Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
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Moyamoya: to cut or not to cut is not the only question. A paediatric neurologist's perspective
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The paediatric neurologist is usually the clinician who makes the diagnosis of moyamoya in children, yet most of the debate in the literature has focused on surgical management of the condition. Semantic confusion and variable use of the term among neuroradiologists continues to be unhelpful. Increasing recognition of moyamoya, for example in sickle cell disease, and the publication of clinical guidelines encouraging referral for surgical evaluation highlight the need to identify and engage with management of the condition. In practical terms, the most frequent management issues for the paediatric neurologist, other than w...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - November 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: VIJEYA GANESAN Source Type: journals
Eating problems and growth at 6 years of age in a whole population sample of extremely preterm childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - November 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ERIKA G GISEL Source Type: journals
The transition between the phenotypes of Prader–Willi syndrome during infancy and early childhoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 28, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ALLYSON KAY THOMSON Source Type: journals
Comparative predictive validity of the Harris Infant Neuromotor Test and the Alberta Infant Motor ScaleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim We compared abilities of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and the Harris Infant Neuromotor Test (HINT), during the infant's first year, in predicting scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) at age 2 and 3 years.Method This prospective study involved 144 infants (71 females, 73 males), assessed with the HINT and AIMS at 4 to 6.5 and 10 to 12.5 months and with the BSID at 2 and 3 years. Inclusion criteria for typical infants (n=58) were the following: 38 to 42 weeks' gestation, birthweight at least 2500g, and no congenital anomaly, postnatal health concern, nor major prenatal or perinatal maternal r...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 27, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: SUSAN R HARRIS, CATHERINE L BACKMAN, TANJA A MAYSON Source Type: journals
Hand movements at 3 months predict later hemiplegia in term infants with neonatal cerebral infarctionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim The aim of this study was to explore the predictive value of quantitative assessment of hand movements in 3-month-old infants after neonatal stroke.Method Thirteen infants born at term (five females, eight males; mean gestational age 39.4wks, SD 1.19, range 37[ndash]41wks; mean birthweight 3240g, SD 203, range 2900[ndash]3570g) with neonatal arterial ischaemic cerebral infarction, and 13 healthy infants (mean gestational age 39.1wks, range 37[ndash]41wks, SD 1.26; mean birthweight 3190g, SD 259, range 2680[ndash]3490g) were enrolled in the study. The absolute frequency and the asymmetry of global hand opening and closi...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 22, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ANDREA GUZZETTA, ALESSANDRA PIZZARDI, VITTORIO BELMONTI, ANTONIO BOLDRINI, MARCO CAROTENUTO, GIULIA D'ACUNTO, FABRIZIO FERRARI, SIMONA FIORI, CLAUDIO GALLO, PAOLO GHIRRI, EUGENIO MERCURI, DOMENICO ROMEO, MARIA FEDERICA ROVERSI, GIOVANNI CIONI Source Type: journals
Outcome of severe unilateral cerebellar hypoplasiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Complete or subtotal absence of one cerebellar hemisphere is exceptional; only single cases have been described. We aimed to assess the long-term outcome in children with severe unilateral cerebellar hypoplasia (UCH).Method As part of a retrospective study we describe neuroimaging features, clinical findings, and cognitive outcomes of seven children with UCH (five males, two females; age at first magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]: median 1y 3mo, range 9d[ndash]8y 10mo; age at latest follow-up: median 6y 6mo, range 2y 3mo[ndash]14y 11mo).Results One child had abnormalities on prenatal MRI at 21 weeks' gestation. The left...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 22, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ANDREA PORETTI, CATHERINE LIMPEROPOULOS, ELIANE ROULET-PEREZ, NICOLE I WOLF, CHRISTIAN RAUSCHER, DANIELA PRAYER, ANITA MÜLLER, MARKUS WEISSERT, URANIA KOTZAERIDOU, ADRE J DU PLESSIS, THIERRY A G M HUISMAN, EUGEN BOLTSHAUSER Source Type: journals
The role of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the characterization of congenital hemiparesisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 21, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MARTIN STAUDT Source Type: journals
The Drooling Impact Scale: a measure of the impact of drooling in children with developmental disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To describe the development and clinimetric properties of a new scale to evaluate changes in the impact of drooling in children with developmental disabilities.Method After examining the properties of potential items, 10 items were retained for inclusion in the final Drooling Impact Scale. The clinimetric properties of the scale were evaluated using data from two convenience samples of children attending a saliva-control clinic: a stable group (n=31, 22 males, nine females; mean age 10y 7mo, SD 4y 5mo, range 3y 6mo[ndash]18y 3mo; cerebral palsy [CP] n=17, intellectual disability n=10; non-ambulatory n=13, nonverbal n=1...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 15, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: SUSAN M REID, HILARY M JOHNSON, DINAH S REDDIHOUGH Source Type: journals
