Utilizing a Neuropsychological Paradigm for Understanding Common Educational and Psychological Tests

D’Amato, Rik Carl; Rhodes, Robert L.

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“…22 Nevertheless, until such data are available, we would support the recommendation of previous investigators that infants with single-suture craniosynostosis be screened routinely for neurodevelopmental problems through craniofacial programs. 1,2 Neurodevelopmental outcomes are likely to be quite heterogeneous in this population (even within the same diagnosis), and infants at particularly high risk (e.g., Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Second Edition scores <80) could be targeted for preventative interventions with proven efficacy.…”

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“…It continues to be one of the best and most frequently used instruments with which to assess infant development. 22 Language Functioning-The Preschool Language Scale, Third Edition was used to assess expressive and receptive language skills. 23 The Preschool Language Scale, Third Edition is a norm-referenced, individually administered objective test of infant language.…”

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Neurodevelopment of Infants with Single-Suture Craniosynostosis: Presurgery Comparisons with Case-Matched Controls

Speltz

Kapp-Simon

Collett

et al. 2007

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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Neurodevelopment of Infants with Single-Suture Craniosynostosis: Presurgery Comparisons with Case-Matched Controls

Speltz

Kapp-Simon

Collett

et al. 2007

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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“…This test continues to be one of the best and most frequently used instruments to assess infant development. 7 Language Functioning-The PLS-3 was used to assess expressive and receptive language skills. 24 The PLS is a norm-referenced, individually administered objective test of infant language.…”

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Presurgical and postsurgical assessment of the neurodevelopment of infants with single-suture craniosynostosis: comparison with controls

Starr

Kapp-Simon

Cloonan

et al. 2007

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

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Object-Although most infants with single-suture craniosynostosis (SSC) appear to have neurodevelopmental test scores in the average range, SSC has been associated with cognitive and motor delays during infancy. Whether and when surgery improves such deficits are not yet known. The authors aimed to compare the pre-and postsurgical neurodevelopmental status of patients with SSC with those of control infants without craniosynostosis.Methods-The authors conducted a large, multicenter, longitudinal study of 168 infants with craniosynostosis and 115 controls without synostosis who were of similar age, race, sex, and socioeconomic status. The authors assessed participants by using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Second Edition (BSID-II) and the Preschool Language Scale, Third Edition (PLS-3) at enrollment, before patients' intracranial surgery, and when participants were 18 months of age (after surgery for patients).Results-After adjusting for potential confounding factors in linear regression analyses, the authors found a tendency for patients to perform similarly to or slightly worse than controls on neurodevelopmental examinations at both visits. After surgery, the patients' mean scores were 0.6 to three points lower than those of controls on the five BSID-II and PLS-3 scales (p = 0.02-0.07). Compared with controls, patients had 2.3 and 1.9 times the adjusted odds of scoring in the delayed range on either BSID-II scale (Mental Development Index and Psychomotor Development Index) for the first and second visits, respectively (p = 0.001 and p = 0.015, respectively). The patients' mean adjusted test scores were nearly unrelated to the timing of their surgery.Address reprint requests to: Jacqueline R. Starr, Ph.D., Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Mailstop W-7847, Seattle, Washington 98105. jrstarr@u.washington.edu. NIH Public AccessAuthor Manuscript J Neurosurg. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 August 13. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptConclusions-These findings support recommendations for neurodevelopmental screening in infants with SSC. Longer follow-up, as is being conducted with the patients in the present study, will be critical for identifying the potential longer-term correlates of SSC and its surgical correction. Keywordscranioplasty; neurodevelopment; pediatric neurosurgery; single-suture craniosynostosisSingle-suture craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one suture in an infant's skull and occurs in approximately one in 2000 live births. Infants in whom a diagnosis of SSC is made typically undergo surgery as soon as it is deemed safe, both for cosmesis and to reduce the risk of sequelae such as raised ICP. A further justification for surgery is to reduce the possibility of neurodevelopmental deficits that may be caused either directly by the brain malformations that appear to accompany the skull malformation, 1,2 or indirectly through ICP. Single-suture craniosynostosis has been associated with co...

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“…This assessment tool is extensively used for clinical and research purposes with infants and has demonstrated reliability, validity, and test-retest stability. 27,28 MDI and PDI scores were classified as significantly delayed (69 and lower), mildly delayed (70Y84), within normal limits (85Y114), and accelerated (115 and above).…”

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Early Neurodevelopment in Infants With Deformational Plagiocephaly

Knight¹,

Anderson²,

Meara³

et al. 2013

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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The objective of this study was to characterize the early neurodevelopmental profile of Australian infants with deformational plagiocephaly (DP). Twenty-one infants with a confirmed diagnosis of DP (mean age, 7.9 months; SD, 2.0 months) were assessed on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Second Edition, before treatment. As a group, infants with DP showed significantly weaker motor skills compared with the normative population. Patients with DP did not significantly differ from normative population estimates with respect to cognitive abilities. Males with DP displayed significantly reduced motor abilities compared to females. These findings do not suggest that DP causes developmental problems, but DP could be a marker for risk of developmental problems. Screening for developmental concerns in infants with DP is therefore important.

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Utilizing a Neuropsychological Paradigm for Understanding Common Educational and Psychological Tests

Cited by 13 publications

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Neurodevelopment of Infants with Single-Suture Craniosynostosis: Presurgery Comparisons with Case-Matched Controls

Neurodevelopment of Infants with Single-Suture Craniosynostosis: Presurgery Comparisons with Case-Matched Controls

Presurgical and postsurgical assessment of the neurodevelopment of infants with single-suture craniosynostosis: comparison with controls

Early Neurodevelopment in Infants With Deformational Plagiocephaly

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