Development of fine motor skills in preterm infants.

abstract：:The common synaptic drive shared between two groups of motor neurones synchronizes the timing of discharges between the motor-neurone groups. Recordings were made of motor-unit discharges during cocontraction of ipsilateral pairs of thumb muscles in eight subjects with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 4 to 13 years and eight ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gibbs J,Harrison LM,Stephens JA,Evans AL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fixation, nystagmus, pursuit, rapid voluntary, other types of eye movements and associated head movements of visually impaired children were studied. It was concluded that their eye and head movements reflect the severity and onset of their visual loss. ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Jan JE,Farrell K,Wong PK,McCormick AQ

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemimegalencephaly is a rare congenital brain malformation, usually associated with mental retardation, * refractory epilepsy, and progressive neurological deficits. We report the case of a 19-year-old female with de novo diagnosis of right hemimegalencephaly, normal intellectual function, and history of non-refractor...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Beaulieu-Boire I,Lortie A,Bissonnette J,Prevost S,Bergeron D,Bocti C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic hypothermia is among the adjuvant therapies suggested for refractory or super-refractory status epilepticus (R/SR-SE) in paediatric patients. Experimental evidence of neuroprotective and antiseizure effects provides a strong rationale for using therapeutic hypothermia in patients with status epilepticus. T...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Legriel S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In four generations of a family with autosomal dominant hyperekplexia (startle disease), untreated affected adult members had pes cavus and extensor plantar responses, as well as hyper-reflexia. Electroencephalography during a startle, electromyography, nerve conduction velocities and somatosensory evoked potentials w...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Baxter P,Connolly S,Curtis A,Spencer V,Ravindranath C,Burn J,Gardner-Medwin D

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional impairments can limit a child's ability to participate in the experiences of childhood. This'deprivation'can, in turn, have a negative effect on such children's development, academic performance, and quality of life, as well as on the lives of their caregivers and families. Many adults use assistive devices...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Henderson S,Skelton H,Rosenbaum P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turner syndrome, a genetic disorder that results from the complete or partial absence of an X chromosome in females, has been associated with specific impairment in visuospatial cognition. Previous studies have demonstrated a relationship between parietal lobe abnormalities and visuospatial deficits in Turner syndrome...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Brown WE,Kesler SR,Eliez S,Warsofsky IS,Haberecht M,Reiss AL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant with subacute necrotising encephalopathy is described, in whom slow motornerve conduction velocities suggested the presence of peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral nerves are not invariably involved in patients with this disease, but as they are involved in thiamine-deficiency states it is conjectured that the ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Moosa A

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Participation and activity performance (motor and cognitive or behavioural) were examined in 148 children with cerebral palsy (CP; 87 males, 61 females; mean age 9y 8mo, SD 1y 11mo; range 6y 1mo to 13y 7mo), mainstreamed in fully inclusive (n=100) and in self-contained classes (n=48) within general schools in Israel, ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Schenker R,Coster WJ,Parush S

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：AIM:To investigate longitudinal changes of habitual physical activity (HPA) and sedentary time in children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 1 year 6 months to 5 years across all functional abilities. METHOD:At study entry, 95 children (62 males, 33 females) were classified using the Gross Motor Function Classification Sy...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Keawutan P,Bell KL,Oftedal S,Ware RS,Stevenson RD,Davies PSW,Boyd RN

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the standardized neurodevelopmental outcomes after the first year of life in children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) and those exposed to Zika virus (ZIKV) during fetal life, but without microcephaly at birth. METHOD:This scoping review included observational studies about the standardized neurode...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Carvalho A,Sales HF,Ventura P,Gnoatto-Medeiros M,Brites C,Lucena R

