Practice of a precision isometric grip-force task by children with spastic cerebral palsy.

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：:Status dystonicus is a rare, but life-threatening movement disorder emergency. Urgent assessment is required and management is tailored to patient characteristics and complications. The use of dystonia action plans and early recognition of worsening dystonia may potentially facilitate intervention or prevent progressi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Allen NM,Lin JP,Lynch T,King MD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review current studies on the effectiveness of neurofeedback as a method of treatment of the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). METHOD:Studies were selected based on searches in PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, ERIC, and CINAHL using combinations of the following keywords: 'Neurofeedback' OR 'EEG Bi...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Holtmann M,Steiner S,Hohmann S,Poustka L,Banaschewski T,Bölte S

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：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：:Homocystinuria due to 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency may present with variable neurological manifestations. Radiological features include white matter changes (leukoencephalopathy). Clinical, biochemical, and radiological response to treatment may again be variable. Here we present a 12-year follo...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Tallur KK,Johnson DA,Kirk JM,Sandercock PA,Minns RA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four infants were studied who failed to show any visual interest or following responses in the first three months of life. Although no definite ocular abnormalities were found at the time of presentation, both the parents and their medical advisers initially had serious concerns about the infants' visual prognosis. In...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Mellor DH,Fielder AR

更新日期：1980-06-01 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：:Recent behavioral data have demonstrated the importance of maintaining low phenylalanine concentrations beyond early childhood in patients with phenylketonuria, which can be a difficult task, particularly during adolescence. Administration of certain large neutral amino-acids (valine, isoleucine, leucine--VIL) appears...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Jordan MK,Brunner RL,Hunt MM,Berry HK

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our aim was to review available studies which test transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to reduce symptom severity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD:We performed a systematic scoping review in PubMed and PsychINFO databases for studies employing tDCS in children and adolescents with...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Osório AAC,Brunoni AR

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine factors associated with acquisition of a sitting position in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) treated with nusinersen. METHOD:Using data from the registry of patients with SMA1 treated with nusinersen, we compared the subgroups of sitters and non-sitters after 14 months of therapy a...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Aragon-Gawinska K,Daron A,Ulinici A,Vanden Brande L,Seferian A,Gidaro T,Scoto M,Deconinck N,Servais L,SMA-Registry Study Group.

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:We report two sisters with extensive bilateral periventricular haemorrhagic infarction (PVHI) causing cerebral palsy (CP). The older sister presented at 20 months with cortical visual blindness, spastic diplegia, and purpura fulminans. The younger sister presented aged 3 days old with apnoeas and multifocal seizures. ...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Fong CY,Mumford AD,Likeman MJ,Jardine PE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aim was to quantify melatonin-associated improvement in sleep by means of a parent-completed sleep diary during routine outpatient activity. An investigation into sleep disturbance was made at neurology outpatient appointments. Those parents who identified a problem were asked to complete a sleep diary, afte...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Ross C,Davies P,Whitehouse W

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the prospective follow-up of a 2-year-old child with narcolepsy. The initial clinical diagnosis was confirmed by the onset of cataplexy when the child was 5 years old. He does not have the HLA genotype characteristic of narcolepsy or an identifiable brain lesion, although he has megalencephaly an...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Winter E,Prendergast M,Green A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the characteristics of families which may be more vulnerable than others to the impact of caring for a child with spina bifida. Morbidity and the use of health services were unexpectedly high. The impact on the family was related less to clinical diagnoses than to the characteristics of the child's...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： McCormick MC,Charney EB,Stemmler MM

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of nine randomised controlled trials of prophylactic vitamin E supplementation in very low-birthweight infants (less than 1500g) showed no statistically significant reduction in the incidence of acute retinopathy of prematurity. There was a significant reduction (49 per cent) in the incidence of intraventricu...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Law MR,Wijewardene K,Wald NJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：:Diagnosis of mitochondrial disease is often a challenge because of the extreme heterogeneity of the clinical phenotype and the variety of underlying gene defects. Insight into the range of clinical phenotypes associated with a particular mitochondrial DNA mutation will facilitate better recognition of patients at risk...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Van Karnebeek CD,Waters PJ,Sargent MA,Mezei MM,Wong LJ,Wang J,Stöckler-Ipsiroglu S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate construct and predictive validity of the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) for use with preschool children with a range of speech and language disorders. METHOD:Seventy-seven preschool children with speech and language disorders (50 males, 27 females; mean 2y 7mo, standard deviation [...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Hidecker MJ,Cunningham BJ,Thomas-Stonell N,Oddson B,Rosenbaum P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between neurodevelopmental status at one and eight years of age was investigated in a cohort of 207 infants born between 1979 and 1982 at < 33 weeks of gestation. The probability of a major disabling impairment at eight years was only 1 per cent among 164 children with normal neurodevelopment at one year,...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Roth SC,Baudin J,Pezzani-Goldsmith M,Townsend J,Reynolds EO,Stewart AL

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:Endogenous opioid dysfunction hypotheses for the development of autism are reviewed, along with clinical empirical studies of opiate antagonists in autism and self-injurious behaviour. There is not yet sufficient evidence to suggest the use of opiate antagonists in the treatment of autism. Further research, particular...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gillberg C

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:One hundred and forty-three healthy children between six months and two years of age were studied to determine the effect of food texture on chewing duration. Texture determined very strongly how long a bite of food was chewed, with solids taking longest, followed by viscous food and purée, respectively. As children g...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Gisel EG

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This systematic review and meta-analysis presents an overview of the efficacy of suit therapy on functioning in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed articles was performed on electronic databases, fro...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Martins E,Cordovil R,Oliveira R,Letras S,Lourenço S,Pereira I,Ferro A,Lopes I,Silva CR,Marques M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in participants who underwent a rigorous selection process, uniform surgical procedure, and a standardized postoperative rehabilitation process. Outcome measures assessed were the Ashworth scale for spasticity, the Gillett...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Trost JP,Schwartz MH,Krach LE,Dunn ME,Novacheck TF

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：: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：:Surgery for spinal fusion for patients with myelomeningocele is accompanied by a high rate of complications. The authors report six cases of sudden intra-operative hemodynamic instability which occurred during anterior spinal fusion; the procedures had to be aborted. All children were successfully resuscitated and fou...

journal_title：Developmental medicine and child neurology

authors： Karol LA,Richards BS,Prejean E,Safavi F

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00