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Developmental disorder

MedGen UID:
3367
Concept ID:
C0008073
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Child Development Disorder; Child Development Disorders; Development Disorder, Child; Development Disorders, Child; Developmental Disabilities; Developmental Disability; Disabilities, Developmental; Disability, Developmental
SNOMED CT: Developmental disorder (5294002)

Definition

A disorder diagnosed in childhood that is marked by either physical or mental impairment or both, which in turn affects the child from achieving age related developmental milestones. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Developmental disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Famitafreshi H, Karimian M
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2018;17(8):590-594. doi: 10.2174/1871527317666180706141654. PMID: 29984672
Mukherjee SB
Indian J Pediatr 2017 Apr;84(4):307-314. Epub 2017 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-016-2272-2. PMID: 28101829
Sanchack KE, Thomas CA
Am Fam Physician 2016 Dec 15;94(12):972-979. PMID: 28075089

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sharma SR, Gonda X, Tarazi FI
Pharmacol Ther 2018 Oct;190:91-104. Epub 2018 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.007. PMID: 29763648
Mahone EM, Denckla MB
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2017 Oct;23(9-10):916-929. doi: 10.1017/S1355617717000807. PMID: 29198277Free PMC Article
Banaschewski T, Becker K, Döpfner M, Holtmann M, Rösler M, Romanos M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017 Mar 3;114(9):149-159. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0149. PMID: 28351467Free PMC Article
McPartland J, Volkmar FR
Handb Clin Neurol 2012;106:407-18. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52002-9.00023-1. PMID: 22608634Free PMC Article
Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, Linnell J, Casson DM, Malik M, Berelowitz M, Dhillon AP, Thomson MA, Harvey P, Valentine A, Davies SE, Walker-Smith JA
Lancet 1998 Feb 28;351(9103):637-41. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)11096-0. PMID: 9500320

Diagnosis

Carbray JA
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2018 Dec 1;56(12):7-10. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20181112-02. PMID: 30500061
Sharma SR, Gonda X, Tarazi FI
Pharmacol Ther 2018 Oct;190:91-104. Epub 2018 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.007. PMID: 29763648
Harris J
Int Rev Psychiatry 2018 Feb;30(1):3-17. Epub 2018 Apr 18 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2018.1455646. PMID: 29667863
Mukherjee SB
Indian J Pediatr 2017 Apr;84(4):307-314. Epub 2017 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-016-2272-2. PMID: 28101829
McPartland J, Volkmar FR
Handb Clin Neurol 2012;106:407-18. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52002-9.00023-1. PMID: 22608634Free PMC Article

Therapy

Nimmo-Smith V, Merwood A, Hank D, Brandling J, Greenwood R, Skinner L, Law S, Patel V, Rai D
Psychol Med 2020 Mar;50(4):529-541. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1017/S0033291720000069. PMID: 32036811
Sharma SR, Gonda X, Tarazi FI
Pharmacol Ther 2018 Oct;190:91-104. Epub 2018 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.007. PMID: 29763648
Banaschewski T, Becker K, Döpfner M, Holtmann M, Rösler M, Romanos M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017 Mar 3;114(9):149-159. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0149. PMID: 28351467Free PMC Article
Sanchack KE, Thomas CA
Am Fam Physician 2016 Dec 15;94(12):972-979. PMID: 28075089
Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, Linnell J, Casson DM, Malik M, Berelowitz M, Dhillon AP, Thomson MA, Harvey P, Valentine A, Davies SE, Walker-Smith JA
Lancet 1998 Feb 28;351(9103):637-41. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)11096-0. PMID: 9500320

Prognosis

de Araujo CA
J Anal Psychol 2022 Feb;67(1):5-20. doi: 10.1111/1468-5922.12746. PMID: 35417594
Mahone EM, Denckla MB
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2017 Oct;23(9-10):916-929. doi: 10.1017/S1355617717000807. PMID: 29198277Free PMC Article
Banaschewski T, Becker K, Döpfner M, Holtmann M, Rösler M, Romanos M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017 Mar 3;114(9):149-159. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0149. PMID: 28351467Free PMC Article
Sanchack KE, Thomas CA
Am Fam Physician 2016 Dec 15;94(12):972-979. PMID: 28075089
Stoodley CJ
Cerebellum 2016 Feb;15(1):34-37. doi: 10.1007/s12311-015-0715-3. PMID: 26298473Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Sharma SR, Gonda X, Tarazi FI
Pharmacol Ther 2018 Oct;190:91-104. Epub 2018 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.007. PMID: 29763648
Mukherjee SB
Indian J Pediatr 2017 Apr;84(4):307-314. Epub 2017 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-016-2272-2. PMID: 28101829
Stoodley CJ
Cerebellum 2016 Feb;15(1):34-37. doi: 10.1007/s12311-015-0715-3. PMID: 26298473Free PMC Article
Anitha A, Thanseem I
Adv Exp Med Biol 2015;888:71-83. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22671-2_5. PMID: 26663179
Dawson G, Rogers S, Munson J, Smith M, Winter J, Greenson J, Donaldson A, Varley J
Pediatrics 2010 Jan;125(1):e17-23. Epub 2009 Nov 30 doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0958. PMID: 19948568Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Pascual-Morena C, Cavero-Redondo I, Álvarez-Bueno C, Jiménez-López E, Saz-Lara A, Martínez-García I, Martínez-Vizcaíno V
Dev Med Child Neurol 2023 Jun;65(6):734-744. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15481. PMID: 36440509
Rodrigues R, Lai MC, Beswick A, Gorman DA, Anagnostou E, Szatmari P, Anderson KK, Ameis SH
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2021 Jun;62(6):680-700. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13305. PMID: 32845025
Nimmo-Smith V, Merwood A, Hank D, Brandling J, Greenwood R, Skinner L, Law S, Patel V, Rai D
Psychol Med 2020 Mar;50(4):529-541. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1017/S0033291720000069. PMID: 32036811
Ahn S, Hwang S
NeuroRehabilitation 2017;41(4):707-719. doi: 10.3233/NRE-172146. PMID: 28946583
Serati M, Barkin JL, Orsenigo G, Altamura AC, Buoli M
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Dec;58(12):1290-1300. Epub 2017 Jul 17 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12779. PMID: 28714195

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