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abstract：:A follow-up study was done of extremely low-birthweight infants (less than or equal to 1000g) born between 1976 and 1979, a period when aggressive intervention was not routine practice. The survival rate was 19 per cent. 44 of the 46 survivors were followed to a mean age of 6 1/2 years. By five years of age 23 of the ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Lefebvre F,Bard H,Veilleux A,Martel C

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterize growth trajectories of children who develop multiple sclerosis compared to typically developing, regional peers and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) normative values. METHOD:This case-control study collected weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) in 40 consecutive pediatric patients with multip...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Brenton JN,Woolbright E,Briscoe-Abath C,Qureshi A,Conaway M,Goldman MD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that in early embryos, mechanisms exist for the control of the movement of monovalent ions; that sodium is extruded during gastrulation and neurulation, and that in two- to three-day-old chick embryos with head abnormalities, ratios of sodium to potassium may be abnormally high. It is suggested that ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hughes A

更新日期：1975-02-01 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：: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：: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：AIM:To explore the views and practices of paediatric occupational therapists and physical therapists in Canada and the USA regarding the implementation of power mobility for children with mobility limitations. METHOD:This descriptive study utilized a web-based survey that included questions pertaining to therapists' d...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kenyon LK,Jones M,Livingstone R,Breaux B,Tsotsoros J,Williams KM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new cases are reported of a rare syndrome of malformation consisting of occiptal encephalocele, aplasia of the vermis and deformity of the tectum. Less consistent components are aplasia of mammillary bodies, fusion of thalami, anomalies of cerebral gyral patterns, bifid atlas or bifid occipital squame, elevation o...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Friede RL

更新日期：1978-12-01 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:To assess how co-occurring conditions influence recovery after hip reconstruction surgery in children with neurological complex chronic conditions (CCCs). METHOD:This was a retrospective analysis of 4058 children age 4 years or older with neurological CCCs who underwent hip reconstructive surgery between 1st Janua...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Berry JG,Difazio RL,Melvin P,Glader L,Casto E,Shore BJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large New England family with autosomal dominant familial spastic paraplegia (ADFSP) is described. In a pedigree of 173 family members, 71 affected individuals were identified. 16 cases examined by the authors are described with regard to the natural history of ADFSP in this family, and a staging system for followin...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Cooley WC,Melkonian G,Moses C,Moeschler JB

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four infants were studied who failed to show any visual interest or following responses in the first three months of life. Although no definite ocular abnormalities were found at the time of presentation, both the parents and their medical advisers initially had serious concerns about the infants' visual prognosis. In...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Mellor DH,Fielder AR

更新日期：1980-06-01 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 group of 102 neurologically normal neonates with gestations between 26 and 40 weeks, without abnormality on cranial ultrasound, underwent evoked response testing. Satisfactory results were obtained for 90 per cent of the infants. Normal ranges with 95 per cent tolerance limits for the short-latency N1 component of t...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Klimach VJ,Cooke RW

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：AIM:We evaluated the level of evidence of speech, language, and communication interventions for infants at high-risk for, or with a diagnosis of, cerebral palsy (CP) from 0 to 2 years old. METHOD:We performed a systematic review of relevant terms. Articles were evaluated based on the level of methodological quality an...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Chorna O,Hamm E,Cummings C,Fetters A,Maitre NL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent behavioral data have demonstrated the importance of maintaining low phenylalanine concentrations beyond early childhood in patients with phenylketonuria, which can be a difficult task, particularly during adolescence. Administration of certain large neutral amino-acids (valine, isoleucine, leucine--VIL) appears...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Jordan MK,Brunner RL,Hunt MM,Berry HK

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 2002 randomly selected pregnant women recruited prospectively over a three-year period for an extensive questionnaire survey, a stratified subsample of 665 mothers was selected for mother-infant follow-up on the basis of pre-pregnancy alcohol intake. Infant outcome was assessed by detailed clinical examination and ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Walpole I,Zubrick S,Pontré J,Lawrence C

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a population-based sample of 149 children with hemiplegia, IQ was highly correlated with a simple-to-calculate index of neurological severity. Performance IQ was an average of 13 points lower then verbal IQ-a difference that seemed to reflect specific visuospatial difficulties rather than an effect of the motor dis...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Goodman R,Yude C

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with Down syndrome (DS), a disorder of known genetic etiology (trisomy of chromosome 21), exhibit several types of structural brain abnormalities that are detectable pathologically and by MRI. In addition, in middle age, individuals with DS develop histological and, in some cases, clinical features of Alzh...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Pearlson GD,Breiter SN,Aylward EH,Warren AC,Grygorcewicz M,Frangou S,Barta PE,Pulsifer MB

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies on hand motor control in children with cerebral palsy (CP) have focused on the coordination of fingertip forces during the grasping and lifting of objects. However, little is known about the ability to replace and release an object from grasp, a function that is just as important for fine dexterity. The...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Eliasson AC,Gordon AM

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：AIM:To compare neurophysiological parameters of central nervous system excitability in healthy children/adolescents with those of healthy adults. METHOD:Two experimental protocols were used in 19 healthy children/adolescents (10 males and 9 females, mean age 9y 11mo [SD 2y 9mo], range 5-15y) and 19 healthy adults (8 m...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Zanini S,Martucci L,Del Piero I,Restuccia D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with infantile autism sometimes show hyperesthesia or hypoesthesia to touch, pain, and/or temperature. To clarify the pathophysiology, we examined short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (S-SEPs), elicited by median nerve stimulation, in 24 children with infantile autism (17 males, seven females; age ra...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Miyazaki M,Fujii E,Saijo T,Mori K,Hashimoto T,Kagami S,Kuroda Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy may contribute to memory deficits in children, but these deficits are generally mild. We describe the neuropsychological profile of a female who had prolonged status epilepticus at 5 years of age, and then developed temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging 1 month after the onset of status epi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Jambaqué I,Hertz-Pannier L,Mikaeloff Y,Martins S,Peudenier S,Dulac O,Chiron C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the rate of fracture before and after a 1-year course of intravenous pamidronate in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) who had previously experienced fractures. METHOD:Twenty-five children (nine males, 16 females) with quadriplegic CP in Gross Motor Function ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bachrach SJ,Kecskemethy HH,Harcke HT,Hossain J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study (64 cases and 209 controls) was carried out to identify risk factors for the co-occurrence of early-onset partial epilepsy, cerebral palsy and mental retardation in children with and without cerebral malformations. History of epilepsy in first-degree relatives, maternal diseases in the two years b...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Curatolo P,Arpino C,Stazi MA,Medda E

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-one extremely preterm infants were studied to ascertain whether there is an association between sonographic abnormalities and neurological examination at term, controlling for factors such as low birthweight and chronic lung-disease. Their mean birthweight was 956g and mean gestational age was 27.9 weeks. Sonogr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bozynski MA,DiPietro MA,Meisels SJ,Plunkett JW,Burpee B,Claflin CJ

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to provide normative data for motor proficiency (motor performance and contralateral associated movements [CAMs]) in typically developing children between 3 years and 18 years of age using an updated version of the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment (ZNA-2). METHOD:Six-hundred a...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kakebeeke TH,Knaier E,Chaouch A,Caflisch J,Rousson V,Largo RH,Jenni OG

更新日期：2018-08-01 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