Developmental surface dysgraphia: A case report

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. Temple
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Length Frequency ◽  
Relative Difficulty ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Spelling Performance ◽  
Better Than

ABSTRACTThe spelling performance of a 17-year-old developmental dysgraphic. K. M., is compared to that of T. P. (Hatfield & Patterson, 1983), an acquired dysgraphic. Both make errors which are phonologically valid and spell regular words better than irregular words. Within the words, relative difficulty in spelling is also similar and may result from the effects of length, frequency and. for exception words, the presence or absence of a similarly spelt word. The spelling performance of K. M. may be interpreted as reflecting a phonological routine. The correspondences involved in this system do not differ from those used by normal children of the same spelling age. Subtle deficits in reading may have contributed to spelling difficulties.

Responses of Language-Disordered Children to Wh-Questions

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha M. Parnell ◽  
James D. Amerman ◽  
Roger D. Harting
Keyword(s):  
Relative Difficulty ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Cognitive Linguistic ◽  
Wh Questions

Nineteen language-disordered children aged 3—7 years responded to items representing nine wh-question forms. Questions referred to three types of referential sources based on immediacy and visual availability. Three and 4-year-olds produced significantly fewer functionally appropriate and functionally accurate answers than did the 5- and 6-year-olds. Generally, questions asked with reference to nonobservable persons, actions, or objects appeared the most difficult. Why, when, and what happened questions were the most difficult of the nine wh-forms. In comparison with previous data from normal children, the language-disordered subjects' responses were significantly less appropriate and accurate. The language-disordered children also appeared particularly vulnerable to the increased cognitive/linguistic demands of questioning directed toward nonimmediate referents. A hierarchy of wh-question forms by relative difficulty was very similar to that observed for normal children. Implications for wh-question assessment and intervention are discussed.

Phonological and Spatial Processing Abilities in Language- and Reading-Impaired Children

1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan G. Kamhi ◽  
Hugh W. Catts ◽  
Daria Mauer ◽  
Kenn Apel ◽  
Betholyn F. Gentry
Keyword(s):  
Phonological Processing ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Language Impaired ◽  
Word Repetition ◽  
Paper Folding ◽  
Syllable Segmentation ◽  
Processing Abilities ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Better Than

In the present study, we further examined (see Kamhi & Catts, 1986) the phonological processing abilities of language-impaired (LI) and reading-impaired (RI) children. We also evaluated these children's ability to process spatial information. Subjects were 10 LI, 10 RI, and 10 normal children between the ages of 6:8 and 8:10 years. Each subject was administered eight tasks: four word repetition tasks (monosyllabic, monosyllabic presented in noise, three-item, and multisyllabic), rapid naming, syllable segmentation, paper folding, and form completion. The normal children performed significantly better than both the LI and RI children on all but two tasks: syllable segmentation and repeating words presented in noise. The LI and RI children performed comparably on every task with the exception of the multisyllabic word repetition task. These findings were consistent with those from our previous study (Kamhi & Catts, 1986). The similarities and differences between LI and RI children are discussed.

Myelopathy after cervical disc arthroplasty due to progression of spondylosis at the index level: case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-471
Author(s):  
Anita Bhansali ◽  
Michael Musacchio ◽  
Noam Stadlan
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cervical Disc ◽  
Cervical Disc Arthroplasty ◽  
Artificial Disc ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Disc Disease ◽  
Disc Arthroplasty ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
Index Level ◽  
Better Than

Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) has emerged as a popular alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the surgical treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease. CDA has been well studied, with efficacy reported to be equivalent to or better than that seen with ACDF, and it is associated with a consistently low incidence of adverse events. The development or progression of myelopathy after CDA is a particularly rare occurrence. In this report, the authors describe the first known case of recurrence of myelopathy at the index level of surgery after CDA implantation due the continuation of the spondylitic process after placement of the artificial disc.

