Translational studies exploring neuroplasticity associated with motor skill learning and the regulatory role of the dopamine system.

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：:An 11-year old girl is described who acquired conduction aphasia after head trauma. Detailed study of her repetition defect showed that it was because of impaired short-term verbal memory. CT scan showed two hypodense areas in the left hemisphere, which included the supramarginal gyrus and Wernicke's area. This case i...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Martins IP,Ferro JM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl was evaluated for walking difficulties and fatigue at the end of the day in the last 2 years. Handwriting was also difficult with 'cramps' after a short time of writing. Neurological examination was normal most of the time but in the evening and after exercise, an abnormal walking posture and rare ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Deonna T,Roulet E,Ghika J,Zesiger P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review considers carbohydrate metabolism in the developing brain, in particular the proportion of glucose metabolized via the pentose phosphate pathway. Although small in amount, this fraction serves a vital rôle in some aspects of brain function. Evidence is presented that the pentose phosphate pathway subserves...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Baquer NZ,Hothersall JS,McLean P,Greenbaum AL

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial urinary sphincters were implanted in 30 incontinent children between four and 17 years of age. At follow-up for periods from three months to four years, 28 children are continent for at least three hours during the day and are dry at night. Two have had the device removed because of erosion and are still in...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kroovand RL

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine cross-sectional differences in patterns of daily physical activity accumulation between preschool children at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD) compared to typically developing children. METHOD:In total, 514 children (292 males, 222 females; 4-5y) were recruited as part of the Coordinat...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： King-Dowling S,Kwan MYW,Rodriguez C,Missiuna C,Timmons BW,Cairney J

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:A 13-year-old boy with Hodgkin's disease developed acute polyneuropathy and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Sural nerve biopsy and postmortem examination demonstrated no metastatic involvement and a lack of cellular inflammatory infiltration in the nervous system. There was significant axonal degeneration in peripheral n...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kurczynski TW,Choudhury AA,Horwitz SJ,Roessmann U,Gross S

更新日期：1980-04-01 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：AIM:To identify and map studies that have assessed the effect of interventions on lower-limb macroscopic muscle-tendon morphology in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:We conducted a literature search of studies that included pre- and post-treatment measurements of lower-limb macroscopic muscle-tendon m...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Walhain F,Desloovere K,Declerck M,Van Campenhout A,Bar-On L

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of clinically normal newborns, differing in the number of non-optimal factors in their obstetric history, were compared by measuring heart-rate response to a series of auditory stimuli. There was a significant difference between the groups in the direction of the average heart-rate response. The high risk" ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kittner S,Lipsitt LP

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen ambulatory children with spastic diplegia participated in a bilateral quadriceps strengthening program in an attempt to decrease the amount of knee crouch during gait. Each child exercised three times a week for six weeks using free ankle weights at a load of 65 per cent of maximum. A normal comparison group ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Damiano DL,Vaughan CL,Abel MF

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：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：:Cerebral palsy (CP) can occur in term infants with or without preceding newborn encephalopathy. We compared the type and severity of CP and associated disability in these two groups. Participants from a population-based case-control study of term newborn encephalopathy were followed up for 6 years and linked to the We...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Badawi N,Felix JF,Kurinczuk JJ,Dixon G,Watson L,Keogh JM,Valentine J,Stanley FJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motor deficits in cerebral palsy (CP) have been well documented; however, associated sensory impairment in CP remains poorly understood. We examined tactile object recognition in the hands using geometric shapes, common objects, and capital letters. Discrimination of tactile roughness was tested using paired horizonta...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wingert JR,Burton H,Sinclair RJ,Brunstrom JE,Damiano DL

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Three seizure types have been described in the neonate: electroclinical, electrographic, and clinical only. Controversy still exists about whether the episodic abnormal movements seen in some infants, which are not accompanied by simultaneous ictal discharges on the EEG, are true seizures. Twenty-four infants with sei...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Boylan GB,Pressler RM,Rennie JM,Morton M,Leow PL,Hughes R,Binnie CD

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the underlying factor structure of the 46-item Flemish cerebral visual impairment (CVI) questionnaire, differentiate the factor scores of children with and without CVI, and examine the impact of comorbidities on factor scores. METHOD:The records of 630 children (386 males, 244 females; median age 77...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ben Itzhak N,Vancleef K,Franki I,Laenen A,Wagemans J,Ortibus E

更新日期：2020-08-01 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:Cerebral palsy (CP) is a poorly understood disorder with no cure. We determined the landscape of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for CP-related research. METHOD:We searched NIH databases Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results, and Research, Condition, and Disease Categorizat...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Wu YW,Mehravari AS,Numis AL,Gross P

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:This study surveyed the development and functioning of a group of 16 children with congenital hypothyroidism who had been followed closely since treatment was instituted at an average age of 15.6 days. This group of early-treated young children had no deficits in cognitive or adaptive functioning. Some isolated motor ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gottschalk B,Richman RA,Lewandowski L

更新日期：1994-03-01 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:The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of and risk factors for behavioural disorders in children with epilepsy from a rural district of Tanzania by conducting a community-based case-control study. METHOD:One hundred and twelve children aged 6 to 14 years (55 males, 57 females; median age 12 y) with act...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Burton K,Rogathe J,Hunter E,Burton M,Swai M,Todd J,Neville B,Walker R,Newton C

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:The use of intramuscular alcohol in treating cerebral-palsied children has led to reduced spasticity for varying periods of time, although the periods diminish with each subsequent injection. During the period of reduced spasticity there is an opportunity for therapists and orthopaedic surgeons to determine whether co...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Carpenter EB,Seitz DG

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to compare thermal detection and pain thresholds in children with Down syndrome with those of their siblings. METHOD:Sensory detection and pain thresholds were assessed in children with Down syndrome and their siblings using quantitative testing methods. Parental questionnaires addressing...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Valkenburg AJ,Tibboel D,van Dijk M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children born to mothers who had abused alcohol throughout pregnancy had severe behavioural and intellectual problems which remained at age 11 to 14 years. Of 24 children examined, 10 had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with or without developmental coordination disorder, two had Asperger syndrome, and...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Aronson M,Hagberg B,Gillberg C

更新日期：1997-09-01 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