Intrathecal baclofenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 13, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: BARRY S RUSSMAN Source Type: journals
Fetal growth from mid- to late pregnancy is associated with infant development: the Generation R StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim The aim of this study was to investigate within a population-based cohort of 4384 infants (2182 males, 2202 females) whether fetal growth from early pregnancy onwards is related to infant development and whether this potential relationship is independent of postnatal growth.Method Ultrasound measurements were performed in early, mid-, and late pregnancy. Estimated fetal weight was calculated using head and abdominal circumference and femur length. Infant development was measured with the Minnesota Infant Development Inventory at 12 months (SD 1.1mo, range 10[ndash]17mo). Information on postnatal head size and body weig...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 13, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: JENS HENRICHS, JACQUELINE J SCHENK, CHARLOTTE S BARENDREGT, HENK G SCHMIDT, ERIC AP STEEGERS, ALBERT HOFMAN, VINCENT WV JADDOE, HENRIETTE A MOLL, FRANK C VERHULST, HENNING TIEMEIER Source Type: journals
Phonological development in very-low-birthweight children: an exploratory studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Very-low-birthweight (VLBW; birthweight (Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology)
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 12, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: INGE L VAN NOORT-VAN DER SPEK, MARIE-CHRISTINE JP FRANKEN, MARJAN H WIERINGA, NYNKE WEISGLAS-KUPERUS Source Type: journals
Eating problems at age 6 years in a whole population sample of extremely preterm childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of eating problems and their association with neurological and behavioural disabilities and growth among children born extremely preterm (EPC) at age 6 years.Method A standard questionnaire about eating was completed by parents of 223 children (125 males [56.1%], 98 females [43.9%]) aged 6 years who were born at 25 weeks' gestation or earlier (mean 24.5wks, SD 0.7wks; mean birthweight 749.1g, SD 116.8g), and parents of 148 classmates born at term (66 males [44.6%], 82 females [55.4%]). All children underwent neurological, cognitive, and anthropometric assessment, ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 12, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MUTHANNA SAMARA, SAMANTHA JOHNSON, KOEN LAMBERTS, NEIL MARLOW, DIETER WOLKE Source Type: journals
Worster-Drought syndrome: poorly recognized despite severe and persistent difficulties with feeding and speechEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Worster-Drought syndrome (WDS), or congenital suprabulbar paresis, is a permanent movement disorder of the bulbar muscles causing persistent difficulties with swallowing, feeding, speech, and saliva control owing to a non-progressive disturbance in early brain development. As such, it falls within the cerebral palsies. The aim of this study was to describe the physical and neuropsychological profiles of children with WDS.Method Forty-two children with WDS (26 males, 16 females; mean age 7y 10mo, SD 3y 1mo; range 2y 6mo to 16y 5mo) were studied prospectively using a standard protocol.Results All of the children had seve...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 11, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MARIA CLARK, REBECCA HARRIS, NICOLA JOLLEFF, KATIE PRICE, BRIAN GR NEVILLE Source Type: journals
Clinical presentation of mitochondrial diseases in children with progressive intellectual and neurological deteriorationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 9, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MARK SHARRARD Source Type: journals
Ultrasound imaging: a promising method for assessment of body compositionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MICHELLE KUPERMINC Source Type: journals
Upper limb activity measures for 5- to 16-year-old children with congenital hemiplegia: a systematic reviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim This systematic review aimed to compare the validity, reliability, evaluative validity, and clinical utility of upper limb activity measures for children aged 5 to 16 years with congenital hemiplegia.Method Electronic databases were searched to identify assessments that measure upper limb activity available for use and for which published validity and reliability data for the population are obtainable. Assessment items were coded according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) categories to determine if at least 35% of the assessment items fell within the activity component of ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ROSE GILMORE, LEANNE SAKZEWSKI, ROSLYN BOYD Source Type: journals
Recurrent acute necrotizing encephalopathy following influenza A in a genetically predisposed familyEmail this article to a colleague.
