compare growth of the medial gastrocnemius muscle in children with and without CP. METHOD:Twenty-six children with spastic CP (15 males, 11 females...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Herskind A,Ritterband-Rosenbaum A,Willerslev-Olsen M,Lorentzen J,Hanson L,Lichtwark G,Nielsen JB

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central ventilatory dysfunction (CVD) is a significant complication of myelodysplasia with Arnold-Chiari type II defect. The records of 616 patients with myelodysplasia were reviewed and CVD was documented in 35 cases (5.7 per cent): it was the single most common cause of death in this population. There was no signifi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hays RM,Jordan RA,McLaughlin JF,Nickel RE,Fisher LD

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To collect preliminary functional data on ataxia telangiectasia and create a disease specific scale: the Ataxia Telangiectasia Functional Scale (ATFS). METHOD:Retrospective information on patients with ataxia telangiectasia referred to the Assistive Technology Unit was included. Functional mobility scales (the Gro...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Shenhod E,Benzeev B,Sarouk I,Heimer G,Nissenkorn A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a study of a nationally representative sample of disabled children and controls are presented. The findings suggest that although, at any one time, families containing a disabled child are not no more likely to be one-parent families, disabled children do appear to be more likely to experience a spell i...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Cooke K,Bradshaw J,Lawton D,Brewer R

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chiari type II malformation (CII) is a congenital anomaly of the cerebellum and brainstem, both important structures for processing smooth ocular pursuit. CII is associated with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus. We investigated the effects of CII on smooth pursuit (SP) eye movements, and determined the effects of sp...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Salman MS,Sharpe JA,Lillakas L,Steinbach MJ,Dennis M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of verbal and haptic intelligence tests for the whole population of the visually impaired, braille-educated Dutch children and Dutch-speaking children in Belgium. The scores of children with and without usable vision generally confirmed expectations. Children with usable vision had highe...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Dekker R

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the North Paddington Primary School Study 350 children were identified at five and studied over a five-year period. The children were given a comprehensive examination on entry to school, the findings from which are briefly described. Here the results of the neurodevelopmental assessment are reviewed. Children with...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bax M,Whitmore K

更新日期：1987-02-01 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：:This study compares the neurobehavioral status of 118 low-birthweight infants tested at 40 weeks conceptional age with that of 76 normal fullterm infants. A neonatal neurobehavioral examination comprising 21 test and four summary items was used. The most striking differences between the groups were found in visual and...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kurtzberg D,Vaughan HG Jr,Daum C,Grellong BA,Albin S,Rotkin L

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthropometric data were collected on groups of seven-year-old Dunedin (New Zealand) boys, identified as hyperactive-only, aggressive-hyperactive, aggressive-only and non-aggressive/non-hyperactive. Measures taken included stature, weight, skeletal maturity, mid-upper arm circumference, triceps and subscapular fatfold...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： McGee R,Birkbeck J,Silva PA

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to evaluate the contribution of early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the presymptomatic diagnosis of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) in infants with a facial port-wine birthmark (PWB). METHOD:Asymptomatic infants with a facial PWB who performed a first MRI scan before 3 months and a second MRI scan afte...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bar C,Pedespan JM,Boccara O,Garcelon N,Levy R,Grévent D,Boddaert N,Nabbout R

更新日期：2020-02-01 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