Developmental Disabilities - Chemically induced
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Prenatal and postnatal mercury exposure, breastfeeding and neurodevelopment during the first 5 years.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the association between infant hair-Hg and Gesell schedules (GS). BACKGROUND: Longitudinal assessment of prenatal and postnatal Hg exposure during the first 60 months. METHODS: We used hair-Hg as a marker of postnatal Hg ... Read more...

Cognitive function at 3 years of age after fetal exposure to antiepileptic drugs.

14 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: Fetal exposure of animals to antiepileptic drugs at doses lower than those required to produce congenital malformations can produce cognitive and behavioral abnormalities, but cognitive effects of fetal exposure of humans to ... Read more...

Cognitive development and low-level lead exposure in poly-drug exposed children.

31 Mar 2009 The impact of early postnatal lead exposure measured at age 4 on children's IQ and academic achievement at and 11 years of age was examined. The sample consisted of 278 inner-city, primarily African American children who were polydrug exposed ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Developmental Disabilities - Chemically induced'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cognitive function after fetal exposure to antiepileptic drugs. 4 Aug 2009
• Prenatal and postnatal mercury exposure, breastfeeding and neurodevelopment during the first 5 years. 30 May 2009
• Cognitive function at 3 years of age after fetal exposure to antiepileptic drugs. 14 Apr 2009
• Cognitive development and low-level lead exposure in poly-drug exposed children. 31 Mar 2009
• Cognitive abilities and behaviour of children exposed to antiepileptic drugs in utero. 30 Mar 2009
• Neuroimaging of children following prenatal drug exposure. 11 Mar 2009
• [Substitution treatment of drug addicts during pregnancy: consequences for the children?] 10 Feb 2009
• Impact of postnatal corticosteroid use on neurodevelopment at 18 to 22 months' adjusted age: effects of dose, timing, and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infants. 7 Feb 2009
• Mercury poisoning: a rare but treatable cause of failure to thrive and developmental regression in an infant. 30 Jan 2009
• Treatment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: are we ready yet? 30 Jan 2009
• Methods for quantification of exposure to cigarette smoking and environmental tobacco smoke: focus on developmental toxicology. 30 Jan 2009
• Neuropsychological performance 10 years after immunization in infancy with thimerosal-containing vaccines. 30 Jan 2009
• Comment on Gee and Moser (2008) "Acute postnatal exposure to brominated diphenylether 47 delays neuromotor ontogeny and alters motor activity in mice". 19 Jan 2009
• [Valproate treatment during pregnancy: description of four cases with foetal valproate syndrome] 17 Jan 2009
• Safer therapies for newborns probed. 5 Jan 2009
• Thimerosal-containing vaccines: evidence versus public apprehension. 30 Dec 2008
• Central and peripheral timing variability in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure. 9 Nov 2008
• Environmental health and developmental disabilities: a life span approach. 29 Sep 2008
• Outcome in infants exposed to methadone in utero. 21 Sep 2008
• Pregnancy registries in epilepsy: a consensus statement on health outcomes. 11 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Developmental Disabilities'

Definition: Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)

Descriptor UI: D002658

Alternative terms: Developmental Disabilities; Disabilities, Developmental; Developmental Disability; Disability, Developmental; Development Disorders, Child; Child Development Disorder; Development Disorder, Child; Child Development Disorders; Child Development Disorders, Specific; Developmental Delay Disorders; Developmental Delay Disorder; Child Development Deviations; Child Development Deviation; Development Deviation, Child; Development Deviations, Child; Deviation, Child Development;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.550.362;

History Note: 96; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS 1981-95; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEVIATIONS 1968-80

Technical Notes: check also tag CHILD or specific