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We report the details of a 9-year-old Caucasian female who experienced recurrent ANE episodes at the ages of 9 months and 9 years. Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings were characteristic of ANE during both episodes, although more extensive in the recent episode, which resulted in severe neurological sequelae; influenza A was identified on bronchoalveolar lavage during this episode. Interestingly, there was evidence of peripheral polyneuropathy during the recent episode, which has not previously been described in sporadic ANE. Both the patient and her mother, who had also had postviral polyneuritis in the past, harbou...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ARTEMIS D GIKA, PHILIP RICH, SACHIN GUPTA, DEREK E NEILSON, ANTONIA CLARKE Source Type: journals
White matter abnormalities and dystonic motor disorder associated with mutations in the SLC16A2 geneEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Mutations in the SLC16A2 gene have been implicated in Allan[ndash]Herndon[ndash]Dudley syndrome (AHDS), an X-linked learning disability* syndrome associated with thyroid function test (TFT) abnormalities. Delayed myelination is a non-specific finding in individuals with learning disability whose genetic basis is often uncertain. The aim of this study was to describe neuroimaging findings and neurological features in males with SLC16A2 gene mutations.Method We reviewed brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and neurological features in a cohort of five males aged between 1 year 6 months and 6 years (median 4y) ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ARTEMIS D GIKA, ATA SIDDIQUI, ANTHONY J HULSE, SELVAKUMARI EDWARD, PENNY FALLON, MERIEL E MCENTAGART, WAJANAT JAN, DRAGANA JOSIFOVA, TALLY LERMAN-SAGIE, JAMES DRUMMOND, EDWARD THOMPSON, SAMUEL REFETOFF, CARSTEN G BÖNNEMANN, HEINZ JUNGBLUTH Source Type: journals
Survival of individuals with cerebral palsy receiving continuous intrathecal baclofen treatment: a matched-cohort studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To determine whether intrathecal baclofen (ITB) changes mortality risk in persons with cerebral palsy (CP).Method Records were reviewed for all persons with CP who were managed with ITB for hypertonicity at a specialty hospital in Minnesota between May 1993 and August 2007. A comparison cohort was randomly selected from clients of the California Department of Developmental Services who were initially evaluated between 1987 and 1990 and were matched to those with ITB for age, sex, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level, presence or absence of epilepsy, and feeding-tube use. Survival probabilities were ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: LINDA E KRACH, ROBERT L KRIEL, STEVEN M DAY, DAVID J STRAUSS Source Type: journals
Assessment and correction of skinfold thickness equations in estimating body fat in children with cerebral palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To assess the accuracy of skinfold equations in estimating percentage body fat in children with cerebral palsy (CP), compared with assessment of body fat from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).Method Data were collected from 71 participants (30 females, 41 males) with CP (Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] levels I[ndash]V) between the ages of 8 and 18 years. Estimated percentage body fat was computed using established (Slaughter) equations based on the triceps and subscapular skinfolds. A linear model was fitted to assess the use of a simple correction to these equations for children with CP.Resul...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MATTHEW J GURKA, MICHELLE N KUPERMINC, MARJORIE G BUSBY, JACEY A BENNIS, RICHARD I GROSSBERG, CHRISTINE M HOULIHAN, RICHARD D STEVENSON, RICHARD C HENDERSON Source Type: journals
Development of the Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT)Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: LELAND ALBRIGHT, MARCELLA ANDREWS Source Type: journals
