Early intervention for children with developmental disabilities in low and middle-income countries–the case for action

T Smythe, M Zuurmond, CJ Tann… - International …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In the last two decades, the global community has made significant progress in saving the
lives of children< 5 y of age. However, these advances are failing to help all children to …

Early intervention evidence for infants with or at risk for cerebral palsy: an overview of systematic reviews

DL Damiano, E Longo - Developmental Medicine & Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To perform an overview of systematic reviews and more recent randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) on early motor interventions in infants aged 0 to 3 years with or at risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Early intervention for children at high risk of developmental disability in low-and middle-income countries: a narrative review

M Kohli-Lynch, CJ Tann, ME Ellis - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), while neonatal mortality has fallen, the number
of children under five with developmental disability remains unchanged. The first thousand …

Efficacy of Early Intervention for Infants With Cerebral Palsy in an LMIC: An RCT

KA Benfer, K Whittingham, RS Ware, AK Ghosh… - …, 2024 - publications.aap.org
Video Abstract OBJECTIVE To test efficacy of a parent-delivered multidomain early
intervention (Learning through Everyday Activities with Parents [LEAP-CP]) for infants with …

Improving the treatment of neonatal sepsis in resource-limited settings: gaps and recommendations

S Sturrock, S Sadoo, C Nanyunja… - Research and reports in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Neonatal sepsis causes significant global morbidity and mortality, with the highest burden in
resource-limited settings where 99% of neonatal deaths occur. There are multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Continuity of care during COVID-19 lockdown: a survey on stakeholders' experience with telerehabilitation

C Assenza, H Catania, C Antenore, T Gobbetti… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To explore professionals', adult patients', and children's caregivers' perception
and satisfaction with telerehabilitation during COVID-19 lockdown. Design: An observational …

[HTML][HTML] Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy in low-and middle-income countries

AR King, MH Al Imam, S McIntyre, C Morgan… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cerebral palsy describes a group of permanent disorders of movement, motor function and
posture that occur due to non-progressive insults to the developing brain. Most of the …

Enhancing early detection of neurological and developmental disorders and provision of intervention in low-resource settings in Uttar Pradesh, India: study protocol of …

M Toldo, S Varishthananda, C Einspieler, N Tripathi… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Around 9% of India's children under six are diagnosed with
neurodevelopmental disorders. Low-resource, rural communities often lack programmes for …

[HTML][HTML] Mothers as facilitators for a parent group intervention for children with Congenital Zika Syndrome: Qualitative findings from a feasibility study in Brazil

T Smythe, M Matos, J Reis, A Duttine, S Ferrite… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The Zika virus outbreak in Brazil (2015–2016) affected thousands of children
who were born with Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). Families play an important role in …

[HTML][HTML] Movement Imitation Therapy for Preterm Babies (MIT-PB): a novel approach to improve the neurodevelopmental outcome of infants at high-risk for cerebral …

M Soloveichick, PB Marschik, A Gover, M Molad… - … of developmental and …, 2020 - Springer
To improve the neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with high grade intraventricular
haemorrhage and cramped-synchronised (CS) general movements (GMs). Four very …