2017
The Severity of Deformity in Metopic Craniosynostosis Is Correlated with the Degree of Neurologic Dysfunction
Yang JF, Brooks ED, Hashim PW, Reuman HS, Travieso R, Terner J, Mayes LC, Steinbacher DM, Persing JA, McPartland JC. The Severity of Deformity in Metopic Craniosynostosis Is Correlated with the Degree of Neurologic Dysfunction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 139: 442-447. PMID: 28121881, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000002952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere metopic synostosisMetopic synostosisControl infantsNeurologic dysfunctionAuditory processingCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELFrontal scalp regionsSurgical treatment recommendationsLeft frontal lobeAbnormal auditory processingSeverity of deformityScalp regionsDegree of severityNeurologic riskPreoperative patientsTreatment recommendationsFrontal cortexSevere formPatientsFrontal lobeLanguage dysfunctionCraniosynostosis patientsMild formDysfunctionInfants
2008
Childhood Disorders: The Pervasive Developmental Disorders
McPartland J, Klin A, Westphal A, Volkmar F. Childhood Disorders: The Pervasive Developmental Disorders. 2008, 779-803. DOI: 10.1002/9780470515167.ch45.ChaptersChildhood disintegrative disorderPervasive developmental disorderDevelopmental disordersAppropriate diagnostic assessmentRett disorderEtiologic featuresPsychiatric treatmentDiagnostic assessmentDisordersAtypical patternsAutistic disorderDisintegrative disorderDistinct phenotypicAutism spectrum disorderMultiple areasCurrent knowledgeSpectrum disorderAsperger's disorderDysfunction