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The Modified-Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (M-COSMIC): Evaluation of reliability and validity [PDF]

, 2010
The Modified – Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (M-COSMIC) was developed as an ecologically valid measure of social-communication behaviour, delineating forms, functions, and intended partners of children’s spontaneous ...
Brown, Laura, Charman, Tony, Clifford, Sally, Hudry, Kristelle, PACT Consortium, PACT Consortium, PACT Consortium, X, Pasco, Greg   +6 more
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Maximal mouth opening in infants and toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy: a prospective controlled study

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Bulbar function is frequently impaired in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Although extremely important for the patient’s quality of life, it is difficult to address therapeutically. Due to bulbar dysfunction, maximum mouth opening
Jana Zang, Deike Weiss, Charlotte Dumitrascu, Julia Glinzer, Marie Wegner, Anna Strube, Jonas Denecke, Almut Niessen, Christina Pflug   +8 more
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THE IMPACT OF STUTTERING ON THE ABILITY TO ACQUIRE ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE

Human Research in Rehabilitation, 2018
The aim of this research was to establish the level of abilities that is a prerequisite for acquiring academic knowledge of children who stutter. The sample consisted of 102 subjects, of whom 42 children were experimental, and 60 children constituted a
Nada Dobrota-Davidović, Jadranka Otašević, Ljiljana Radević   +2 more
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Fluid and Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Microgliopathy Colony‐Stimulating Factor‐1 Receptor‐Related Disorders

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to identify both fluid and neuroimaging biomarkers for CSF1R‐RD that can inform the optimal timing of treatment administration to maximize therapeutic benefit, while also providing sensitive quantitative measurements to monitor disease progression.
Tomasz Chmiela, Madison Reeves, Karen Jansen‐West, Judith Dunmore, Yuping Song, Audrey Strongosky, Sunil Gandhi, Gilana Pikover, Matt Blurton‐Jones, Robert C. Spitale, Erik H. Middlebrooks, Leonard Petrucelli, Mercedes Prudencio, Zbigniew K. Wszolek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Articulatory and bottleneck features for speaker-independent ASR of dysarthric speech

, 2019
The rapid population aging has stimulated the development of assistive devices that provide personalized medical support to the needies suffering from various etiologies.
Franco, Horacio, Mitra, Vikramjit, Sivaraman, Ganesh, Yılmaz, Emre   +3 more
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Exploratory Analysis of ELP1 Expression in Whole Blood From Patients With Familial Dysautonomia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a hereditary neurodevelopmental disorder caused by aberrant splicing of the ELP1 gene, leading to a tissue‐specific reduction in ELP1 protein expression. Preclinical models indicate that increasing ELP1 levels can mitigate disease manifestations.
Alejandra González‐Duarte, Lucy Norcliffe‐Kaufmann, Maria Luisa Cotrina, Zenith Khan, Kaia Dalamo, Patricio Millar Vernetti, Matthew Lawless, Elisabetta Morini, Monica Salani, Marla Weetall, Jana Narasimhan, Agostino G. Rocha, Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, Horacio Kaufmann   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Speech Disorders in Children [PDF]

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1968
SUMMARYFollowing the introduction defining the term ‘speech disorder’ and describing the physiology of the speech mechanism, the various types of speech disorder occurring in children are described. In the first place it is necessary to exclude mental defect by suitable intelligence tests, and also various forms of deafness.
openaire   +2 more sources

Family-Expressed Emotion, Childhood-Onset Depression, and Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Is Expressed Emotion a Nonspecific Correlate of Child Psychopathology or a Specific Risk Factor for Depression?

, 1994
Expressed emotion (EE) was examined, using the brief Five Minute Speech Sample measure, in families of (1) children with depressive disorders, (2) children with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and (3) normal controls screened for the absence of ...
Asarnow, Joan, Goldstein, Michael J, Guthrie, Donald, Hamilton, Elizabeth Burney, Tompson, Martha   +4 more
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