objective to evaluate the developmental situation of children that undergo operation because of syndromic and non-syndromic craniosynostosis. materials & methods in this prospective study, 24 children (4 to 16 months of age) who underwent neurosurgeryical intervention because of non-syndromic (79%) and syndromic (21%) craniosynostosis were recruited. for psychological evaluation, the bayley sca...

objective assessment of risk predictors for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 year of age in term and near-term infants. material & methods this case-control study was a representative sample of infants from different health-care centers of north and east of tehran. the association between risk factors and delayed motor development (developmental quotient below 70 indicating a significant...

abstract objective the last two decades have seen major advancements in our understanding of some of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in the field of child neurology. however, in the majority of individual patients, it is still not possible to arrive at a molecular diagnosis, due in part to lack of knowledge of molecular causes of these tremendously complex conditions. common geneti...

objective this study was planned to compare the effects of neurodevelopmental treatment and sensory integration therapy on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy materials & methods twenty two children with spastic cp were randomly divided into two groups. sensory integrative therapy was given to the first group (n=11), and neurodevelopmental treatment was given to the second grou...

how to cite this article: wilson md. animal models of cerebral palsy: hypoxic brain injury in the newborn. iran j child neurol. spring 2015; 9(2):9-16. abstract objective hypoxic insults are implicated in the spectrum of fetal disorders, including cerebral palsy (cp). in view of the major contribution of intrapartum risk factors and prematurity to subsequent neurological morbidity and mortality...

autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by poor social interaction and communication impairment and repetitive behavior. autism is considered as a genetic and multifactorial disorder, with diverse risk factors involved. herein, we report a 13-year-old male with common variable immunodeficiency (cvid), who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3 years old. as  there  are  some  ...

objective: there is a large amount of information published about art infants worldwide but apparently the similar data did not published by iranian art centers till now. this study is a comparative study for developmental assessment of these infants. materials and methods: in one case- control study 400 art ' infants have been compared with 420 nc ' infants. their developments have been assess...

A review of literature on the neurodevelopmental origins of schizophemia is presented, with particular attention to neurodevelopmental processes in late-onset schizophemia. Definitions of the term "neurodevelopmental" as used in schizophernia literature are first provided. Next, evidence for the developmental origins of the neuropathology in schizophemia is reviewed. This evidence includes stud...