Sentences with phrase «of cognitive delays»

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* Depressed fathers use a flatter tone of voice in interactions with four - month - olds (Wanless et al, 2008) and this is linked with their infants» cognitive delay.

The SCAT takes 15 - 20 minutes to complete and computes a composite score, comprised of the Glasgow Coma Scale, a Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) score (cognitive and physical evaluation, delayed recall), and a balance assessment score (modified Balanced Error Scoring System or BESS).

Because preemies are at risk for developmental delays and poor school functioning, the cognitive benefits of breast milk are extra important for premature babies.

Babies with Jacobsen's experience a multitude of symptoms, including delayed development, cognitive impairment, behavioral issues, distinctive facial features, feeding difficulties, and almost all have Paris - Trousseau syndrome, a bleeding disorder.

No level of lead is considered safe, and even low levels can cause learning disabilities, attention problems and cognitive delays.

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.

Children of depressed mothers, including those with subclinical depression, may experience a range of negative outcomes including developmental delays, cognitive impairments, and attachment insecurity.

Sometimes, medication can help with behavioral problems that can come with cognitive delays, like mood swings or lack of attention.

The child is in trouble and at risk of speech delay, attention and cognitive deficits if screen time is not kept in check».

But most of the time, doctors can't find a specific cause for a cognitive delay.

The extent of a child's behavior problems is a strong contributor to parenting stress, more so than the child's cognitive delay.

During the follow - up visit (3 years old), kids with moms who had encouraged their children's autonomy showed better levels of cognitive functioning — specifically, the kids were more adept at processing «higher» thinking like delayed gratification and juggling multiple concepts.

The health risks associated with formula feeding for premature infants include increased incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, 5 delayed brainstem maturation, 6 decreased scoring on cognitive and developmental tests,7 - 10 and decreased visual development.11, 12 Thus, human - milk feeding of premature infants is desirable, and effective strategies to increase breastfeeding rates in this population are needed.

Dr. Greenspan also developed Floortime therapy, a treatment approach for children with autism and developmental disabilities that addresses the speech, motor and cognitive skill delays of affected children holistically, via emotional development and interpersonal communication, through the parent - child attachment relationship.

Lack of iron will lead to delayed body developments and cognitive deficits that will be permanent.

«We found that physical activity has the potential to preserve the volume of the hippocampus in those with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, which means we can possibly delay cognitive decline and the onset of dementia symptoms in these individuals.

Because there is still no accepted biomarker for aging, the drug's success would be judged by whether it can delay the development of several diseases whose incidence increases dramatically with age: cardiovascular disease, cancer, and cognitive decline, along with mortality.

To determine whether infection with Candida affected any neurological responses, all participants in the new study took a 30 - minute assessment of cognitive tasks to measure immediate memory, delayed memory, attention skills, use of language and visual - spatial skills.

It's tempting to dip into the leftover Halloween treats, but new research out of York University has found eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, combined with regular exercise, leads to better cognitive functioning for younger and older adults, and may delay the onset of dementia.

«More detailed studies of specific cognitive activities, including games, would help further our understanding of how an active, healthy lifestyle may help delay the development of Alzheimer's.»

With rising rates of inactivity and obesity, the researchers wanted to know if there was a relationship between clusters of risk factors for cognitive decline, and how lifestyle factors might help prevent or delay it.

Dravet patients usually develop moderate to severe cognitive delays and some features of autism, and are at increased risk of SUDEP (sudden unexplained death in epilepsy).

The team determined that delay discounting negatively correlated with three cognitive measures: college attainment, years of education and childhood IQ.

Cortical thickness predicted teens» delay discounting above and beyond cognitive and demographic variables, such as mother's level of education.

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.

Participants then went through five standard cognitive tests involving immediate recall of a list of presented words, delayed recall of those words later, forward and backward recall of long lists of numbers, and a verbal fluency test in which they listed as many animals as possible without repetition, the use of proper nouns or descriptors.

«Low - income children are at increased risk for developing cognitive delays, but the specific environmental and biological factors that influence these outcomes are less understood,» explains Melissa L. Sturge - Apple, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, who was part of the research team.

The study, which will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science, is the first to document two different but related cognitive phenomena simultaneously: so - called «extreme forgetting» — when kids learn two similar things in rapid succession, and the second thing causes them to forget the first — and delayed remembering — when they can recall the previously forgotten information days later.

In a study published last year in Behaviour Research and Therapy, 68 women attended four 90 - minute sessions of mindfulness - based group therapy consisting of meditation, cognitive therapy and education, whereas 49 women were assigned to a delayed - treatment group.

I hope that the new start - up we established on the basis of these findings will enable a drug to be found that can delay the onset of cognitive symptoms in dementia patients and in people with various cognitive impairments,» Prof. Rosenblum concluded.

To exclude the possibility that six - month old dogs fail the experiment because of a delayed physical or cognitive development, the researchers repeated the test after nine months.

The researchers hope that the new start - up they have founded on the basis of the findings will enable the development of a drug that will delay the onset of cognitive symptoms.

The findings are in line with other studies that suggest that cognitively stimulating activities can indeed increase cognitive reserve and delay cognitive decline in older age» says Anja Leist who is supported by a postdoctoral research fellowship of the National Research Fund Luxembourg.

«We found that physical activities that enhance cardiorespiratory fitness, such as walking, are inexpensive, accessible and could potentially improve quality of life by delaying cognitive decline and prolonging independent function,» he added.

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.»

None of the members of the families showed delayed cognitive development or other symptoms of lead poisoning.

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.

GM1 gangliosidosis, or Landing disease, is a rare inherited neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder characterized by severe cognitive and motor developmental delays resulting in the death of most patients at a very young age.

It is one of three recognized disorders in the autism spectrum (ASDs), the other two being Asperger syndrome, which lacks delays in cognitive development and language, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (commonly abbreviated as PDD - NOS).

Sometimes, the doctor will delay discussing cognitive impairment out of concern for the person who is still coping with the shock of a new PD diagnosis or struggling with motor symptoms.

The general consensus is that it may be possible for the symptoms of Alzheimer's to be delayed in mentally fit, active brains because mental «exercise» may create cognitive reserve.

Trials such as the Anti-Amyloid in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Study, or A4 Study, are now focusing on enrolling cognitively normal participants who have biomarkers suggestive of «preclinical AD,» in order to delay the onset of cognitive impairments.

The hope is that identifying causes of cognitive decline will eventually help scientists and doctors delay or prevent that decline.

Activities that stimulate the brain — such as learning a new language, playing brain - teasing games, or doing crossword puzzles — appear to delay the onset of dementia, says Dr. Steinerman, although its still unclear if they can actually prevent or slow down cognitive decline.

One study found that women with the highest intake of berries appeared to have a delay in cognitive aging by a whopping 2.5 years.

«There is a lot of evidence that [people] with cognitive decline are at highest risk of later developing dementia, so it is likely that preventing or delaying cognitive decline today will help reduce risk of dementia tomorrow,» says Grodstein, who was not involved in the research but wrote an editorial accompanying the study.

The study results indicate that cognitive decline could be delayed by as much as 2.5 years in older people who eat greater quantities of the berries, which are high in flavonoids

The fact that men appear to have higher rates of MCI but lower rates of dementia may hold important clues for preventing or delaying cognitive decline, the researchers suggest.