INTRODUCTION This study aimed to describe the demographic, social, developmental and behavioural profile of children hospitalised for alleged child maltreatment syndrome (CMS). METHODS This study was a retrospective review of the consecutive inpatient records of children (0-16 years) admitted to the National University Hospital, Singapore, for alleged CMS over a three-year period. Descriptive...

Objectives: Individuals need proper sensory processing ability to function appropriately in the environment and participate in daily life activities. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the sensory processing characteristics of the general population of children ages 0-14 years. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The target population was all children aged 0 ...

objective the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and the most common risk factors of motor developmental delay in infants. materials & methods following ethical approval, a study was carried out on the prevalence and risk factors of infants with motor developmental delay. the first stage was conducted through a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of motor develo...

BACKGROUND X-linked ichthyosis (XLI) is a rare dermatological condition arising from deficiency for the enzyme steroid sulfatase (STS). Preliminary evidence in boys with XLI, and animal model studies, suggests that individuals lacking STS are at increased risk of developmental disorders and associated traits. However, the behavioural profile of children with XLI is poorly-characterised, and the...

Deafness, hearing, and balance disorders are common worldwide. The inner ear sensory hair cells are the mechanoreceptors that detect sound, head motion, and linear acceleration. Loss of or damage to hair cells is the major cause of hearing and balance disorders in humans. Nonmammalian vertebrates (birds, fish, and amphibians) have the ability to regenerate sensory hair cells, whereas mammals ca...

The prevalence of motor impairment is high in ADHD, but we do not know if this stems from infancy. 1) to compare the acquisition milestones across three groups: Typically Developing (TD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Developmental Coordination (DCD); 2) determine relationship between current ability ADHD characteristics children with ADHD. parents aged 8–16 years (ADHD, N...

The availability of a stage-specific Babesia bovis expression profile can facilitate the identification of candidate vaccine antigens. In addition, highly expressed genes during a particular developmental stage may suggest their relevance during that stage. In this study, we generated and validated a custom B. bovis high density oligonucleotide microarray that can be used to examine gene expres...

The aim of this study was to investigate whether children with high-functioning autism (HFA), Asperger's syndrome (AS), and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS) can be differentiated from each other and from normal controls on their neurocognitive executive functioning (EF) profile. Children with HFA and AS showed the most EF deficits. The EF profile of the PDDNOS g...

This paper discusses the evidence that the specific developmental profile frequently described as being associated with Down syndrome--a profile of communication weaknesses relative to social and daily living skills - can be changed. It is not an inevitable outcome of having Down syndrome. Drawing on data collected to explore the outcomes of fully inclusive education for school-age children wit...