Learning Disorders - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be related to disease factors, or to socio-demographic factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems ... Read more...

Identifying learning problems in children evaluated for ADHD: the Academic Performance Questionnaire.

5 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the usefulness of the Academic Performance Questionnaire (APQ) to identify low reading and math achievement in children who are being evaluated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ... Read more...

Impact of teen depression on academic, social, and physical functioning.

5 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the impact of teen depression on peer, family, school, and physical functioning and the burden on parents. METHODS: Patients participated in a longitudinal study of teens with and without probable depression, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Learning Disorders - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures. 13 Dec 2009
• Identifying learning problems in children evaluated for ADHD: the Academic Performance Questionnaire. 5 Sep 2009
• Impact of teen depression on academic, social, and physical functioning. 5 Sep 2009
• Neuropsychological status at seizure onset in children: risk factors for early cognitive deficits. 10 Aug 2009
• Anesthesia for cesarean delivery and learning disabilities in a population-based birth cohort. 30 Jul 2009
• Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children. 25 Jul 2009
• Neurodevelopmental disability through 11 years of age in children born before 26 weeks of gestation. 25 Jul 2009
• Reliability and predictive validity of the Ohio State University TBI identification method with prisoners. 29 Jun 2009
• Learning disability education in the common foundation programme. 29 Jun 2009
• Work injury risk among young people with learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Canada. 16 Jun 2009
• Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retention. 30 May 2009
• Arithmetic difficulties in children with cerebral palsy are related to executive function and working memory. 25 May 2009
• Educational outcomes among survivors of childhood cancer in British Columbia, Canada: report of the Childhood/Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors (CAYACS) Program. 13 May 2009
• Auditory Processing Disorders in children suspected of Learning Disabilities--a need for screening? 5 May 2009
• The forgotten learning disability: epidemiology of written-language disorder in a population-based birth cohort (1976-1982), Rochester, Minnesota. 29 Apr 2009
• [Extreme prematurity: comparison of outcome at 5 years depending on gestational age below or above 26 weeks] 26 Apr 2009
• Service utilization by children with conduct disorders: findings from the 2004 Great Britain child mental health survey. 6 Apr 2009
• Early exposure to anesthesia and learning disabilities in a population-based birth cohort. 30 Mar 2009
• Very preterm children show impairments across multiple neurodevelopmental domains by age 4 years. 20 Mar 2009
• Academic attainment and special educational needs in extremely preterm children at 11 years of age: the EPICure study. 10 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Learning Disorders'

Definition: Conditions characterized by a significant discrepancy between an individual's perceived level of intellect and their ability to acquire new language and other cognitive skills. These disorders may result from organic or psychological conditions. Relatively common subtypes include DYSLEXIA, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.

Descriptor UI: D007859

Alternative terms: Learning Disorders; Learning Disorder; Learning Disturbance; Disturbance, Learning; Disturbances, Learning; Learning Disturbances; Adult Learning Disorders; Adult Learning Disorder; Learning Disorder, Adult; Learning Disorders, Adult; Developmental Academic Disorder; Academic Disorders, Developmental; Developmental Academic Disorders; Developmental Disorders of Scholastic Skills; Academic Disorder, Developmental; Scholastic Skills Development Disorders; Learning Disabilities; Disabilities, Learning; Disability, Learning; Learning Disability;

Related Mesh Headings: Dyslexia;

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: C10.597.606.150.550; C23.888.592.604.150.550; F03.550.350.500; F03.550.450;

History Note: 1966(1964)