Is the girl with Rett syndrome normal at birth?

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of long-term mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) and concomitant mechanical ventilation in children with neurological conditions, with reported reasons behind the initiation of treatment. METHOD:This was a population-based, cross-sectional study using Norwegian national registri...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hov B,Andersen T,Toussaint M,Vollsaeter M,Mikalsen IB,Indrekvam S,Hovland V

更新日期：2021-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate studies on the psychometric properties of measurement tools used to quantify functional mobility in children with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) and other childhood neurological conditions. METHOD:Two independent reviewers identified measures previously used by clinicians to quantify functional mo...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Adair B,Said CM,Rodda J,Morris ME

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：: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：:The ability to produce and sustain a criterion level of precision isometric grip force was studied in a group of 7- to 12-year-old children with cerebral palsy (CP) and in a control group. On-line visual feedback of the forces produced relative to a stationary target was provided for each 5-second trial. Subjects prac...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Valvano J,Newell KM

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between epilepsy and perinatal brain injury in a cohort of 610 infants born preterm at <33 weeks' gestation. The prevalence of epilepsy in this cohort was 4.3% as determined by a postal questionnaire survey. Most children with epilepsy (16 of 24) had high-risk c...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Amess PN,Baudin J,Townsend J,Meek J,Roth SC,Neville BG,Wyatt JS,Stewart A

更新日期：1998-11-01 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 assess the prevalence and risk factors for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in epilepsy, and to better understand the relationship and comorbidity between these disorders. METHOD:PsychINFO and PubMed were searched for articles published in the past 15 years that examined the prevalence of ASD in individuals with ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Strasser L,Downes M,Kung J,Cross JH,De Haan M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：AIM:Dodd's Model for Differential Diagnosis is one of the available clinical diagnostic classification systems of childhood speech sound disorders. Yet we do not understand the validity of this system beyond clinical samples, precluding its application in epidemiological or population-based research. This study aimed t...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ttofari Eecen K,Eadie P,Morgan AT,Reilly S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise interventions designed to improve balance in young people with intellectual disabilities. METHOD:A systematic literature search was performed on 10 databases. Studies in press or published in English in a peer-reviewed journal were include...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Maïano C,Hue O,Morin AJS,Lepage G,Tracey D,Moullec G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 2002 randomly selected pregnant women recruited prospectively over a three-year period for an extensive questionnaire survey, a stratified subsample of 665 mothers was selected for mother-infant follow-up on the basis of pre-pregnancy alcohol intake. Infant outcome was assessed by detailed clinical examination and ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Walpole I,Zubrick S,Pontré J,Lawrence C

更新日期：1991-10-01 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：:The development of bowel and bladder control by day and at night during the first six years of life in 320 Swiss children in the Zurich longitudinal study (1955--1976) is described in detail. A scoring system was used which included intermediate stages of control. With toilet-training started in 96 per cent of the chi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Largo RH,Stutzle W

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the association between gross motor function and nutritional status in children with cerebral palsy (CP) residing in an urban area in a developing country. METHOD:We conducted a cross-sectional study in 177 children (ages 2-12y, 59.3% male) with a diagnosis of CP who were attending rehabilitation cent...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Herrera-Anaya E,Angarita-Fonseca A,Herrera-Galindo VM,Martínez-Marín RD,Rodríguez-Bayona CN

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined five young children with monocular vision loss who developed monocular nystagmus. The nystagmus was of fast frequency and small amplitude in all fields of gaze. In four children, successful treatment of the cause of the vision loss resulted in cessation of the nystagmus. No child showed signs of s...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Good WV,Koch TS,Jan JE

更新日期：1993-12-01 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：:There is evidence that in early embryos, mechanisms exist for the control of the movement of monovalent ions; that sodium is extruded during gastrulation and neurulation, and that in two- to three-day-old chick embryos with head abnormalities, ratios of sodium to potassium may be abnormally high. It is suggested that ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hughes A

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the rate of fracture before and after a 1-year course of intravenous pamidronate in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) who had previously experienced fractures. METHOD:Twenty-five children (nine males, 16 females) with quadriplegic CP in Gross Motor Function ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Bachrach SJ,Kecskemethy HH,Harcke HT,Hossain J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The compliance and maturation of visual acuity of 1245 2 1/2- to nine-year-olds was investigated. Testing was undertaken as part of routine surveillance. Ability to letter match, to achieve a binocular measure and to achieve monocular measures for children under three years was 89, 78 and 37 per cent, for children age...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Salt AT,Sonksen PM,Wade A,Jayatunga R

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：:This study compared the results of reflex modification (RM)--an objective technique for assessing brainstem sensorineural processing--with those of auditory brainstem response (ABR) for a group of high-risk infants at comparable postconceptional ages. For the RM procedure, an eyeblink-eliciting tap to the glabella was...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Anday EK,Cohen ME,Hoffman HS

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined phonological working memory and speech discrimination among children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with and without motor problems. Forty-one children were assigned to three groups; children with ADHD (N=9), children with ADHD plus developmental coordination disorder (ADHD+, ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Norrelgen F,Lacerda F,Forssberg H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterize growth trajectories of children who develop multiple sclerosis compared to typically developing, regional peers and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) normative values. METHOD:This case-control study collected weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) in 40 consecutive pediatric patients with multip...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Brenton JN,Woolbright E,Briscoe-Abath C,Qureshi A,Conaway M,Goldman MD

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Anencephalic infants born to women who are very prone to bear them do not have a sex ratio appreciably different from that of other anencephalic births. Moreover, the sexes of affected cases in sibships containing exactly two anencephalic births seem to be distributed approximately binomially. Bearing in mind the corr...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： James WH

更新日期：1980-10-01 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：:Thrombotic and thromboembolic complications are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with homocystinuria. However, it is unusual for thrombosis and infarction to be the presenting feature leading to investigation for homocystinuria and cerebrovascular lesions in the first year of life. We describe a ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Cardo E,Campistol J,Caritg J,Ruiz S,Vilaseca MA,Kirkham F,Blom HJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The readability of health-related pamphlets intended for the British public was compared with that of English national newspapers. Many of the pamphlets were found to be less readable than desirable. Pamphlets issued by government departments (principally the Department of Health and Social Security) were assessed as ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Nicoll A,Harrison C

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00