Language Disorders - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Language in pediatric epilepsy.

12 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: This study examined the severity and range of linguistic impairments in young, intermediate, and adolescent youth with epilepsy and how these deficits were associated with illness effects, nonverbal intelligence, psychopathology, and ... Read more...

Loss of language in early development of autism and specific language impairment.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Several authors have highlighted areas of overlap in symptoms and impairment among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and children with specific language impairment (SLI). By contrast, loss of language and broadly defined ... Read more...

The impact of perinatal HIV infection on older school-aged children's and adolescents' receptive language and word recognition skills.

30 May 2009 Perinatally HIV-infected youths are reaching adolescence in large numbers. Little is known about their cognitive functioning. This study aims to describe and compare the receptive language ability, word recognition skills, and school functioning of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Language Disorders - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Language in pediatric epilepsy. 12 Jul 2009
• Loss of language in early development of autism and specific language impairment. 29 Jun 2009
• The impact of perinatal HIV infection on older school-aged children's and adolescents' receptive language and word recognition skills. 30 May 2009
• Motor impairments in children associated with impairments of speech or language: a meta-analytic review of research literature. 29 Apr 2009
• Verbal repetition in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer Disease: a descriptive analysis from the VISTA clinical trial. 30 Mar 2009
• When is a capitally charged defendant incompetent to stand trial? 18 Mar 2009
• An investigation of aided language stimulation: does it increase AAC use with adults with developmental disabilities and complex communication needs? 27 Feb 2009
• [Comorbidities and behavioral problems in children with functional articulation disorder] 27 Feb 2009
• A novel Italian presenilin 2 gene mutation with prevalent behavioral phenotype. 27 Feb 2009
• Communicative abilities in toddlers and in early school age children with cleft palate. 8 Feb 2009
• The impact of language skills on mental health in teenagers with hearing impairments. 3 Feb 2009
• Developmental outcomes in early compared with delayed surgery for glue ear up to age 7 years: a randomised controlled trial. 30 Jan 2009
• [Neuropsychological profiles associated with the children's oral language disorders] 30 Dec 2008
• The structure of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised: diagnostic and phenotypic implications. 14 Dec 2008
• Comorbidity of auditory processing, language, and reading disorders. 6 Dec 2008
• Regression of language and non-language skills in pervasive developmental disorders. 25 Nov 2008
• Research review: crossing syndrome boundaries in the search for brain endophenotypes. Nov 2008
• Evidence for three subtypes of repetitive behavior in autism that differ in familiality and association with other symptoms. 30 Oct 2008
• Autistic symptomatology and language ability in autism spectrum disorder and specific language impairment. 30 Oct 2008
• Expository discourse in adolescents with language impairments: examining syntactic development. 5 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Language Disorders'

Definition: Conditions characterized by deficiencies of comprehension or expression of written and spoken forms of language. These include acquired and developmental disorders.

Descriptor UI: D007806

Alternative terms: Language Disorders; Language Disorder; Acquired Language Disorders; Acquired Language Disorder; Language Disorder, Acquired; Language Disorders, Acquired;

Related Mesh Headings: Speech Disorders;

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: C10.597.606.150.500; C23.888.592.604.150.500;

History Note: 1967

Technical Notes: /ther: consider also LANGUAGE THERAPY; do not confuse with SPEECH DISORDERS: read differentiation of LANGUAGE & SPEECH under LANGUAGE; do not confuse with LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS: see note there