Botulinum toxin type A injections can be an effective treatment for pain in children with hip spasms and cerebral palsy.

abstract：AIM:Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a primary disorder of posture and movement; however, approximately 45% of children with CP also have an intellectual impairment. Prevalence estimates are limited by a lack of guidelines for intelligence testing. This systematic review aims to identify and examine intelligence asses...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Yin Foo R,Guppy M,Johnston LM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The long-term effects of the ketogenic diet, a high fat diet for treating intractable epilepsy, on resting energy expenditure (REE) are unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of 15 months of ketogenic diet treatment on growth and REE in children with intractable epilepsy. METHOD:Growth, body com...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Groleau V,Schall JI,Stallings VA,Bergqvist CA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the prevalence of knee contracture and its association with gross motor function, age, sex, spasticity, and muscle length in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:Cross-sectional data for passive knee extension were analysed in 3 045 children with CP (1 756 males, 1 289 females; mean age 8y 1mo [SD...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Cloodt E,Rosenblad A,Rodby-Bousquet E

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Dodd's Model for Differential Diagnosis is one of the available clinical diagnostic classification systems of childhood speech sound disorders. Yet we do not understand the validity of this system beyond clinical samples, precluding its application in epidemiological or population-based research. This study aimed t...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ttofari Eecen K,Eadie P,Morgan AT,Reilly S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of nine randomised controlled trials of prophylactic vitamin E supplementation in very low-birthweight infants (less than 1500g) showed no statistically significant reduction in the incidence of acute retinopathy of prematurity. There was a significant reduction (49 per cent) in the incidence of intraventricu...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Law MR,Wijewardene K,Wald NJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：:The clinical course and outcome of eight term infants with intracranial hemorrhage are reported. Before computerized tomography became available, term infants with intracranial hemorrhage were usually diagnosed only at autopsy and the hemorrhage was associated with a trauamtic birth or severe asphyxia. In contrast, si...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Cartwright GW,Culbertson K,Schreiner RL,Garg BP

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between neurodevelopmental status at one and eight years of age was investigated in a cohort of 207 infants born between 1979 and 1982 at < 33 weeks of gestation. The probability of a major disabling impairment at eight years was only 1 per cent among 164 children with normal neurodevelopment at one year,...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Roth SC,Baudin J,Pezzani-Goldsmith M,Townsend J,Reynolds EO,Stewart AL

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify and critically appraise standardized measures of power mobility skill used with children (18y or younger) with mobility limitations and explore the measures' application for 'exploratory', 'operational', and 'functional' learners. METHOD:Five electronic databases were searched along with hand-searching...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Field DA,Livingstone RW

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand preference and functional hand-dominance of 45 spina bifida patients (aged 13 to 25 years) were assessed by means of self-reports on an ordinal scale and a tapping task. Non-right-handedness was more frequent among patients with accompanying progressive hydrocephalus. Left-hand preference was significantly more f...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wassing HE,Siebelink BM,Luyendijk W

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the influence of equinus gait treatments on the vertical displacement of the body's centre of mass (COM) in 21 patients with cerebral palsy (14 males, 7 females; mean age 8 y 9 mo [SD 2 y]; range 3 y 7 mo-17 y) presenting different topographical types (quadriplegia, n = 1; diplegia, n = 6; right hemiplegia...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Massaad F,van den Hecke A,Renders A,Detrembleur C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The developmental level and nutritional status of a group of 17 children aged between six and 24 months who were admitted to hospital with severe protein-energy malnutrition were studied from admission to hospital until 36 months after returning home. They were compared with a group of 14 adequately nourished children...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Grantham-McGregor SM,Powell C,Stewart M,Schofield WN

更新日期：1982-06-01 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：:Mitofusin 2, a large transmembrane GTPase located in the outer mitochondrial membrane, promotes membrane fusion and is involved in the maintenance of the morphology of axonal mitochondria. Mutations of the gene encoding mitofusin 2 (MFN2) have recently been identified as the cause of approximately one-third of dominan...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ouvrier R,Grew S

