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This study investigated specific aspects of neurodevelopmental functioning in good and poor readers entering second grade and followed their neurodevelopmental course and reading progress over a three-year period. Poor readers at age seven performed significantly worse than good readers on assessment of gross and fine motor coordination and corticosensory functioning. Furthermore, the presence of soft signs at age seven was significantly predictive of reading achievement at age ten. Group differences in neurodevelopmental functioning disappeared by age ten, and the presence of soft signs at ages eight and nine no longer was predictive of reading achievement. These findings have implications for pediatricians, educators, and researchers exploring brain-behavior relationships.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

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There have been several recent reports on the neuropsychological integrity of children and adults with Tourette syndrome (TS). However, the possible effects of tic-controlling medications on the test performance of subjects have not been thoroughly investigated, although drugs commonly used in the treatment of TS, such as haloperidol, have been shown to affect learning and behavior. In this study, 10 children diagnosed as having Gilles de la Tourette syndrome were individually administered a battery of psychological tests prior to starting drug treatment. Since a wide range of deficits and processing inefficiencies has been reported in association with the psychological functioning of children with Tourette's disorder, the test battery used was designed to include both measures of contemporary global functioning and measures designed to focus upon particular functional areas. Data analyses revealed a number of specific impairments in TS children relative to (1) age-appropriate levels and (2) levels of global functioning (i.e., IQ scores). The study revealed a number of graphomotor, nonmotor visual-perceptual, and receptive verbal deficits. In addition, a high frequency (50%) of the sample manifested significant Verbal-Performance IQ discrepancies. Results of this study, on a population of nonmedicated TS children, substantiated and extended findings of several previous reports which identified a number of circumscribed weaknesses in the functioning of children with Tourette's disorder.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

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Parental reports of sleep patterns, ratings on the Behavioral Style Questionnaire, and Conners' Abbreviated Parents' Questionnaire were obtained for 60 three-year-old children. Children who were more adaptable, mild, and positive in mood, or children with an easy temperament, had longer total sleep durations and lower Conners' ratings than children with opposite traits. Adaptability was the temperament characteristic most highly correlated with total sleep duration and the only characteristic which correlated with the number of night wakings. In addition, children with low activity ratings had long total sleep durations, low Conners' ratings, and were described as having a quiet sleep pattern. Long sleep durations and low Conners' ratings appear to be features of children with an easy temperament or low motor activity when awake and asleep.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

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Primitive reflexes and motor development were evaluated in 127 very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (birth weight < 1501 grams) at four months corrected age. The asymmetrical tonic neck reflex, tonic labyrinth reflex, and Moro reflex were assessed for each child. The ability of each child to reach (obtain a red ring) and roll were observed. The child's performance on the gross motor scale of the Denver Development Screening Test was recorded. Thirty-seven term infants were administered identical evaluations at four months of age. The VLBW infants retained stronger primitive reflexes and exhibited a significantly higher incidence of motor delays than term infants. Significant correlations existed between the strength of the primitive reflexes and early motor development for VLBW infants. This study confirms a high incidence of motor delays among VLBW infants and demonstrates a clear association between retained primitive reflexes and delayed motor development in VLBW infants.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

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Growth measurements, including weight, height, and head circumference, of 67 early treated children with phenylketonuria (PKU) were compared to normal standards from infancy up to six years of age. Children with PKU, both girls and boys, achieved growth parameters that were similar to those of normals.Head circumference of the boys at six years of age and of the girls at three and four years of age correlated positively with IQ scores. Weight/height (W/H) ratios at one year of age correlated positively with IQ scores for boys. Similar correlations between IQs and weight/height ratios were found for girls at one, two, and three years of age.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

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Eleven children with cerebral gigantism or Sotos' syndrome were assessed regarding their cognitive, emotional, and behavioral status. The children demonstrated high rates of emotional and behavioral disorders, but no specific pattern or personality style was detected. On the cognitive assessments, all of the children presented with cognitive impairment or mental retardation, the range of which was variable. As with other syndromes associated with developmental delay, there was a wide range of expression of problems.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

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The consultant pediatrician plays an important role within the community. The task includes assessing the child in all parameters, appropriately treating organic disease, and making efforts to understand and manage the emotional difficulties that may be present. This paper reviews the work of a consultant pediatrician within the community, emphasizing the importance of preventing disease and emotional ill-health in the child and family.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

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The case of a toddler who developed nonorganic failure to thrive during the course of a custody determination is reported. The child demonstrated physical, emotional, and developmental aspects of failure to thrive. These signs correlated with custody ordered by the judge, during which time the child's care was alternated between parents. The symptoms resolved when the child was in the hospital and when provided stable care by his grandmother. With the increasing frequency of divorce, failure to thrive resulting from judicial decisions will probably increase. Physicians should monitor these children carefully in order to prevent serious psychosocial complications. The judicial system should expedite custody decisions, availing itself of information in child development.

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0196-206X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID