Early lexical (number of words) development, language comprehension & nonverbal intelligence at school age.
A large study of 2,724 Dutch children evaluated communication at 1-5 years and language development at 2.5 yrs. relating them to vocabulary comprehension and non-verbal intelligence at 6 years of age.
Demographic factors (male gender, low maternal education, and non-Western ethnic background) primarily predict delays in language and non-verbal abilities as children enter school. Early (<2 years) onset word acquisition does not predict later language comprehension, however later vocabulary attainment appears to increase the risk of language comprehension delay and poorer non-verbal intelligence at 6 years of age.
Acta Paediatrica
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Food additives & preservatives on the behavior of young children.
The addition of artificial colorings (AFC's) and preservatives to foods consumed by young (mean age 8.6 years) children has been suggested to affect their behavior. A within-subject crossover study of 130 boys and girls in Hong Kong compared behavior scores with and without exposure to AFC's plus a preservative. No significant association between additives/preservatives and behavior appears to exist. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics |
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Clinical characteristics of severe supracondylar humerus fractures in children.
Supracondylar humerus fractures are one of the more common fractures that occur in children and are frequently associated with the development of serious complications. They may be of a flexion or extension type, depending on the displacement of the distal fragment. Usually they are classified as types 1, 2, 3 and 4 (modified Gartland classification); with type 3 fractures being completely displaced.
A retrospective study of the clinical, emergency, operatively treated inpatient and outpatient records of 872 children with type 3 fractures, was utilized to identified "time to surgery" (6-12 hours; 12-24 hours; >24 hours) to compare it to morbidity from the injury or treatment.
Increased "time to surgery" following a severe supracondylar humerus fractures is not associated with an increased complication rate and can be treated safely in a delayed manner.
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