A critical look at vestibular dysfunction in learning-disabled children.

abstract：:This randomized double blind AB/BA cross-over trial evaluates the effect of oral modafinil versus placebo on spasticity, function, and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Outcomes were measured at the start and end of both 8-week treatment periods (modafinil and placebo). The order of the treatment p...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Murphy AM,Milo-Manson G,Best A,Campbell KA,Fehlings D

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to relate discharge King's Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury (KOSCHI) category to injury severity and detailed outcome measures obtained in the first year post-traumatic brain injury (TBI). We used a prospective cohort study. Eighty-one children with TBI were studied: 29 had severe, 15 ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Calvert S,Miller HE,Curran A,Hameed B,McCarter R,Edwards RJ,Hunt L,Sharples PM

更新日期：2008-06-01 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:The aim of this study was to describe the distribution of motor severity levels and temporal trends in an Australian population cohort and to review the distribution of Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels across cerebral palsy (CP) registries worldwide. METHODS:Data were extracted from the Vi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Reid SM,Carlin JB,Reddihough DS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five children (three males, two females; four right-, one left-handed; age range 6 to 14 years) who developed aphasia after gross-total excision of left predominantly thalamic tumors are reported. Three patients had Broca aphasia, one had mixed transcortical aphasia, and one patient had conduction aphasia. In the mont...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Nass R,Boyce L,Leventhal F,Levine B,Allen J,Maxfield C,Salsberg D,Sarno M,George A

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：AIM:The aim of this review was to determine the effectiveness of hand splinting for improving hand function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and brain injury. METHOD:A systematic review with meta-analyses was conducted. Only randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials in which all participants were children ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Jackman M,Novak I,Lannin N

更新日期：2014-02-01 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:In a prospective, longitudinal study, we investigated the influence of the severity of motor impairment on changes in body characteristics in children with moderate-to-severe cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:Twenty-six single children and adolescents (15 females, 11 males; mean age 10y 6mo, SD 3y 3mo) with spastic (qua...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ohata K,Tsuboyama T,Haruta T,Ichihashi N,Nakamura T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three survivors of a prospective study of infants with Down's syndrome were followed up at eight or nine years of age. All but three lived at home, and those three came home for weekends or school holidays. IQs varied from less than 20 to 80 (mean 48). IQ and adaptive behaviour scores were related to birthweigh...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gath A,Gumley D

更新日期：1984-08-01 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：: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：:The authors used the Teller acuity cards to assess the visual acuity of 51 infants and children with Down syndrome aged between two months and 18 years. The success rate and test times were comparable to those reported for normally developing children. Even those subjects in the study who were free of ocular disorders...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Courage ML,Adams RJ,Reyno S,Kwa PG

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisapride was used to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux in seven children with neurodevelopmental disorders and in 15 children who were neurologically normal. 24-hour lower-oesophageal pH monitoring was carried out before and after treatment. The neurologically normal group had a statistically significant decrease after...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Brueton MJ,Clarke GS,Sandhu BK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of therapy interventions on improving outcomes in children with cerebral palsy (CP) who have received botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injections to either upper or lower limb muscles. We searched: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; the electronic databa...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Lannin N,Scheinberg A,Clark K

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 13-year-old male who had acute enteroviral encephalitis causing cerebellar symptoms at the age of 10 years. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no abnormalities. Clinically he appeared to be recovered completely after 6 months. Twenty-three months after the recovery, MRI was performed because he pre...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Vitaszil E,Kamondi A,Csillik A,Velkey I,Szirmai I

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To simultaneously evaluate long-term outcomes of children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) across multiple cognitive domains and compare the characteristics of participants sharing a similar cognitive profile. METHOD:Participants were adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with DRE in childhood, who compl...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Puka K,Smith ML

更新日期：2021-01-26 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：:Three cases of 'vertical' hydrocephalus are described, characterised by absence of the bones of the skull vault, progressive vertical soft-tissue growth of the head, and normal occipito-frontal head circumference. The management of the condition by ventriculo-peritoneal shunt is discussed, and a theory proposed as to ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Naim-ur-Rahman

更新日期：1979-08-01 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：:A three-year cohort of extremely low-birthweight (ELBW, less than 1000g) survivors born between 1st January 1979 and 31st December 1981 were followed prospectively at one, two and five years of age, corrected for preterm birth. 57 of 110 infants survived, and 53 children were still alive at five years. The diagnoses o...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Astbury J,Orgill AA,Bajuk B,Yu VY

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome (FCMS) is a distinct clinical picture of suprabulbar (pseudobulbar) palsy due to bilateral anterior opercular lesions. Symptoms include anarthria/severe dysarthria and loss of voluntary muscular functions of the face and tongue, and problems with mastication and swallowing with preservation...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Christen HJ,Hanefeld F,Kruse E,Imhäuser S,Ernst JP,Finkenstaedt M

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：: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：AIM:Lack of muscle growth relative to bone growth may be responsible for development of contractures in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Here, we used ultrasonography to compare growth of the medial gastrocnemius muscle in children with and without CP. METHOD:Twenty-six children with spastic CP (15 males, 11 females...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Herskind A,Ritterband-Rosenbaum A,Willerslev-Olsen M,Lorentzen J,Hanson L,Lichtwark G,Nielsen JB

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To give evidence-based recommendations on the application of ketogenic diet parenteral nutrition (KD-PN) in emergency situations. METHOD:An international group of experts (n=14) researched the literature and distributed a survey among 150 expert centers. International accepted guidelines (European Society for Clin...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： van der Louw E,Aldaz V,Harvey J,Roan M,van den Hurk D,Cross JH,Auvin S,Review Group.

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Osteoporosis is a significant clinical problem in persons with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP), causing fractures with minimal trauma. Over the past decade, most studies examining osteoporosis and CP have been cross-sectional in nature, focused exclusively on children and adolescents and only involving one e...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Grossberg R,Blackford MG,Kecskemethy HH,Henderson R,Reed MD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the impact of dynamic motor control on treatment outcomes in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD:We used multiple regression on a retrospective cohort of 473 ambulatory children with cerebral palsy who underwent conservative treatment, single-level orthopaedic surgery, single-event multi-level orthopa...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Schwartz MH,Rozumalski A,Steele KM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate if communication ability and method were related to each other and to age, sex, gross motor function, or manual ability in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD:This cross-sectional study used data registered in the Swedish Cerebral Palsy Surveillance Program registry, involving 3000 children aged 0 ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kristoffersson E,Dahlgren Sandberg A,Holck P

更新日期：2020-08-01 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