Mental Retardation in Infants and Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 739-739
Author(s):  
ROBERT B. KUGEL
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Gibbs States ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Brain Disorder ◽  
Area Of Concern ◽  
Present Text ◽  
In Infants And Children

In the forward Frederic A. Gibbs states "Changed attitudes toward feeblemindedness allow the present text to start from a simple, logical, and completely realistic premise, viz., that mental retardation is due to brain disorder." Hopefully, many more physicians accept this statement as correct, but it is unfortunately clear that there are still many physicians who have not yet accepted the fact that mental retardation is a reasonable and profitable area of concern and investigation. The authors carefully and persistently present the mass of information now available to support Gibbs' statement.

scholarly journals TOXOPLASMIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-494
Author(s):  
GABRIEL A. SCHWARZ ◽  
ELIZABETH KIRK ROSE ◽  
WILFRED E. FRY
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Communicating Hydrocephalus ◽  
Infantile Form ◽  
Cerebral Calcifications ◽  
Pathologic Findings ◽  
The Brain ◽  
In Infants And Children

Six cases of toxoplasmic encephalomyelitis in infants and children are presented. In all of these cases, the diagnosis was made on clinical grounds alone. All of these patients are still living. A description of the pathologic findings in the retina of one case is given. In an analysis of these six cases it was noted that the ocular findings were the most constantly occurring of all the features. Mental retardation was also noted in all six cases. Cerebral calcifications were found in all but one of the cases. The cases already reported in the literature are enumerated and a review of the clinical features of toxoplasmic encephalomyelitis is given. The chief features noted in the infantile form are: (1) onset at birth or soon after, (2) convulsions, (3) bilateral communicating hydrocephalus, (4) bilateral focal chorioretinitis usually involving both macula and (5) multiple calcifications in the brain. It is our feeling that this constellation of signs and symptoms should suggest the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis without recourse to the isolation of the protozoan or the securing of positive neutralization reactions.

Understanding Limited Use of Amplification in Infants and Children Who Are Hard of Hearing

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan W. McCreery ◽  
Elizabeth A. Walker ◽  
Meredith Spratford
Keyword(s):  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
In Infants And Children

The effectiveness of amplification for infants and children can be mediated by how much the child uses the device. Existing research suggests that establishing hearing aid use can be challenging. A wide range of factors can influence hearing aid use in children, including the child's age, degree of hearing loss, and socioeconomic status. Audiological interventions, including using validated prescriptive approaches and verification, performing on-going training and orientation, and communicating with caregivers about hearing aid use can also increase hearing aid use by infants and children. Case examples are used to highlight the factors that influence hearing aid use. Potential management strategies and future research needs are also discussed.

MRI FINDINGS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
CS Chi ◽  
HF Lee ◽  
CR Tsai ◽  
CH Chen ◽  
LH Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Diseases ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
In Infants And Children
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