{"title":"Reframing cerebral palsy for a truly inclusive future.","authors":"Rafael Bonfim","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144762214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Shona Goldsmith, Catherine Gibson, Susan Margaret Reid, Michele Hansen, Linda Watson, Megan Auld, Nadai Badawi, Sarah McIntyre
{"title":"Simplifying the language in the proposed description of cerebral palsy: Less is more.","authors":"Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Shona Goldsmith, Catherine Gibson, Susan Margaret Reid, Michele Hansen, Linda Watson, Megan Auld, Nadai Badawi, Sarah McIntyre","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16420","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Orthopedic surgery after selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy: A matched cohort study.","authors":"Michael H Schwartz, Andrew G Georgiadis","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To test whether selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) changes the incidence of subsequent orthopedic surgery in children with cerebral palsy.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This was a matched cohort study. Using historical data from a single center, we identified two groups of individuals based on their history of SDR (yes-SDR and no-SDR), matched at baseline on key clinical variables. We defined 10 orthopedic surgery categories that accounted for more than 95% of surgery recorded in our gait center database. We then fitted Kaplan-Meier estimates of cumulative incidence for each surgery, stratified according to SDR status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We obtained excellent comprehensive baseline matching. Foot and ankle bone surgery and femoral derotation osteotomy exhibited 15% to 20% higher cumulative incidence after SDR. Rectus femoris transfer exhibited approximately 30% lower cumulative incidence after SDR. The remaining surgeries, including all surgeries for treating muscle contractures, were unaffected by SDR, exhibiting only small (<15%) or nonsignificant (p > 0.05, log-rank test) differences in cumulative incidence.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>SDR does not consistently lower the cumulative incidence of orthopedic surgery and does not lower the rate of surgery for muscle contracture. The mechanisms through which SDR influences subsequent surgery remain unclear, highlighting a critical area for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144745800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bhooma Aravamuthan, Darcy Fehlings, Iona Novak, Michael Fahey, Eileen Fowler, Michael Kruer, Henry Chambers
{"title":"A description and a diagnostic framework: Synergy for practical cerebral palsy diagnosis and care.","authors":"Bhooma Aravamuthan, Darcy Fehlings, Iona Novak, Michael Fahey, Eileen Fowler, Michael Kruer, Henry Chambers","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16429","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144745799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk, chance, and probability in early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders.","authors":"Bernard Dan","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16440","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144745801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The updated description of cerebral palsy: A first response from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.","authors":"Laurie Glader","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16421","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144735004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann, Javier de la Cruz, Malika Delobel-Ayoub, Antigone Papavasiliou, Oliver Perra, Gija Rackauskaite, Elodie Sellier, Daniel Virella, Catherine Arnaud, Veronka Horber
{"title":"The distinction between the definition and description of cerebral palsy.","authors":"Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann, Javier de la Cruz, Malika Delobel-Ayoub, Antigone Papavasiliou, Oliver Perra, Gija Rackauskaite, Elodie Sellier, Daniel Virella, Catherine Arnaud, Veronka Horber","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16422","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144735003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elegast Monbaliu, Saranda Bekteshi, Jeroen Vermeulen, Els Ortibus, Annemieke Buizer, Roser Pueyo, Anne Koy, Marcin Bonikovski, Hrvoje Gudlin, Kate Himmelmann
{"title":"Motor classification remains essential in describing cerebral palsy.","authors":"Elegast Monbaliu, Saranda Bekteshi, Jeroen Vermeulen, Els Ortibus, Annemieke Buizer, Roser Pueyo, Anne Koy, Marcin Bonikovski, Hrvoje Gudlin, Kate Himmelmann","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16430","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144735002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ATAD3 duplications bridge mitochondrial diseases and Aicardi–Goutières syndrome","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16446","DOIUrl":"10.1111/dmcn.16446","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recurrent duplication of the <i>ATAD3</i> locus has been linked to a severe mitochondrial disorder that starts before or shortly after birth. This condition progresses rapidly and is characterized by cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle), high blood lactate levels, cataracts, and encephalopathy (disorder of the brain).</p><p>In this study, we analyzed nine new patients with duplication of the <i>ATAD3</i> locus to better understand their clinical symptoms, brain imaging findings, and molecular mechanisms. Five patients showed signs during pregnancy, such as intrauterine growth restriction and cardiomyopathy, leading to medical termination of pregnancy in one case. All patients born alive had hypotonia (decreased muscle tone), often along with cardiomyopathy, cataract, and elevated blood lactate levels. Two patients with a different type of duplication survived beyond 2 years but developed severe progressive brain atrophy and epilepsy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed white matter abnormalities and cystic brain lesions in most cases. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy detected a lactate peak in all tested patients. Additionally, basal ganglia calcification was observed in some patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":"67 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dmcn.16446","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144719016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incidence of developmental disorders and special educational needs and disabilities in children in the UK","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/dmcn.16444","DOIUrl":"10.1111/dmcn.16444","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study explores how often children are diagnosed with developmental disorders or require extra help at school (special educational needs [SEN]), and whether this varies by gestational age or ethnic background.</p><p>Health and education records for over 13 000 children in Bradford, UK were explored, followed until aged 12 to 16 years. Children born before 39 weeks of pregnancy had a higher risk of developmental disorders and having SEN compared to those born at full term (at 39–41 weeks). This pattern was also demonstrated amongst children of Pakistani heritage, which is important, since birth before full term is more common amongst women from minoritized ethnic groups, both nationally and locally.</p><p>Around 1 in 9 children had a developmental disorder recorded in their health records, and more than 1 in 4 had SEN at some point. Most children with a developmental disorder also had SEN, but many with SEN did not have a developmental disorder.</p><p>Rates of specific developmental disorders varied by ethnicity. For example, autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were more commonly identified among White British children, while learning disabilities and hearing impairments were more frequent among Pakistani heritage children. This may reflect biological differences, or variations in access to services, cultural attitudes, or patterns of identification.</p><p>The findings suggest that irrespective of ethnicity, birth before full term, including early term birth (37–38 weeks), is associated with increased risk of developmental disorder. Awareness of these risks may help healthcare and education professionals identify and support children more effectively. Early support may be particularly important in ethnically diverse or socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":50587,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology","volume":"67 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dmcn.16444","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144719019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}