Sentences with phrase «of cognitive disability»
Dr Watson also said that children with FASD need therapy, not custody, and that there is a large wave of cognitive disability in custody.
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(Mom has some sort of cognitive disability that includes memory loss, but which the doctors have been unable to diagnose.)
Cameron S. Carter, M.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Multimodal brain imaging and the pharmacotherapy of cognitive disability in schizophrenia
In terms of cognitive disability, the researchers found that in the subgroup of MS patients who underwent neuropsychological testing, those with more cerebral microbleeds had higher disability on verbal and other cognitive function tests.
Not exact matches
Whatever is self - aware or able to value its own life (for example) is designated as a «person,» even if it is an animal, while people lacking these attributes are denigrated as human «non-persons» — an invidious category that includes all of the unborn, as well as (for many bioethics practitioners) infants and those with profound cognitive disabilities.
Recently, Singer repeated this assertion in an interview in the Journal of Practical Ethics, arguing that people with serious developmental and cognitive disabilities have less value than animals with higher capacities, strongly implying that we can treat them accordingly (my emphasis):
People with cognitive disabilities need the sense of safety and peace that love creates; care for them must therefore provide loving attention, which reveals their value to themselves.
No level of lead is considered safe, and even low levels can cause learning disabilities, attention problems and cognitive delays.
Earlier this year, pelinks4u.org, an Internet newsletter specializing in physical education topics, told a story about maturity and selflessness in youth sports in rural Washington state: Michael Denny, the wrestling coach at Housel Middle School in Prosser, Wash., asked his counterpart at Morgan Middle School in Ellensburg, John Graf, if he knew of a Morgan wrestler who would agree to an exhibition match against a Housel wrestler with cognitive and physical disabilities.
He is the Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Athletic Commission and a team physician for USA Boxing, in addition to serving on the National Football League Players Association Mackey - White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee and the NFL Neuro - Cognitive Disability Committee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Concussion Task Force and the Pop Warner Medical Advisory Committee.
It will be important to follow both groups over the next several years and document the rates of attentional and cognitive disabilities that arise.
The good news is that with early intervention, special education, and tutoring, the risk of cognitive and academic problems can be reduced, as can the severity of a learning disability.
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.
It is the goal of the Niskayuna Central School District that the information on our website be accessible to individuals with visual, hearing, motor or cognitive disabilities.
Cognitive problems typically are a major source of dysfunction and disability in patients and can be among the earliest symptoms.
Although impaired reading can cause significant disability, few studies have focused on the cognitive components of reading.
«One explanation for the high rate of risky opioid use among disability - entitled enrollees is the group of risk factors linked with opioid misuse including mood disorders, cognitive disability and back pain - related disorders,» Kuo said.
Clearly, more research is necessary, but this new study adds to the growing and substantial effort to understand how the gene variants that contribute to the development of schizophrenia give rise to the cognitive disability commonly associated with it.
Children under age 3 who have or are at risk of a developmental disability are eligible for services to improve cognitive, behavioral and physical skills under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA).
It is the leading cause of death of hospital patients, and half of survivors do not completely recover, with a third of those dying in the following year and a sixth experiencing severe, persistent physical disabilities or cognitive impairment.
«Current treatment guidelines emphasize interventions that reduce short - term mortality, but with little information on strategies to minimize physical disability, cognitive impairment or health deterioration after sepsis,» said senior author Derek Angus, M.D., M.P.H., the Dr. Mitchell P. Fink Professor and chair of Pitt's Department of Critical Care Medicine.
Similarly, Neanderthal variants impacting development of a particular suspect brain area may help to inform cognitive disability seen in certain brain disorders, say the researchers.
For example, improving care at the time of birth gives a quadruple return on investment by saving mothers» and children's lives and preventing stillbirths and disability, while investing in nutrition can help children reach their potential in cognitive development.»
The disease is characterized by profound fatigue and disability lasting for at least 6 mo, episodes of cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbance, autonomic abnormalities, chronic or intermittent pain syndromes, microbiome abnormalities (1), cerebral cytokine dysregulation (2), natural killer cell dysfunction (3), and other symptoms that are made worse by exertion of any kind (4).
Research studies span all domains of post-stroke cognitive dysfunction, but emphasize hidden disabilities after stroke, including hidden disabilities of functional vision (spatial bias and spatial neglect).
She directed The Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence for Aging Research, the Center on Aging and Health, and the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, and led major multidisciplinary research programs on the causes and consequences of frailty, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment and disability in older adults, and approaches to prevention.
This is the first study to demonstrate that behavioral interventions can have a positive effect on brain function in people with cognitive disability caused by MS, an important step in validating the clinical utility of cognitive rehabilitation.
Kessler Foundation supports full inclusion for people with disabilities by researching optimal ways of restoring function to individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities and by funding innovative employment initiatives.
She is assistant editor of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, the official journal of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, and communications manager at Kessler Foundation, which conducts rehabilitation research that addresses the physical and cognitive needs of people with disabilities, as well as obstacles to employment.
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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Patients Receiving Disability Benefits: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta - Analysis
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Correction: Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Patients Receiving Disability Benefits: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta - Analysis
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This research - dedicated Center is increasing our fundamental knowledge of factors that contribute to disability, such as cognitive fatigue, spatial neglect, and disorders of emotional processing, executive function and processing speed.
EM is a principal investigator at Brown University who explores the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying disorders of cognitive development, such as intellectual disability and autism, with a specific attention to CS.
Kessler Foundation Program Center has provided more than $ 20 million in funding to a variety of employment - related projects that are benefiting veterans, young adults, students and others with physical and cognitive disabilities.
Cognitive research emphasizes hidden disabilities after stroke, including disabilities of functional vision (spatial bias and spatial neglect) and reading deficits.
Kessler Foundation's cognitive rehabilitation research in MS is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, National MS Society, Consortium of MS Centers, the Patterson Trust, Biogen Idec, Hearst Foundations, the International Progressive MS Alliance, and Kessler Foundation.
Although many of the components of this syndrome, such as cognitive, sensory, and motor disabilities, are shared by other congenital infections, 5 features differentiate CZS from other congenital infections: (1) severe microcephaly with partially collapsed skull; (2) thin cerebral cortices with subcortical calcifications; (3) macular scarring and focal pigmentary retinal mottling; (4) congenital contractures; and (5) marked early hypertonia with symptoms of extrapyramidal involvement (Table).
Kessler Foundation's cognitive rehabilitation research in MS is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, National MS Society,
Harold P. Garwin, president and executive director of CHLP presented the award to Kessler Foundation «for its unwavering commitment and dedication to improving the lives of people with physical and cognitive disabilities.»
He also developed the first treatment protocol for MS involving the transplantation of stem cells in the U.S. Along with his peers, Dr. Kraft identified the importance of treating the secondary effects of MS, known as hidden disabilities, including cognitive impairments, pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression.
Kessler Foundation Program Center has provided more than $ 20 million in funding to a variety of employment - related projects that are benefiting veterans, young adults, students and others with physical and cognitive disabilities.
«The addition of Dr. Yue is an important step for our Research Center, which conducts physical and cognitive research aimed at improving rehabilitation for people with disabilities caused by serious injuries and illnesses,» said Rodger DeRose, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kessler Foundation.
Eichler's findings show that the cognitive and neurodevelopmental disabilities that characterize many of the autism spectrum disorders can occur as a result of disruption of many of these hotspots.
Compared to teetotalers, those who averaged roughly 3 to 15 alcoholic drinks per week in their late 50s had up to 28 % higher odds of being free from chronic illness, physical disability, mental health problems, and cognitive decline at age 70, the study found.