Estimation of Visual Performance in Children with and without Binocular Anomalies by Means of a Computerised Coding Test

Perception ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 313-313
Author(s):  
T A Podugolnikova ◽  
G I Rozhkova ◽  
I S Kondakova
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Strategy ◽  
Reading Rate ◽  
The Other ◽  
Visual Performance ◽  
Hand Movements ◽  
Mental Work ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Test Objects ◽  
Better Than

Coding tests are regularly used to estimate the capacity for mental work in children entering school and for younger schoolchildren. The task of the child is to fill a special form by putting conventional symbols (codes) under the rows of test objects in accordance with a sample. The results of such testing reflect both visuomotor and intellectual capabilities since, on one hand, a subject has to perform fast eye and hand movements comparing test objects with the sample and drawing codes but, on the other hand, it is not forbidden to memorise codes and to use an optimal strategy for filling the form. In order to make the coding test more suitable for estimating purely visual capabilities, we evolved a computerised version in which codes were changing at each step, thus making their memorisation useless. Such a coding test was used in an examination of 22 children (age 6 – 7 years) with binocular anomalies (strabismus, amblyopia) from special kindergartens and 190 normal children (aged 6 – 9 years) (63 from kindergartens and 127 from school forms 1 – 3). The difference between children with binocular anomalies and normal children of the same age was statistically significant ( p<0.005). The average indices for normal children of different ages differed significantly increasing from 11.8 (at 6 years) to 24.6 (at 9 years) symbols per minute. The effect of learning was also evident: the indexes of 7-year-old children from the first school form were better than in children of the same age from a kindergarten. The correlation between coding indexes and reading rate was positive but rather weak (0.28) in 52 first-form children tested.

Learning Tool Use: Body Scheme Recalibration and the Development of Hand Skill

1981 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard K. Schwartz ◽  
Marie A. Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
Index Finger ◽  
Body Schema ◽  
Intermediate Stage ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Body Scheme ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Accuracy Test ◽  
Motor Accuracy ◽  
Better Than

Skill at using tools depends on somatosensory and visual information being integrated into a body schema. “Calibration,” defined as the ability to accurately localize a limb in space, and “recalibration,” the ability to accurately localize a limb plus tool in space, are proposed as intermediate stages between the development of manipulative prehension and the acquisition of skilled tool usage. Each of these depends upon body scheme information. The ability to recalibrate muscular output for different weights and lengths of tools was investigated. It was hypothesized that such recalibration is an intermediate stage of skill that should be developed prior to extensive practice with tools themselves. A total of 48 normal children, ranging in age from 4.0 to 8.11 years, served as subjects. Test instruments included the Southern California Motor Accuracy Test (MAC) and three tests of recalibration skills. These three tests involved touching a target with the tip of the index finger and with the tips of both a short and a long tool. Results were as hypothesized. Older children performed significantly better than younger children on all tests of hand and tool skill. Ability to use a tool appears to increase with increased ability to recalibrate. Skill in using the hand as a tool appears to develop earlier than skill in recalibrating for short / light tools, which precedes skill at recalibrating for longer / heavier tools.

Comparison of Idiom Comprehension of Normal Children and Children With Mental Retardation

1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 812-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen K. Ezell ◽  
Howard Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Idiom Comprehension ◽  
Picture Stimuli ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
Better Than

This study compared the comprehension of 20 idioms of normal children with children exhibiting mild mental retardation. Sixty-six children comprised three groups: normal 9-year-olds, 9-year-old children with mild mental retardation, and younger normal children matched with the mentally retarded children by receptive vocabulary age. The assessment included both literal and idiomatic contexts with accompanying picture stimuli. The three groups demonstrated high accuracy with the literal contexts. On the idiomatic contexts, the normal children comprehended significantly more idioms than the children with mental retardation, and the mentally retarded children performed significantly better than the younger normal children.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN STATUS KEBERSIHAN GIGI DAN MULUTPADA ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS SLB-B DAN SLB-C KOTA TOMOHON

e-GIGI ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivie Indahwati ◽  
Max F. J. Mantik ◽  
Paulina N. Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
T Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Special Needs Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Children With Disability ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Better Than

