Neurobehavioral performance of low-birthweight infants at 40 weeks conceptional age: comparison with normal fullterm infants.

abstract：:This study surveyed 237 schoolchildren in a lead-polluted industrial area in northern Italy to assess the relationship between various biological indicators (lead in blood, hair and teeth, and delta-aminolevulinic dehydratase [ALA-D] activity) and some neuropsychological functions, assessed by a battery of five psycho...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bergomi M,Borella P,Fantuzzi G,Vivoli G,Sturloni N,Cavazzuti G,Tampieri A,Tartoni PL

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:This case series aimed to characterize the clinical features, management, and outcomes of apnea in infants with trisomy 18. Participants in this study were infants with trisomy 18 who were born alive and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in Kyushu University Hospital from 2000 to 2018. Retrospective analysi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Taira R,Inoue H,Sawano T,Fujiyoshi J,Ichimiya Y,Torio M,Sanefuji M,Ochiai M,Sakai Y,Ohga S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sleep states of nine premature infants were observed and concomitant respiration recordings were obtained at 37 and 41 weeks conceptional age. 19 fullterm infants were also studied at 41 weeks conceptional age. Between 37 and 41 weeks significant decreases occurred in the premature infants' percentage of periodic ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Booth CL,Morin VN,Waite SP,Thoman EB

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 115 children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy (CP) in the Mersey region, 17 were born at term and at an appropriate weight for age, and have preserved cognitive abilities. 10 of these are likely to have sustained intrapartum asphyxial brain-damage as the cause of their CP. In such circumstances, a characteristic patt...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Rosenbloom L

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred-and-sixty-six children whose blood lead levels had previously been determined were assessed on a battery of psychometric tests. Blood lead levels ranged from 7 to 33 micrograms/100 ml, and the group performed within the average range on all tests of attainment and intelligence. There were significant assoc...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Yule Q,Lansdown R,Millar IB,Urbanowicz MA

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper reports the second of two studies designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Kinaesthetic Training Programme (Laszlo and Bairstow, 1985) for children with movement difficulties. Three groups of 12 children were matched on age, IQ and sex as well as degree of kinaesthetic and motor impairment. One group re...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Sims K,Henderson SE,Morton J,Hulme C

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine trends in the changes of the popliteal angle in 130 normal infants between one day and 12 months of age, for use in assessing infants with possible neuromuscular pathology. Using a 360 degree goniometer, the popliteal angle was measured with the hip held at 90 degree flexion,...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Reade E,Hom L,Hallum A,Lopopolo R

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to gain insights, from the perspectives of both parents and pediatric therapists, into the experiences of children learning to use a power mobility device. METHOD:The purposive sample included 33 participants: 14 parents of children who were learning, or had learned, to use a power mobili...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Kenyon LK,Mortenson WB,Miller WC

更新日期：2018-10-01 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 authors report an association between developmental language disorder and acquired aphasia in a 13-year-old right-handed boy. Acquired aphasia was caused by a right-frontal abscess (crossed aphasia). It was non-fluent, with a disorder of auditory comprehension, an unusual feature of prerolandic lesions. This case ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Martins IP,Antunes NL,Castro-Caldas A,Antunes JL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess whether any memory impairment co-occurring with language impairment is global, affecting both verbal and visual domains, or domain specific. METHOD:Visual and verbal memory, learning, and processing speed were assessed in children aged 6 years to 16 years 11 months (mean 9 y 9 m...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Baird G,Dworzynski K,Slonims V,Simonoff E

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A behavioural modification package incorporating stimulus control, cueing, and rapid-extinction techniques was applied to a group of 15 children with severe learning disability who had chronic sleep disorders. Improvements in their night-settling and night-waking patterns occurred quickly (within a few days) and, in 1...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bramble D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old male was referred with difficulties at school. He had particular difficulty with reading long words, following the sequence of text down a page, writing words in the correct order, writing words in line, and copying from the blackboard. He had a history of infective endocarditis complicated by intracereb...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gillen JA,Dutton GN