Development and validation of item sets to improve efficiency of administration of the 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure in children with cerebral palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To develop an algorithmic approach to identify item sets of the 66-item version of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66) to be administered to individual children, and to examine the validity of the algorithm for obtaining a GMFM-66 score.Method An algorithmic approach was used to identify item sets of the GMFM-66 (GMFM-66-IS) using data from 95 males and 79 females with cerebral palsy (CP; mean age 14y 7mo, SD 1y 8mo, range 12y 7mo to 17y 8mo). The GMFM-66-IS scores were then validated using combined data from three Dutch studies involving 134 males and 92 females with CP (mean age 7y, SD 4y 6mo, range 1y 4mo to ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: DIANNE J RUSSELL, LISA M AVERY, STEPHEN D WALTER, STEVEN E HANNA, DOREEN J BARTLETT, PETER L ROSENBAUM, ROBERT J PALISANO, JAN WILLEM GORTER Source Type: journals
Development of the Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT): a discriminative tool for hypertonia in childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim The aim of this study was to develop a tool to identify paediatric hypertonia subtypes.Method Items generated by experts were subscaled (spasticity, dystonia, rigidity). The tool was administered to 34 children (19 males, 15 females, mean age 8y 2mo, range 2y 5mo[ndash]18y 7mo) with hypertonia and cerebral palsy (CP) in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels: I, n=7; II, n=5; III, n=7 level IV, n=7; and level V, n=8 level. Kuder[ndash]Richardson Formula 20 determined internal consistency. To assess reliability, two physicians administered the tool to 25 additional children with CP (15 males, 10 femal...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ANITA JETHWA, JONATHAN MINK, COLIN MACARTHUR, SHANNON KNIGHTS, TARA FEHLINGS, DARCY FEHLINGS Source Type: journals
Relationship between neuromuscular body functions and upper extremity activity in children with cerebral palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Our aim was to investigate the relationship between the dimensions of neuromuscular body function and elbow, forearm, and hand activity in the upper extremities in children/adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy (CP), within the framework of the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.Method Twenty-three participants (10 males, 13 females, mean age 13y, SD 3y, range 8[ndash]18y) with spastic CP (21 with hemiplegia, two with diplegia) at Manual Ability Classification System levels I to III participated in the study. Neuromuscular body function measures were (1) muscl...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: SIRI M BRÆNDVIK, ANN-KRISTIN G ELVRUM, BEATRIX VEREIJKEN, KARIN ROELEVELD Source Type: journals
Sporadic hemiplegic migraine and delayed cerebral oedema after minor head trauma: a novel de novo CACNA1A gene mutationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Timothy J Malpas, Florence Riant, Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve, Katayoun Vahedi, Brian GR Neville Source Type: journals
Two hands are better than one: bimanual skill development in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ANDREW M GORDON Source Type: journals
Social functioning and communication in children with cerebral palsy: association with disease characteristics and personal and environmental factorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The objective of this longitudinal study was to describe the course of social functioning and communication in children with cerebral palsy (CP) over a 3-year period, its difference with the normative course, and its relationship with disease characteristics and personal and environmental factors.Method Participants in this study were 110 children with CP (70 males, 40 females) with a mean age of 11 years and 3 months (SD 1y 8mo). Social functioning and communication were measured with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Comparisons were made with normative data; data were analysed with generalized estimating equations....
