Educational outcomes associated with persistent speech disorder

Speech Disorder

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Factors associated with outcomes of persistent truncus arteriosus.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to identify trends and factors associated with outcomes of persistent truncus arteriosus (PTA). BACKGROUND Although there have been significant improvements, PTA continues to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS We undertook a review of all consecutive cases of PTA (n = 205) presenting at our institution from 1953 to 1997. ...

Persistent Delirium Associated With Poor Outcomes Persistent Delirium Predicts Greater Mortality

Background: Delirium is a geriatric syndrome characterized by acute decline in memory and attention. It is known that hospitalized patients with delirium have higher rates of mortality, morbidity, and loss of independence. The cost of delirium is $100 billion per year. Patients admitted to post-acute care (PAC) with delirium have higher mortality than those with no delirium. This study was limi...

Duplication 8q22.1-q24.1 associated with bipolar disorder and speech delay.

OBJECTIVE To report a case of a child with bipolar disorder found to have an unbalanced translocation involving the long arm of chromosome 8, a region that has been previously implicated in genome-wide linkage scans. CASE REPORT A 7-year-old boy with a complex psychiatric symptom presentation including attention deficits, distractibility, impulsivity, pressured speech, sleep disturbance, aggr...

Educational outcomes