Children with heart conditions have a higher risk of developmental and learning concerns, and may experience social, emotional and behavioral challenges. Our cardiac neurodevelopmental team monitors your child’s development, creates personalized treatment plans, and supports your child from infancy through...
Sequential recordings or more within the first 24 hours in the spontaneously and behavioral observations were obtained at 2-week delivered piglets. Expression of the radioactivity in intervals until discharge from nursery and then one brain protein as a fraction of activity in liver protein month ...
A provoca- tive study linked maternal experience of trauma and conse- quent posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms to disrupted behavioral and physiological response (i.e., cortisol levels) in the infants (113). A transgenerational dataset of African Americans indicates women with early-life ...
antenatal and perinatal history (including maternal infections or exposures and any birth complications), developmental history with a focus on milestones achieved, any behavioral changes suggesting visual dysfunction (eg, inability to catch objects, frequent falls, and light sensitivity), history suggestive...
All children were seen at the age of 9 or 10 y by a psychologist (M.H.) who was blinded to the MRI data and to the data from the neonatal period. Motor function was assessed using the M-ABC band 3 for age 9 and 10 y (23). The test consists of three domains: manual dexterity...
In addition to widespread neuronal apoptosis, early exposure to general anesthesia and sedation in infant animal models is associated with long-term cognitive and behavioral effects (1,2,3,4,5,13,19). The brain appears to be more susceptible to the neurotoxic effects of anesthesia during periods...
Cognitive behavioral techniques are effective. Neverthless, they are not easily applicable requiring specific training of the multidisciplinary team [188,189,190]. The most effective techniques are goal setting, self-monitoring (through food and physical activity diaries), contingency training, stimulus ...
Obesity treatment via intensive behavioral interventions may improve the quality of life [84], and the use of highly effective weight-loss medications may improve the quality of life sub-domain of physical comfort [85]. 4. Management of Pediatric Obesity 4.1. Lifestyle Interventions A cornerstone ...