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: JEANINE M VOORMAN, ANNET J DALLMEIJER, MIRJAM VAN ECK, CARLO SCHUENGEL, JULES G BECHER Source Type: journals
Reading performance correlates with white matter properties in preterm and term childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 6, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MICHAEL SMITH Source Type: journals
Current and future uses of the Gross Motor Function Classification System: the need to take account of other factors to explain functional outcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 5, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Christopher Morris Source Type: journals
Memory impairment in children with language impairmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim The aim of this study was to assess whether any memory impairment co-occuring 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 9y 9m, SD 2y 6mo) with current, resolved, and no language impairment using the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML), a standardized memory and learning test for children, and the Children's Test of Non-Word Repetition (CNRep), a test of phonological short-term memory. Fifty-one children (38 males, 13 fe...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 5, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: GILLIAN BAIRD, KATHARINA DWORZYNSKI, VICKY SLONIMS, EMILY SIMONOFF Source Type: journals
Genetic basis for acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 5, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MOHNISH SURI Source Type: journals
Hand function in relation to brain lesions and corticomotor-projection pattern in children with unilateral cerebral palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To investigate relationships between hand function, brain lesions, and corticomotor projections in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP).Method The study included 17 children (nine males, eight females; mean age 11.4 [SD 2.4] range 7[ndash]16y), with unilateral CP at Gross Motor Function Classification System level I and Manual Ability Classification System level I or II. Hand function was assessed with the Box and Blocks test and Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA). Conventional structural magnetic resonance images were assessed visually for type, location, and extent of brain lesions. Single-pulse transcranial mag...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - October 5, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: LINDA HOLMSTRÖM, BRIGITTE VOLLMER, KRISTINA TEDROFF, MOMINUL ISLAM, JONAS KE PERSSON, ANNIKA KITS, HANS FORSSBERG, ANN-CHRISTIN ELIASSON Source Type: journals
Early head growth: relation with IQ at 8 years and determinants in term infants of low and appropriate birthweightEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To investigate the relation between head growth at different periods and IQ at 8 years, and to identify factors associated with more rapid head growth.Method Two parallel cohorts of term low birthweight (LBW) and appropriate birthweight (ABW) infants were enrolled at birth in northeast Brazil. Anthropometric measurements were made at birth, 2 months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, and 8 years. Cognition was assessed at 8 years (n=164) with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Multivariable analysis with a two-stage residual model was used to relate head growth between successive time points with IQ.Results ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 15, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: PEDRO I C LIRA, SOPHIE H EICKMANN, MARILIA C LIMA, ROSEMARY J AMORIM, ALAN M EMOND, ANN ASHWORTH Source Type: journals
Are the cognitive functions of children with Down syndrome related to their participation?Email this article to a colleague.
