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Developmental Disabilities - Diagnosis
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Definition of 'Developmental Disabilities'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) Common names: 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 |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Randomized trial of a parenting intervention for very preterm infants: outcome at 2 years.
29 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy of a neonatal parenting intervention for improving development in very preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN: A cluster-randomized, controlled trial with a cross-over design and washout period was conducted in 6 ... Read more...
Implementing electronic health record-based quality measures for developmental screening.
26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The goal was to examine the current abilities and future potential of electronic health record (EHR) systems to measure childhood developmental screening and follow-up rates in primary care settings. METHODS: A group of pediatric ... Read more...
Impact of changes in serum sodium levels on 2-year neurologic outcomes for very preterm neonates.
12 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The goal was to analyze the relationship between changes in serum sodium levels during the first month of life and impaired functional outcomes at 2 years of age for very preterm infants. METHODS: All very preterm infants who were born at ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Developmental Disabilities - Diagnosis'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Optic nerve hypoplasia associated with chromosome 9 inversion.
29 Sep 2009 - Randomized trial of a parenting intervention for very preterm infants: outcome at 2 years. 29 Sep 2009
- NIDCAP: new controversial evidence for its effectiveness. 26 Sep 2009
- NIDCAP: testing the effectiveness of a relationship-based comprehensive intervention. 26 Sep 2009
- Implementing electronic health record-based quality measures for developmental screening. 26 Sep 2009
- Impact of changes in serum sodium levels on 2-year neurologic outcomes for very preterm neonates. 12 Sep 2009
- Sugar-coaters and straight talkers: communicating about developmental delays in primary care. 12 Sep 2009
- PEDS and ASQ developmental screening tests may not identify the same children. 5 Sep 2009
- Efficacy of interventions to improve motor development in young children: a systematic review. 5 Sep 2009
- Comments on the "genotype first diagnosis" controversy. 30 Aug 2009
- Reply to letter from Drs. Ledbetter, Saul, and Moeschler. 30 Aug 2009
- [Study on the details of the children who require special support education in the regular classroom] 30 Aug 2009
- Reproduction and offspring status 18 years after teenage-onset anorexia nervosa--a controlled community-based study. 30 Aug 2009
- Truncal ataxia, hypotonia, and motor delay with isolated rhombencephalosynapsis. 30 Aug 2009
- Prognostic factors for epileptic seizures in severe motor and intellectual disabilities syndrome (SMIDS)--a clinical and electroencephalographic study. 23 Aug 2009
- Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of a specialist behavior therapy team for challenging behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities. 15 Aug 2009
- Improving genetic health care: a Northern New England pilot project addressing the genetic evaluation of the child with developmental delays or intellectual disability. 13 Aug 2009
- Letter to the editor. 30 Jul 2009
- Pediatricians' roles in the provision of developmental services: an international study. 30 Jul 2009
- Could early cord clamping harm neonatal stabilisation? 30 Jul 2009
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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