Family profiles in eating disorders: family functioning and psychopathology [PDF]
Research has studied family functioning in families of patients suffering from eating disorders (EDs), particularly investigating the associations between mothers’ and daughters’ psychopathological symptoms, but limited studies have examined whether ...
Ballarotto, Giulia+5 more
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ABSTRACT Genitopatellar syndrome (GPS) and Say‐Barber‐Biesecker‐Young‐Simpson Syndrome (SBBYSS) are clinically distinct neurodevelopmental disorders caused by monoallelic pathogenic variants in KAT6B. In some cases, GPS and SBBYSS features can overlap, determining an intermediate phenotype.
Vittorio Maglione+12 more
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Mechanical Design Improvement of a Passive Device to Assist Eating in People Living with Movement Disorders [PDF]
Many people living with neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy, stroke, muscular dystrophy or dystonia experience upper limb impairments (muscle spasticity, loss of selective motor control, muscle weakness or tremors) and have difficulty to eat independently.
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Prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in cerebral palsy across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta‐analyses [PDF]
Aim: To determine the prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in persons with cerebral palsy (CP) across the lifespan. Method: A systematic review was conducted using five different databases (AMED, CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, and PubMed ...
Bakarčić D+7 more
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Prenatal Brain Abnormalities in Sodium‐Dependent Multivitamin Transporter Deficiency
ABSTRACT In treatable neurometabolic disorders, early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment are key to improved survival and outcomes. Biallelic variants in SLC5A6 cause sodium‐dependent multivitamin transporter deficiency (OMIM # 618973), which is treatable with high‐dose pantothenic acid, biotin, and alpha lipoic acid.
Eri Ogawa+2 more
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Exploring Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rett Syndrome Using Directed Content Analysis
ABSTRACT No validated oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQOL) instrument currently exists for those with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and who communicate non‐verbally. This qualitative study aimed to explore the domains that were important to the oral health‐related quality of life in individuals with Rett syndrome (RTT).
Yvonne Yee Lok Lai+4 more
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Project Rosetta: A Childhood Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Developmental Ontology [PDF]
There is a wide array of existing instruments used to assess childhood behavior and development for the evaluation of social, emotional and behavioral disorders. Many of these instruments either focus on one diagnostic category or encompass a broad set of childhood behaviors.
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Tiny Eats: Eating Detection on a Microcontroller [PDF]
There is a growing interest in low power highly efficient wearable devices for automatic dietary monitoring (ADM) [1]. The success of deep neural networks in audio event classification problems makes them ideal for this task. Deep neural networks are, however, not only computationally intensive and energy inefficient but also require a large amount of ...
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First Foods Nutrition Curriculum for New Immigrant Families: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Background: Immigrant families arrive in the US from a variety of nutritional landscapes and educational experiences. Early childhood is a key time to intervene to set children on a healthy path.
Dawson-Hahn, Elizabeth E, M.D., MPH+7 more
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Swallowing impairment in neurologic disorders : the role of videofluorographic swallowing study [PDF]
Patients with neurologic diseases almost inevitably develop various degrees of swallowing disorders during their life. Dysphagia is one of the main negative prognostic factors in this class of patients, leading to severe morbidity (i.e.
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