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Aim There is a lack of investigation into the functional developmental profile of children with Down syndrome. On the basis of current international health paradigms, the purpose of this study was to assess the developmental profile of these children.Method Sixty children (33 males, 27 females) with Down syndrome (age range 6[ndash]16y; mean age 9y 3mo, SD 28.8mo), who had received standard, holistic, early intervention, were assessed. Of these, 42 (70%) had congenital anomalies, 12 had severe congenital heart defects. Participants were assessed on measures of cognitive function (Beery[ndash]Buktenica Developmental Test o...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 15, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: TANYA RIHTMAN, ESTI TEKUZENER, SHULA PARUSH, ALEX TENENBAUM, STEVEN J BACHRACH, ASHER ORNOY Source Type: journals
Intensive speech and language therapy for older children with cerebral palsy: a systems approachEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To investigate whether speech therapy using a speech systems approach to controlling breath support, phonation, and speech rate can increase the speech intelligibility of children with dysarthria and cerebral palsy (CP).Method Sixteen children with dysarthria and CP participated in a modified time series design. Group characteristics were as follows: seven males, nine females; age range 12 to 18 years (mean 14y, SD 2); CP type: nine spastic, two dyskinetic, four mixed, one Worster[ndash]Drought; Gross Motor Function Classification System levels range I to V (median IV). Children received three 30- to 45-minute sessions...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 15, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: LINDSAY PENNINGTON, NICK MILLER, SHEILA ROBSON, NICK STEEN Source Type: journals
Socio–economic achievements of individuals born very preterm at the age of 27 to 29 yearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 15, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: SAROJ SAIGAL, DAVID STREINER Source Type: journals
Cessation of sporadic hemiplegic migraine attacks after patent foramen ovale closureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 15, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Malgorzata Lemka, Karolina Pienczk-Reclawowicz, Ewa Pilarska, Marta Szmuda Source Type: journals
Reading performance correlates with white-matter properties in preterm and term childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim We used diffusion tensor imaging to investigate the association between white-matter integrity and reading ability in a cohort of 28 children. Nineteen preterm children (14 males, five females; mean age 11y 11mo [SD 1y 10mo], mean gestational age 30.5wks (SD 3.2), mean birthweight was 1455g [SD 625]); and nine term children (five males, four females; mean age 12y 8mo [SD 2y 5mo], mean gestational age 39.6wks (SD 1.2), and mean birthweight 3877g [SD 473]).Method We tested whether fractional anisotropy in a left hemisphere temporoparietal region and in the corpus callosum correlates with birthweight and scores on the fol...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 11, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: JAMES S ANDREWS, MICHAL BEN-SHACHAR, JASON D YEATMAN, LYNDA L FLOM, BEATRIZ LUNA, HEIDI M FELDMAN Source Type: journals
Measuring mobility limitations in children with cerebral palsy: interrater and intrarater reliability of a mobility questionnaire (MobQues)Email this article to a colleague.
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The objective of this study was to assess the reliability of a mobility questionnaire (MobQues) that was developed to measure the mobility limitations of children with cerebral palsy (CP) as rated by their parents. A clinical version of the questionnaire, consisting of 47 items (MobQues47), is available, as well as a research version with 28 items for a specific population (MobQues28). Total scores are expressed on a scale of 0 to 100.Method We assessed the interrater reliability between both parents of 289 children with CP (168 males, 121 females, age range 2[ndash]13y, Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I[...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 10, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: NICOLIEN T VAN RAVESTEYN, ANNET J DALLMEIJER, VANESSA A SCHOLTES, LEO D ROORDA, JULES G BECHER Source Type: journals
Congenital perisylvian dysfunction – is it a spectrum?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 10, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: AIMEE F LUAT, HARRY T CHUGANI Source Type: journals
Leisure activities for 6 to 12-year-old children with cerebral palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 10, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ALAN COLVER Source Type: journals
The clinical presentation of mitochondrial diseases in children with progressive intellectual and neurological deterioration: a national, prospective, population-based studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Our aim was to study the clinical presentation, mode of diagnosis, and epidemiology of mitochondrial disorders in children from the UK who have progressive intellectual and neurological deterioration (PIND).Method Since April 1997, we have identified patients aged 16 years or younger with suspected PIND through the monthly notification card sent to all UK consultant paediatricians by the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Clinical details obtained from reporting paediatricians are classified by an Expert Group.Results By July 2008, 2493 cases of PIND had been reported, among which there were 112 children (69 males, ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 10, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: CHRISTOPHER M VERITY, ANNE MARIE WINSTONE, LESLEY STELLITANO, DEEPA KRISHNAKUMAR, ROBERT WILL, ROBERT McFARLAND Source Type: journals
