Publications by authors named "Selma A J Ruiter"
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- Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by developmental delays, hypotonia, and significant speech delays, with behavioral difficulties often reported but not well understood.
- A study involving 33 children with PMS utilized direct neurodevelopmental assessments and parent questionnaires to evaluate developmental, adaptive, and social-emotional behaviors.
- Results indicated variability in behavior and symptom severity, with many children showing traits associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder, highlighting the need to interpret behaviors within the context of cognitive and adaptive development.
The "difference or delay paradigm" focuses on the question of whether children with developmental disabilities (DD) develop in a way that is only delayed, compared to typically developing children, or also qualitatively different. The current study aimed to examine whether qualitative differences exist in cognitive development of young children with and without DD on the basis of item scores on the Dutch Bayley-III Cognition scale. Differential item functioning was identified for 15 of the 91 items.
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- Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) is a rare disorder primarily affecting cognitive and behavioral development in children and some adults, with notable impacts on intellectual disability and autistic behaviors.
- A pilot study suggested that intranasal insulin might improve development and behavior in children with PMS, prompting a larger clinical trial to validate these findings.
- The trial involved 25 children over 18 months, showing some improvement in developmental functioning with intranasal insulin, especially in children over 3 years old, but statistically significant results were not achieved, indicating a need for further research with larger groups.
Background: Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) or 22q13.3 deletion syndrome is characterized by global developmental delay, cognitive deficits, and behaviour in the autism spectrum. Knowledge about developmental and behavioural characteristics of this rare chromosomal disorder is still limited despite a rapid growing number of diagnoses.
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- Researchers created the Bayley-III-NL Low Verbal, a special tool for assessing young children with language impairments, featuring adapted cognition scales and standard communication and motor scales.
- The study compared this new version with the regular Bayley-III-NL used for children without impairments, involving tests on 69 children with language issues and 1,132 unaffected children.
- Findings show that the Low Verbal version is valid for measuring development without bias between groups and is particularly helpful for kids under 36 months and those with broader developmental delays.
Background And Objective: High bilirubin/albumin (B/A) ratios increase the risk of bilirubin neurotoxicity. The B/A ratio may be a valuable measure, in addition to the total serum bilirubin (TSB), in the management of hyperbilirubinemia. We aimed to assess whether the additional use of B/A ratios in the management of hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants improved neurodevelopmental outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study assessed the validity and usefulness of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley-III) Low Motor/Vision accommodated version. Accommodations are adaptations to minimize impairment bias, without altering what the test measures. Of the items, 66% have Low Motor accommodations like enlarged materials; 62% have Low Vision accommodations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the present study was to examine the validity of the Bayley-III Low Motor/Vision version, and its suitability for children with motor and/or visual impairment(s). This version contains accommodated items, that is, adaptations to minimize impairment bias, without altering what the test measures. We hypothesized that the accommodations would not affect the item scores of children without impairment, and that children with impairment(s) would benefit from the accommodations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the stability of the scores obtained on tests of motor development from birth until school age in healthy, term singletons and to determine if early motor scores are associated with more complex cognitive functions at school age, such as attention and memory.
Patients And Methods: This longitudinal, prospective cohort study included 77 infants. The motor development of these infants was assessed during the neonatal period with Prechtl's neurologic examination; in early infancy with Touwen's neurologic examination and general movement assessment; at toddler age with Hempel's neurologic examination and the Psychomotor Developmental Index from the Bayley Scales of Infant Development; and at school age with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children.
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- * Researchers adapted the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-Second Edition (BSID-II) to create a Low Motor version suitable for children with motor impairments, and tested both versions on 20 typically developing children and 19 with motor impairments.
- * Results indicated that children with motor impairments performed significantly better on the Low Motor version, scoring 5 to 10 points higher, while findings for typically developing children confirmed that content and difficulty levels were maintained in the adaptation.