Mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure in children with severe neurological impairment: is it futile medical treatment?

abstract：:This case series describes three children with chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS), an inflammatory condition characterized by a relapsing-remitting disease course responsive to steroids. The patients (two males, age 3y and 13y; one female, age 14y) ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Sa M,Green L,Abdel-Mannan O,Chong WKK,Jacques T,Clarke A,Childs AM,Lim M,Hemingway C,Hacohen Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effectiveness of soft splints made from polyurethane foam in reducing severe knee-flexion contractures of patients with cerebral palsy. The splints were applied nightly over a period of 10 months. Knee-flexion contractures were reduced by an average of 24 degrees in all patients. Younger patie...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Anderson JP,Snow B,Dorey FJ,Kabo JM

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to estimate striatal dopamine (D2) receptor availability in non-drug treated children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) before and after methylphenidate therapy, and to examine correlations between severity of symptoms and response rates to stimulant medication with lev...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ilgin N,Senol S,Gucuyener K,Gokcora N,Sener S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed stability of measurement of quality of life (QOL) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over the course of 1 year among 185 adolescents (mean age 16y, SD 1 y 9 mo) with cerebral palsy (CP). Participants were classified on the Gross Motor Function Classification System as level I (n=55), II (n=...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Livingston MH,Rosenbaum PL

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty normal kindergarten and 50 first-grade children were examined three times at six-month intervals for synkineses to stress gaits and mirror movements to finger lifting, finger spreading, and timed motor maneuvers. Motor signs in the age-sensitive range showed substantial individual differences between children of...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wolff PH,Gunnoe CE,Cohen C

更新日期：1983-08-01 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：:The onset and development of the jaw-reflex responses were studied of 54 neonates and children in up to 15 years of age. Recordings were made with standard EMG equipment. The reflex response was constantly elicited in all but one child of 35 weeks postconceptional age. The latency times showed negative linear correlat...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Jääskeläinen SK

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate postural adjustments during reaching in infants at high risk for cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:Observational cohort study in which 25 infants at high risk (11 males, 14 females) and 11 infants with typical development (six males, five females) were assessed at 4, 6, and 18 months corrected age. Reachi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Van Balen LC,Dijkstra LJ,Bos AF,Van Den Heuvel ER,Hadders-Algra M

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:A case of theophylline neurotoxicity in a three-month-old infant is reported. Prolonged focal seizures with secondary generalization resulted in hemiparesis and developmental retardation, and CT demonstrated cerebral hemiatrophy. Later the infant developed recurrent focal and atonic convulsions, which were refractory ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Noetzel MJ

更新日期：1985-04-01 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：:This study examined whether children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) have anticipatory control of fingertip forces during lifts of familiar objects, and what type of practice (blocked or random) best enhances the retention of anticipatory control during lifts of novel objects. Eighteen children with hemiplegic CP ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Duff SV,Gordon AM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and forty-three healthy children between six months and two years of age were studied to determine the effect of food texture on chewing duration. Texture determined very strongly how long a bite of food was chewed, with solids taking longest, followed by viscous food and purée, respectively. As children g...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gisel EG

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the incidence of term and preterm neonatal cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) and identify perinatal risk factors. METHOD:This was a national capture-recapture calculation-corrected surveillance and nested case-control study. Infants born preterm and at term with magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Sorg AL,Von Kries R,Klemme M,Gerstl L,Beyerlein A,Lack N,Felderhoff-Müser U,Dzietko M

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To briefly outline the strengths and limitations of cerebral palsy (CP) registers, and to report on findings of the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register (ACPR) pertaining to a population cohort of children with CP. METHOD:De-identified data were extracted from the ACPR for people with CP in birth years 1993 to 2006,...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Smithers-Sheedy H,McIntyre S,Gibson C,Meehan E,Scott H,Goldsmith S,Watson L,Badawi N,Walker K,Novak I,Blair E,Australian Cerebral Palsy Register Group.

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available observational tools used in the identification of social communication difficulties and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rely partly on visual behaviours and therefore may not be valid in children with visual impairment. A pilot observational instrument, the Visual Impairment and Social Communicat...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Absoud M,Parr JR,Salt A,Dale N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Studies on the use of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) for ambulant adults with spasticity and/or dystonia of cerebral origin are scarce, and are even more limited for children and adolescents. This systematic review investigates the use of ITB to improve walking, transfer ability, and gross motor activities in ambulant ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Pin TW,McCartney L,Lewis J,Waugh MC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe trends in walking and living independently in a cohort of consecutive cases of spina bifida, followed-up over 50 years. METHOD:From 1972 to 2017, a cohort of 117 (born 1963-1971, 50 males, 67 females) survivors and/or carers was surveyed approximately every 5 years by clinical examination and/or postal...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Oakeshott P,Poulton A,Hunt GM,Reid F

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A feeding bottle equipped with micro-video-camera and pressure sensor was devised to show the inside of the mouth and record sucking pressure. Activities of the temporal (TM), masseter muscle (MM), orbicular muscle of the mouth (OM) and suprahyoid muscles (SM) of 25 healthy infants were examined. Tongue and jaw moveme...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Tamura Y,Horikawa Y,Yoshida S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the effect of hamstring botulinum toxin A (Btx-A) injection in 10 children with crouch gait in terms of changes in muscle length and lower-limb kinematics. Before Btx-A injection limb kinematics were recorded. Maximum hamstring lengths and excursions were calculated by computer modelling ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Thompson NS,Baker RJ,Cosgrove AP,Corry IS,Graham HK

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM This prospective multicenter study assessed performance and changes over time, with and without surgical intervention, in the modified Timed Up and Go (mTUG) and One-Minute Walk tests (1MWT) in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Minimum clinically important differences (MCIDs) were established for these ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hassani S,Krzak JJ,Johnson B,Flanagan A,Gorton G 3rd,Bagley A,Ounpuu S,Romness M,Tylkowski C,Oeffinger D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate cognitive development at the onset of West syndrome (WS) with regard to electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns and visual function. Twenty-five patients (14 males, 11 females) at the onset of spasms (T0) in WS and 2 months later (T1) underwent a full clinical evaluation, including ne...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Randò T,Baranello G,Ricci D,Guzzetta A,Tinelli F,Biagioni E,La Torre G,Epifanio R,Signorini S,Fazzi E,Mercuri E,Cioni G,Guzzetta F

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-month-old child born with marked microcephaly (head circumference 17cm) was found at autopsy to have gliomesodermal tissue replacing the telencephalon (atelencephaly). This finding, together with genital anomalies and hypoplasia of the extremities, suggests arrest at the fifth week of fetal life. The clinical an...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Garcia CA,Duncan C

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the architecture of the medial gastrocnemius in nine children (five males, four females; age range 6 to 15 years; mean 10 years 10 months, SD 3 years 6 months) with spastic diplegia by ultrasound imaging before and after a gastrocnemius recession. The children were ambulant (seven independent, one with a p...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Shortland AP,Fry NR,Eve LC,Gough M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial calcification (ICC) is a common finding on neuroimaging in paediatric neurology practice. In approximately half of all cases the calcification occurs in damaged, neoplastic, or malformed brain. For the large number of other disorders in which ICC occurs, no common pathogenetic mechanism can be suggested. ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Livingston JH,Stivaros S,Warren D,Crow YJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：:Nineteen sightless children and adolescents aged between 11 and 18 years were tested for physical condition and performance. Their residential school provided four adapted physical education lessons a week, lasting for 45 minutes. Their physical condition and performance was found to be comparable with that of normal ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Lee M,Ward G,Shephard RJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 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：:Two male patients (a child and an adult) with congenital mirror movement were studied using functional MRI (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Bilateral primary sensorimotor cortices were activated during unilateral hand gripping on fMRI when the child patient was 8 years old andthe adult was 37 years ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Maegaki Y,Seki A,Suzaki I,Sugihara S,Ogawa T,Amisaki T,Fukuda C,Koeda T

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00