更新日期：2010-04-01 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 objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and identify its clinical characterization, and medical conditions in a paediatric population in Portugal. A school survey was conducted in elementary schools, targeting 332,808 school-aged children in the mainland and 10,91...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Oliveira G,Ataíde A,Marques C,Miguel TS,Coutinho AM,Mota-Vieira L,Gonçalves E,Lopes NM,Rodrigues V,Carmona da Mota H,Vicente AM

更新日期：2007-10-01 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:To determine the association between sucking in infants born preterm and developmental outcomes at 5 years. METHOD:Thirty-four infants were included (mean gestational age 30wks 4d, mean birthweight 1407g). The Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale was used longitudinally from 37 to 50 weeks postmenstrual age. At 5 ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wolthuis-Stigter MI,Da Costa SP,Bos AF,Krijnen WP,Van Der Schans CP,Luinge MR

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Following minor occipital head-trauma, a six-year-old boy developed bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) as the only neurological sign. After having excluded all other possible aetiological causes by careful examination, including magnetic resonance imaging, the symptoms eventually were attributed to the traum...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Mueller C,Koch S,Toifl K

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：AIM:Optimizing movement quality is a common rehabilitation goal for children with cerebral palsy (CP). The new Quality Function Measure (QFM)--a revision of the Gross Motor Performance Measure (GMPM)--evaluates five attributes: Alignment, Co-ordination, Dissociated movement, Stability, and Weight-shift, for the Gross M...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wright FV,Rosenbaum P,Fehlings D,Mesterman R,Breuer U,Kim M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review current studies on the effectiveness of neurofeedback as a method of treatment of the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). METHOD:Studies were selected based on searches in PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, ERIC, and CINAHL using combinations of the following keywords: 'Neurofeedback' OR 'EEG Bi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Holtmann M,Steiner S,Hohmann S,Poustka L,Banaschewski T,Bölte S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the risk of developing cerebral palsy in relation to pregnancy disorders and preterm birth. METHOD:By linking the Medical Birth Registry of Norway to other national registries, we identified all live births in Norway from 1967 through to 2001. Risks of cerebral palsy (CP) after preterm delivery and pregn...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Trønnes H,Wilcox AJ,Lie RT,Markestad T,Moster D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate the effectiveness of relaxation training in the treatment of paediatric migraine. Relaxation training was compared with-two control groups (psychological placebo and 'own best efforts') in a total of 99 children and adolescents with frequent migraine. Daily recording ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： McGrath PJ,Humphreys P,Goodman JT,Keene D,Firestone P,Jacob P,Cunningham SJ

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of the population of the Spina Bifida Service (107 patients) of Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., and of a control population in the same hospital revealed that, although situated in an ethnically heterogeneous area, Service patients with a history of neural-tube defects in siblings or family ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Nightingale EO,Scribanu N,McCullough DC,Quinn C

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface electromyography and accelerometry provide essential information on the neurophysiological characteristics of essential tremor. There are many reports on neurophysiological features in adult-onset essential tremor, but to our knowledge there have been no similar investigations of essential tremor in children. ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Fusco C,Valls-Solé J,Iturriaga C,Colomer J,Fernández-Alvarez E

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple epidemiological variables of 131 children with spina bifida born during 1970 and 1979 in a seven-county urban/rural region of south-western Ohio were analyzed retrospectively via personal interviews, hospital and clinic records, and birth and stillbirth certificates. The estimated incidence of spina bifida wa...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Crowe CA,Heuther CA,Oppenheimer SG,Barth LD,Jeffrey E,Reinhart S

更新日期：1985-04-01 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：:Long-term continuous intrathecal baclofen (CITB) infusion is a treatment option used to manage otherwise intractable spasticity and is delivered via an implantable pump. The purpose of this single-center multidisciplinary review was to report on the long-term safety and efficacy of CITB in the treatment of 21 children...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Campbell WM,Ferrel A,McLaughlin JF,Grant GA,Loeser JD,Graubert C,Bjornson K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00