A novel ARX phenotype: rapid neurodegeneration with Ohtahara syndrome and a dyskinetic movement disorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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We report a new neurodegenerative phenotype associated with a known ARX mutation and causing early abnormal neurodevelopment, a complex movement disorder, and early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with a suppression-burst pattern (Ohtahara syndrome). A male infant presented at age 5 months with a dyskinetic movement disorder, which was initially diagnosed as infantile spasms. Clinical deterioration was accompanied by progressive cortical atrophy with a reduction in white matter volume and resulting in death in the first year of life; such a rapidly progressive and severe phenotype has not previously been described. ARX ...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 10, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MICHAEL ABSOUD, JEREMY R PARR, DOROTHY HALLIDAY, PIETER PRETORIUS, ZENOBIA ZAIWALLA, SANDEEP JAYAWANT Source Type: journals
Congenital anomalies in children with cerebral palsy: a population-based record linkage studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Our aim was to determine the proportion of children with cerebral palsy (CP) who have a congenital anomaly (CA) in three regions (Isère Region, French Alps; Funen County, Denmark; Northern Region, England) where population-based CP and CA registries exist, and to classify the children according to CA subtype.Method Data for children born between 1991 and 1999 were linked using electronic matching of cases. All potential matches were checked manually by each centre and verified as true matches.Results A total of 1104 children with CP were born during the study period (663 males, 441 females). Of these, 166 (15%; 95% Co...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 8, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: JUDITH RANKIN, CHRISTINE CANS, ESTER GARNE, ALLAN COLVER, HELEN DOLK, PETER UDALL, EMMANUELLE AMAR, INGEBORGE KRAGELOH-MANN Source Type: journals
Building the evidence for communication interventionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: MARY JO COOLEY HIDECKER Source Type: journals
Neonatal brain arteriopathiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: PAUL GOVAERT Source Type: journals
Neuromuscular adaptations to eccentric strength training in children and adolescents with cerebral palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim To determine the neuromuscular outcomes of an eccentric strength-training programme for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).Method In this randomised, parallel-group trial with waiting control, 14 participants with CP (six males, eight females; mean age 11y, SD 2y range 9[ndash]15y), diagnosed with upper-limb spasticity were compared with 14 age- and sex-matched typically developing participants. Participants with CP completed a 6-week progressive resistance-strengthening programme, performing eccentric lengthening contractions of their upper limb three times a week. Data from dynamometer and surface elec...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: SIOBHÁN REID, PETER HAMER, JACQUELINE ALDERSON, DAVID LLOYD Source Type: journals
Are seizure variables related to cognitive and behavior problems?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - September 7, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: JOAN K AUSTIN, PHILIP S FASTENAU Source Type: journals
Do early intervention programmes improve cognitive and motor outcomes for preterm infants after discharge? A systematic reviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim The aim of this study was to review the effects of early developmental intervention after discharge from hospital on motor and cognitive development in preterm infants.Method Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs of early developmental intervention programmes for preterm infants in which motor or cognitive outcomes were reported and in which the intervention commenced before or after discharge were included. A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies grouped by intervention, age of outcome, and study quality was undertaken. Databases searched (up to January 2009) included the Cochrane Central Register...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - August 31, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: JANE ORTON, ALICIA SPITTLE, LEX DOYLE, PETER ANDERSON, ROSLYN BOYD Source Type: journals
Language lateralization in children using functional transcranial Doppler sonographyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim Language lateralization with functional transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD) and lexical word generation has been shown to have high concordance with the Wada test and functional magnetic resonance imaging in adults. We evaluated a nonlexical paradigm to determine language dominance in children.Method In 23 right-handed children (12 females, 11 males; age range 6[ndash]11y; mean age 8y 4mo, SD 1y 7mo) and in 22 adolescents (14 females, 8 males; age range 12[ndash]18y; mean age 14y 8mo, SD 2y 5 mo) cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) was measured in both middle cerebral arteries during picture description and in adole...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - August 27, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: ANJA HAAG, NICOLA MOELLER, SUSANNE KNAKE, ANKE HERMSEN, WOLFGANG H OERTEL, FELIX ROSENOW, HAJO M HAMER Source Type: journals
