Emerson et al. [38 • •], for example, conducted a secondary analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study in the UK and found that after matching on socioeconomic variables, probable psychiatric disorder was no more likely to be found among fathers of children with
early cognitive delay, and the strength of this association for mothers was substantially diminished.
Not exact matches
Understanding deficit patterns very
early, particularly speech and language
delays,
cognitive - intellectual deficits, sensory - motor impairments and a rough estimate of the «stage of psychological development or trauma» will help plot out the most appropriate treatment interventions.
This updated volume also offers new insights on prematurity, sleep patterns,
early communication, toilet training, co-sleeping, play and learning, SIDS,
cognitive development and signs of developmental
delay, childcare, asthma, a child's immune system, and safety.
She knows what it's like to worry about a child's development — her now 4 - year - old has some
cognitive and language
delays, but is improving through
early intervention and support.
The high prevalence of OSA the study found in these cognitively normal elderly participants and the link between OSA and amyloid burden in these very
early stages of AD pathology, the researchers believe, suggest the CPAP, dental appliances, positional therapy and other treatments for sleep apnea could
delay cognitive impairment and dementia in many older adults.
Intervening in childhood or
early adolescence may prevent
cognitive abilities from worsening and this may even
delay or prevent illness onset.»
The potential for
early diagnosis and
delaying the onset of motor or
cognitive decline by perhaps ten years is of potentially profound importance in an aging society.»
Building on research that identified a rare genetic mutation in Italian people that leads to the
early onset of Alzheimer's and one in Icelandic people that
delays the onset of the condition, a researcher at the University of British Columbia has discovered that using an enzymatic scissor the right way could stave off the
cognitive decline associated with the disease.
In addition to her expert skill as a clinician, Dr. Frontera also has many research interests including identifying biomarkers and predictors of
early brain injury and vasospasm /
delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage and their impact on outcome; determining the efficacy of therapeutic strategies and developing guidelines for the management of patients with intracranial hemorrhage; evaluating the cost, length of stay, quality of life, functional and
cognitive outcomes in a broader population of intracranial hemorrhage patients; developing guidelines for the integration of palliative care into the intensive care unit setting; and evaluating the relationship of Zika virus infection, Guillain - Barre, and other neurologic disorders.
During the prenatal and infant periods, families have been identified on the basis of socioeconomic risk (parental education, income, age8, 11) and / or other family (e.g. maternal depression) or child (e.g. prematurity and low birth weight12) risks; whereas with preschoolers a greater emphasis has been placed on the presence of child disruptive behaviour,
delays in language /
cognitive impairment and / or more pervasive developmental
delays.6 With an increased emphasis on families from lower socioeconomic strata, who typically face multiple types of adversity (e.g. low parental educational attainment and work skills, poor housing, low social support, dangerous neighbourhoods), many parenting programs have incorporated components that provide support for parents» self - care (e.g. depression, birth - control planning), marital functioning and / or economic self - sufficiency (e.g. improving educational, occupational and housing resources).8, 13,14 This trend to broaden the scope of «parenting» programs mirrors recent findings on
early predictors of low - income children's social and emotional skills.
Children enter school with different levels of skill, and these initial differences often affect children's subsequent language growth,
cognitive development, literacy and academic achievement.6, 7,8 Children who exhibit
delays at the onset of schooling are at risk for
early academic difficulties and are also more likely to experience grade retention, special education placement, and failure to complete high school.9, 10,11
Identification of developmental
delays and referral to appropriate
early intervention services are key to mitigating the long - term impacts or severity of physical or
cognitive impairments.