ABSTRACT
The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and nature of developmental and behavioural disorders among 3-year old UAE national children. From a representative random sample of 2000 houses, 694 households with 3-year old children were included in the study. As per Denver Developmental Screening Test, 8.4% of the sample surveyed had global developmental delay and 9.9% had language delay. On Autism Screening Questionnaire, 0.58% was found to have significant autistic features. 10.5% of children were found to have behavioural problems as per Child Behaviour Checklist. A number of risk factors were identified; some of them unique to this socio-cultural context. None of the children identified through the survey had been previously diagnosed to have such problems, thus missing opportunities for early intervention. This is the first comprehensive epidemiological study of developmental problems in this region and provides a basis for the initiation and development of appropriate services
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Humans , Male , Female , Child Development , Child Behavior , Child, Preschool , Language Development Disorders , Prevalence , Epidemiologic StudiesSubject(s)
Humans , Female , Epilepsy, Complex Partial/diagnosis , Epilepsy, Absence/drug therapy , Carbamazepine , Valproic AcidABSTRACT
The syndrome of cryptophthalmos ["hidden eye"] in association with multiple congenital anomalies, also known as Fraser syndrome, is an uncommon condition, based on a genetic disorder. We report the findings in all a 5-year-old boy from Oman, in whom the main clinical features were unilateral cryptophthalmos and cutaneous syndactyly in four extremities. In addition, there was a mild degree of sclero-cornea in the fellow eye with reduction in vision, and the child exhibited brachydactyly, abnormalities of the nose, the external ear, the nipples and the umbilicus; also, there was a micropenis and an undescended right testis. The boy appeared to be of normal intelligence. Computed tomography of the head showed a normal right eye, while the appearance of the left eye was consistent with the diagnosis of congenital cystic eye. Absence of the right kidney was diagnosed on abdominal ultrasound examination