Results 61 to 70 of about 680,681 (311)

Predicting Loss of Ambulation in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy R9

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) results from biallelic variants in FKRP. There is limited data to predict loss of ambulation (LOA) among those with LGMDR9. Methods Participants in an ongoing dystroglycanopathy natural history study (NCT00313677) with FKRP variants who had achieved ambulation and were more than 3 ...
Chandra L. Miller, Lauren N. Coffey, Shelley R. H. Mockler, Katie M. Laubscher, Carrie M. Stephan, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Katherine D. Mathews   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eating problems at age 6 years in a whole population sample of extremely preterm children [PDF]

, 2009
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
Blissett, Bosma, Braun, Carroll, Cerro, Dahl, Dahl Rydell, Dodrill, Efron, Efron, Elliman, Esparo, Fucile, Gewolb, Goodman, Heird, Jacobi, Kaufman, Lindberg, Marlow, Mathisen, Mathisen, McDermott, Mond, Palmer, Pridham, Reilly, Reilly, Samara, Satter, Schädler, Wilfley, Wolke, Wolke, Wolke, Wolke, Wood, Zhang   +37 more
core   +2 more sources

Characterization of Clinical Phenotype to Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Concentrations in Alexander Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the concentration of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma in Alexander disease (AxD) and whether GFAP levels are predictive of disease phenotypes. Methods CSF and plasma were collected (longitudinally when available) from AxD participants and non‐AxD controls.
Amy T. Waldman, Asako Takanohashi, Joshua Y. Joung, Geraldine W. Liu, Kaley Arnold, Amy Pizzino, Walter Faig, Sarah Woidill, Sona Narula, Adeline L. Vanderver   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Study of the Features of Coordination Functions in Hearing-Impaired Children of Primary School Age

Клиническая и специальная психология
The article examines the features of coordination functions (static, dynamic, spatial, object and symbolic coordination) in hearing-impaired children of primary school age from the perspective of N.A.
L.N. Molchanova, A.V. Buzovkina
doaj   +1 more source

Deficient knowledge in adult Turner syndrome care as an incentive to found Turner centers in Germany

Endocrine Connections, 2019
Objective: Turner syndrome (TS) is characterized by the complete or partial loss of the second sex chromosome and associated with a wide range of clinical manifestations. We aimed to assess the medical care of adult patients with TS in Germany. Design:
Elin Kahlert, Martina Blaschke, Knut Brockmann, Clemens Freiberg, Onno E Janssen, Nikolaus Stahnke, Domenika Strik, Martin Merkel, Alexander Mann, Klaus-Peter Liesenkötter, Heide Siggelkow   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Look Mum, no hands!" : the effects of increasing opportunities for choice-making and independence for children with disabilities when using a Riding for the Disabled programme : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]

, 2005
Many non-disabled people take for granted their ability to choose when they receive help from others. Those with disabilities are often denied this choice, having minimal control over their lives. Increasing literature and research advocate that children
Bingham, Amie Olga
core  

Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
wiley   +1 more source

Winks, blinks, squints and twitches: Looking for disability, culture and self-determination through our son’s left eye

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2009
In this article, we argue that while an appreciation of disability’s cultural context is fundamental, we should be careful not to replace one essentialist version of disability with a new one.
Philip M. Ferguson, Dianne L. Ferguson
doaj   +1 more source

Access to Children\u27s Books Featuring Characters with Disabilities [PDF]

, 2018
Shared reading and access to print have been linked to improved outcomes for young children and linked to socio-economic status (e.g Neuman, 1999; Zucker, Cabell, Justice, Pentimonti & Kaderavek, 2013).
Thompson, Jacquelyn
core   +1 more source

Structure–Function Decoupling of the Sensorimotor and Default Mode Networks in Black Americans With MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibits racially disparate rates of disease progression. Black people with MS (B‐PwMS) experience a more severe disease course than non‐Hispanic White people with MS (NHW‐PwMS). Here we investigated structural and functional connectivity as well as structure–function decoupling in the ...
Emilio Cipriano, Giacomo Boffa, Maria Petracca, Marta Ponzano, Nicole Graziano, Claire Wigley, Claire Riley, Jonathan Howard, Pietro Bontempi, Sylvia Klineova, Fred Lublin, Matilde Inglese   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source