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We have previously demonstrated improved cognitive performance after a classroom-based exercise regime. In this study, we examined the reproducibility of this effect in a more socio-economically diverse sample and also investigated whether cognitive benefits of exercise were moderated by body mass index (BMI) or sy...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hill LJ,Williams JH,Aucott L,Thomson J,Mon-Williams M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to previous case reports, some congenital abnormalities (CAs) of the brain, such as microcephaly, are a result of intrauterine herpes simplex virus infection. A population-based case-control study was conducted to determine the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) after maternal herpes labialis infection durin...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Nørgård B,Nørgaard M,Czeizel AE,Puhó E,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:The headache histories obtained from 214 children were analysed by computer to see whether it was possible to identify and classify migraine, and to distinguish children with psychogenic headache. During headache attacks, most children had no or very few associated symptoms. For classification, 175 patients were divid...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Rossi LN,Cortinovis I,Bellettini G,Brunelli G,Bossi A

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the relation between motor impairment and other developmental deficits in very preterm-born children without disabling cerebral palsy and term-born comparison children at 5 years of (corrected) age. METHOD:In a prospective cohort study, 165 children (81 very preterm-born and 84 term-born)were assessed...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Van Hus JW,Potharst ES,Jeukens-Visser M,Kok JH,Van Wassenaer-Leemhuis AG

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old girl with severe mental retardation of unknown aetiology presented with increased blood content of lactate and pyruvate. It was demonstrated that the biochemical abnormalities were due to hyperventilation. ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Monnens L,Willems J,Kollée L,Veerkamp J

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population-based group of 27 children with total blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), born in Sweden from 1980 to 1990, was examined. They constituted all but two of the total of 29 children with total blindness due to ROP known to the national register of visually impaired children when reviewed from ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Jacobson L,Fernell E,Broberger U,Ek U,Gillberg C

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the influence of supracondylar femoral derotation osteotomy (FDO) on hip abduction muscle force and frontal hip moments in children with bilateral cerebral palsy. METHOD:For this retrospective cohort study 79 children (36 females, 43 males; mean age at surgery 11y [SD 3y]; range 4-17y) with bilateral c...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Thielen M,Wolf SI,Klotz MCM,Geisbüsch A,Putz C,Krautwurst B,Dreher T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To spare more children from painful muscle biopsy, a new non-invasive diagnostic motor performance test is undergoing development. Fifteen functional items were used to measure muscle strength and muscle endurance in 68 patients (47 males, 21 females; mean age 7y 8mo, SD 2y 2mo; range 4 to 11y), who had been referred ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

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

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review addressed four questions. (1) In which populations other than cerebral palsy (CP) has the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) been applied? (2) In what types of study, and why was it used? (3) How was it modified to facilitate these applications? (4) What justifications and eviden...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Towns M,Rosenbaum P,Palisano R,Wright FV

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing interest in the role of autoantibodies in acquired autoimmune central nervous system disorders. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune encephalitis defined by the presence of autoantibodies that bind to the NMDAR. Although there is evidence of NMDAR antibody pathogenici...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Dale RC,Pillai S,Brilot F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a girl with a brain-stem tumour and symptoms very similar to those of Rett syndrome (RS). Her early history was uneventful and development was normal (except for hypotonia). At the age of 6 months her development slowed. Subsequently, deterioration occurred and the features characteristic of RS were seen: ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Vanhala R,Gaily E,Paetau A,Riikonen R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between aspiration, as identified by videofluoroscopic swallowing (VFS) study, and pneumonia in children with suspected dysphagia. Data were retrospectively collected and analysed from 142 children referred for VFS over a one-year period. The median age was...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Taniguchi MH,Moyer RS

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 10 sagittal lower limb range-of-motion measures were conducted in a blinded fashion in 25 children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and in 25 age- and sex-matched controls. The participants comprised 22 males, mean age 10 years 8 months and 28 females, with mean age 9 years 8 months; age range 6 to ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kilgour G,McNair P,Stott NS

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：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：: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：AIM:Brain systems supporting higher cognitive and motor control develop in a parallel manner, dependent on functional integrity and maturation of related regions, suggesting neighbouring neural circuitry. Concurrent examination of motor and cognitive control can provide a window into neurological development. However, ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Martin R,Tigera C,Denckla MB,Mahone EM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00