Abstract: Special need children is children with disability mental, physical, and emotion which different with the normal children, thus their more needed parents help in keeping hygene especially oral hygene. Every disability they have influenced the behaviour of special need children in keeping their oral hygiene. This study aimed to obtain the difference of oral hygiene between special needs children in SLB-B and SLB-C in Tomohon.This was a descriptive analytical study. Samples were obtained by total sampling method. This study was conducted at SLB-B GMIM Damai Tomohon and SLB-C Katolik Santa Anna Tomohon. There were 101 children in this study. The results of independent t test showed that there were significant differences between the mean value of OHI-S status at SLB-B (1.86) and the mean value OHI-S status at SLB-B ( 2.50) with a P value of <0,05. Conclusion: Oral hygiene of SLB-B children was significantly better than of SLB-C children.Keywords: oral hygiene, special need childrenAbstrak: Anak berkebutuhan khusus merupakan anak yang memiliki keterbatasan mental, fisik dan emosi yang berbeda dengan anak normal, sehingga mereka memerlukan bantuan dalam menjaga kebersihan diri khusunya kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Perbedaan keterbatasan yang mereka miliki, memengaruhi perilaku anak berkebutuhan khusus dalam menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana perbedaan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut pada anak berkebutuhan khusus di SLB-B dan SLB-C kota Tomohon, Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif analitik. Pengambilan sampel penelitian ini secara total sampling. Pengambilan data dilaksanakan di SLB-B GMIM Damai Tomohon dan SLB-C Katolik Santa Anna Tomohon. Jumlah anak dalam penelitian sebanyak 101 anak. Hasil penelitian diolah dengan uji statistik t tidak berpasangan (independent t test).Dari uji statistik diperoleh bahwa terdapat perbedaan rerata yang bermakna, antara status OHI-S SLB-B dengan nilai rata-rata 1,86 dibandingkan status OHI-S SLB-C dengan nilai rata-rata 2,50 dan nilai p<0,05. Simpulan: Rerata status kebersihan gigi dan mulut SLB-B lebih baik secara bermakna dibandingkan dengan SLB-C.Kata kunci: kebersihan gigi dan mulut, anak berkebutuhan khusus

scholarly journals Gossypiboma! Never again: A case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-22
Author(s):  
Shankar Bastakoti ◽  
Nirmal Lamichhane ◽  
Binuma Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Adnexal Mass ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Abdominal Discomfort ◽  
Radiological Examination ◽  
Emergency Laparotomy ◽  
Post Partum Hemorrhage ◽  
History Of ◽  
Foamy Macrophages ◽  
Better Than

Gossypiboma refers to a retained sponge in the surgical bed. We present a 40- year-old female from Terai region of Nepal presented with long standing abdominal discomfort which on further radiological examination complex adnexal mass was suspected. She had a history of emergency laparotomy for post-partum hemorrhage more than a decade ago. She underwent surgery for suspicious complex adnexal mass. On exploring fiber formed partly degenerated content was revealed, which on histopathology reveal foamy macrophages, degenerated material and fiber strands and finally diagnosis of Gossypioma was made. Prevention of gossypiboma is much better than cure.

Laborimeter Performance of Intellectually Normal and Subnormal Children during Learning and Retesting

1966 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 739-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Goldsman ◽  
P. D. McCormack
Keyword(s):  
Rotating Disc ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Bimanual Task ◽  
Better Than

The laborimeter provides a bimanual task involving the placement of checker-like objects into holes in the periphery of a rotating disc. Intellectually normal children perform better than intellectually subnormal children, but both groups show improvement with age and practice. The degree of improvement is greater for the intellectually normal children.

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