The effect of liver transplantation on the neurocognitive function of children with biliary atresia / 中华器官移植杂志

Objective To observe the mental and motor development of children with biliary atresia before and after liver transplantation,and analyze the effect of liver transplantation on neurocognitive functions.Methods Fifty children with biliary atresia who experienced living related liver transplantation were selected from Jan.2016 to Dec.2016 in our hospital,with an average age of 5 to 12 months regardless of gender.All the children were assessed by Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID) one day before surgery,to obtain the mental and motor development conditions.The results were indicated with Mental Development Index (MDI) and Psychomotor Development Index (PDI).The levels of preoperative ammonia,bilirubin,albumin and white blood cells were recorded,and their relationship with preoperative neurocognitive development was analyzed.The development indexes were obtained at 2nd week,3rd week and 1st month after surgery by the same method,and the neurocognitive changes were analyzed in children before and after the surgery.The effects of postoperative biliary complications,secondary operations,pneumonia infection and other complications on the postoperative development indexes one month after surgery were assessed.Results The preoperative mental and motor development was both below the standard level in 50 infants with average MDI and PDI in middle and lower state.The correlation analysis among the levels of preoperative blood ammonia,bilirubin and albumin showed statistically significant on development index (P ＜ 0.05).The levels of blood ammonia and bilirubin were negatively correlated with development index,while albumin levels showed a positive correlation.As compared with one day before liver transplantation,MDI and PDI were decreased at 2nd week after operation;the MDI increased,and PDI had no significant change at 3rd week after operation.MDI and PDI were significantly higher at 1 st month after operation than preoperation.As compared with 2nd week after operation,PDI and MDI were significantly increased at 3rd week and 1st month after operation.Postoperative persistent pneumonia infection could affect children's MDI,and biliary complications could affect PDI (P＜0.05).Concision The mental and motor development conditions of children with biliary atresia were in medium/low level,and the levels of preoperative blood ammonia,bilirubin and albumin may have significant influence.Liver transplantation may obviously improve the patient's neurocognitive function.

Influencia de la prematurez en el desarrollo de la comunicación / Prematurity influence in the development of communication / Influência da prematuridade no desenvolvimento da comunicação

Introducción: dentro de las alteraciones del neurodesarrollo, la prematurez es un factor de riesgo. Los niños prematuros tempranamente pueden presentar retraso en la comunicación y lenguaje, comparados con la población general. Objetivos: Dar a conocer la influencia de la prematurez en el desarrollo de la comunicación y el abordaje posible a realizar. Material y métodos: Análisis de 59 historias clínicas de niños prematuros que asistieron a control y seguimiento en el Gabinete de Intervención Temprana del Hospital Argerich, desde enero de 2011 hasta enero de 2017; y Escala Bayley del Desarrollo Infantil aplicada a cada niño, contemplando habilidades comunicativas y lingüísticas. Resultados: De las habilidades comunicativas esperadas para cada rango de edad, los diversos grupos (6, 9, 12, 18 meses de edad corregida) no alcanzaron a completar el 50% de las mismas. Analizando los resultados de cada grupo de prematuros (Extremo, Muy, Moderado y Tardío), se encontró que a medida que aumenta la edad gestacional existe un aumento de porcentaje de puntuación menor a dos desvíos estándar, visualizado a partir de los 9 meses de edad corregida, presentando compromiso cognitivo general y no sólo del lenguaje. Conclusiones: La prematurez afecta el desempeño comunicativo de los niños. La intervención fonoaudiológica temprana y el desarrollo de dispositivos de estimulación de comunicación y lenguaje contribuirían a disminuir el impacto que puede tener en el desarrollo global de los niños, favoreciendo la intra e intercomunicación, desde los primeros meses de vida.

Introduction: within neurodevelopmental disorders, prematurity is a risk factor. Also, premature infants, may have delays in language and communication acquisition compared to the general population. Objectives: Present the influence of prematurity in the development of communication and the possible approach to be performed. Material and methods: Analysis of 59 clinical records of premature infants, who attended control and follow-up at the Argerich Hospital Early Intervention Service, from January 2011 to January 2017; And Bayley's Scale of Child Development applied to each child, contemplating communicative and linguistic skills. Results: Of the communicative skills expected for each age range, the various groups (6, 9, 12, 18 months of age corrected) fail to complete 50% of the same. Analyzing the results of each group of premature infants (Extreme, Very, Moderate and Late), it was found that as gestational age increases, there is an increase in percentage of score less than two standard deviations observed after 9 months of age corrected, presenting general cognitive commitment and not just of the language. Conclusions: Prematurity affects the communicative performance of children. Early speech therapy and the development of language and communication stimulation devices, would contribute to reduce the impact that can have on the global development of children, favoring intra and intercommunication, from first months of life.

Introdução: dentro das alterações do neurodesenvolvimento a prematuridade é um fator de risco. Os prematuros podem ter atrasos na aprendizagem da linguagem, em comparação com a população em geral. Objetivos: Apresentar a influência da prematuridade no desenvolvimento da comunicação e sua possível abordagem. Material e métodos: Análise de 59 histórias clínicas de infantes prematuros que participaram do monitoramento e acompanhamento no gabinete de intervenção precoce do Hospital Argerich, de janeiro de 2011 à janeiro de 2017; a escala Bayley de crianças em desenvolvimento aplicada a cada criança, contemplando as habilidades comunicativas e lingüísticas. Resultados: Entre as habilidades comunicativas esperadas para cada facha de etária, os diversos grupos (6, 9, 12, 18 meses de idade corregida) não chegam a completar 50% dessas habilidades. Analisando os resultados de cada grupo de prematuros (extremo, muito, moderado e tarde), encontramos que a medida que aumenta a idade gestacional existe um aumento da porcentagem na pontuação menor a dois desvios estândar, observado a partir dos 9 meses, apresentando compromisso cognitivo general e não somente da linguagem. Conclusões: A prematuridade afeta o desempenho comunicativo de crianças. A intervenção fonoaudiológica precoce e o desenvolvimento de dispositivos de estimulação da linguagem, ajudaria a diminuir o impacto que pode ter sobre o desenvolvimento global das crianças, favorecendo a intra e intercomunicação a partir dos primeiros meses de vida.

Assessment of children with developmental delay: Korean infant and child development test (KICDT) and Korean Bayley scale of infant development-II (K-BSID-II) / 소아과

PURPOSE: We aimed to compare the effectiveness of 2 developmental tests-Korean Infant and Child Development Test (KICDT) and Korean Bayley Scale of Infant Development-II (K-BSID-II)-in the assessment of children with developmental delay. METHODS: Twenty-eight children with suspected developmental delay, who visited the Department of Pediatrics in Asan Medical Center from February 2007 to June 2008 were enrolled. They were examined using both KICDT and K-BSID-II. The results of the tests were compared on the basis of 2 parameters: age group of the children and detection of organic brain lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The correlation between the results of the 2 tests was analyzed using SPSS. Further, intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated using SAS to examine consistency between the results of the 2 tests. RESULTS: The mental developmental index of K-BSID-II showed significant correlation with every KICDT score (P<0.01). The psychomotor developmental index of K-BSID-II was also significantly correlated with every KICDT score except the fine motor score (P<0.01). The mental developmental index of K-BSID-II showed significant correlation [Editor20] with the KICDT gross motor, fine motor, and language scores (P<0.05). Further, there was significant correlation between the psychomotor developmental index of K-BSID-II and the KICDT gross motor score (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: There was significant [Editor21]correlation between the results of KICDT and K-BSID-II for infants and children with developmental delay. Although our results suggest that KICDT is useful in assessing developmental delay, further research would be needed to standardize this test.

The Usefulness of Bayley Scale of Infant Development II in the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of Bayley scale of infant development, 2nd (BSID-II) in the diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) among the early childhood with delayed development. METHOD: We performed the BSID-II for children with delayed development who were diagnosed as CP or global developmental delay (GDD). The characteristics of mental developmental index (MDI) and psychomotor developmental index (PDI) of BSID-II were evaluated and sensitivity and specificity of BSID-II in the diagnosis of CP were studied. RESULT: While both MDI and PDI were decreased similarly in the GDD, PDI were significantly more decreased than MDI in the CP. The CP with hemiplegic pattern showed high MDI and PDI compared to those with the other patterns. When abnormal PDI defined as lower than 85 was used as a diagnostic criteria of CP, sensitivity and specificity were 0.88 and 0.41. When abnormal PDI defined as 13 and higher than MDI was used, sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of CP were 0.50 and 0.84. CONCLUSION: The characteristic findings of BSID-II in the CP could be used as a supportive diagnostic measurement. We should interpret carefully in the children with hemiplegic pattern because they had a near normal MDI and higher PDI than functional status of hemiplegic limbs.