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated potential differences in motor control between children with a visual impairment (diagnosed albinism; n=11, mean age 8y 4mo [SD 7mo]; seven males, four females,) and children with normal vision (n=11, mean age 8y 4mo [SD 7mo]; six males, five females). Mean near visual acuity in the albinism gr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Reimer AM,Cox RF,Boonstra NF,Smits-Engelsman BC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two theories concerning the effects of surgical release of the proximal origins of the rectus femoris in spastic patients are (1) that release reduces hip flexion contracture and lumbar lordosis and diminishes crouch, and (2) that release primarily enhances early swing-phase knee flexion. A series of eight patients wi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Sutherland DH,Larsen LJ,Mann R

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although autism can occur in conjunction with a range of other conditions, the association with Down syndrome is generally considered to be relatively rare. Four young boys with Down syndrome are described who were also autistic. All children clearly fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for autism required by the ICD-10 ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Howlin P,Wing L,Gould J

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy has a significant impact on a child's life, the extent to which is based on four factors: epilepsy, cognition, behavioral, and physical/neurologic function. This study evaluates the ability of the 44-item Impact of Childhood Neurologic Disability Scale (ICND) to assess each of these four realms. Parents of ch...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Camfield C,Breau L,Camfield P

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The short- and long-term outcome and special problems of 24 children with infantile spasms and tuberous sclerosis (TS) was studied. The diagnosis of TS is frequently missed: white spots on the skin have to be carefully looked for. In the present study, these spots were always found, and calcifications or hypodense are...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Riikonen R,Simell O

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Returning ventilator-dependent children to the home environment has become a well-accepted occurrence. The success of a home program depends on careful pre-discharge planning in order to ensure the child's medical safety, and adequate preparation to ensure the child's and family's adjustment to an active community lif...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gilgoff IS,Helgren J

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minor neurological dysfunctions (MND) have frequently been reported as an outcome of preterm birth. Behavioural and learning difficulties are a known feature, but coordination problems are especially described in preterm infants at later ages. All preterm infants in our study were born with a gestational age of <32 we...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： de Vries AM,de Groot L

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：AIM:To conduct a longitudinal follow-up of the development of global cognitive abilities and adaptive skills in individuals with congenital and childhood forms of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). METHOD:Fifty-one participants (29 males, 22 females, mean age 19y 5mo, SD 4y 11mo, range 10y 10mo-28y 11mo) were divided in...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Lindeblad G,Kroksmark AK,Ekström AB

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiating a sudden-onset concomitant squint from a paralytic squint in an ill child can be difficult, but the distinction is important in view of the neurological implications of the latter. Furthermore, the two types may co-exist, and four such cases are described. The causes of sudden-onset squint are discusse...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Watson AP,Fielder AR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using prospectively collected data from 13971 births enrolled in a large population-based cohort study (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children: ALSPAC), the prevalence of feeding difficulties at 4 weeks and 6 months of age in 33 children subsequently diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) were investigated. It wa...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Motion S,Northstone K,Emond A,Stucke S,Golding J

更新日期：2002-01-01 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

abstract：:Normal selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) can be defined as the ability to perform isolated joint movement without using mass flexor/extensor patterns or undesired movement at other joints, such as mirroring. SVMC is an important determinant of function, yet a valid, reliable assessment tool is lacking. The Sele...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Fowler EG,Staudt LA,Greenberg MB,Oppenheim WL

更新日期：2009-08-01 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 review systematically evidence about the efficacy of motor interventions for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and to quantify treatment effects using meta-analysis. METHOD:Included were all studies published between 1995 and 2011 that described a systematic revi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Smits-Engelsman BC,Blank R,van der Kaay AC,Mosterd-van der Meijs R,Vlugt-van den Brand E,Polatajko HJ,Wilson PH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:As early intervention is important in cerebral palsy (CP), an early diagnosis is desirable. The aim of this study was to establish the median diagnostic age of CP and to identify predictors of an early diagnosis in a population-based cohort. METHOD:Using the Danish National Cerebral Palsy Registry (NCPR), we ident...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Granild-Jensen JB,Rackauskaite G,Flachs EM,Uldall P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00