Delayed developmental language milestones in children with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
J Pediatr
; 150(5): 474-8, 2007 May.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17452219
OBJECTIVES: To document the attainment of developmental milestones in children with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD) and to determine whether early delays are associated with later performance on measures of cognition. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective parental report was utilized to document the acquisition of 10 common developmental milestones in children with DMD (n = 130) and their unaffected siblings (n = 59). Children completed tests of cognitive functioning. RESULTS: Parents rated children with DMD as delayed on achieving both language and motor milestones more frequently than their unaffected siblings. Furthermore, those children with DMD who were rated as late talkers or late walkers performed more poorly on tests of cognitive function than their on-time peers. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to the commonly reported delays in motor milestones, the current study documents delays in the acquisition of language milestones as well. These early delays are associated with significant impairments in later cognitive functioning.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne
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Transtornos do Desenvolvimento da Linguagem
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos