Investigators extracted data from the Adolescent Behavior Cognition Development (ABCD) study, a longitudinal cohort study that enrolled children aged 9 to 10 years at baseline from 21 sites around the US.
The researchers sought to examine the effects of benzodiazepines and z-drugs use during pregnancy and cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and motor skills developmental outcomes.
The gaze of participants was evaluated by eye-tracking software while they viewed adolescent faces depicting angry or happy expressions coupled with a face with a neutral expression.
Investigators with Brigham and Women’s Hospital sourced data for this study from the Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) and IBM Health MarketScan Research Database.
Presenting at the 2022 AAN Annual Meeting, researchers assessed the reported prevalence of nonmotor symptoms among adult patients with different types of progressive cerebellar ataxia.
In a clinical report published online April 18 in Pediatrics, guidelines are presented for the health supervision of children and adolescents with Down syndrome.
An investigator at the University of Liverpool searched publication databases through 2020 for studies of dermatoglyphics, digit ratio, and palmar crease in conjunction with mental illness.
A team of investigators sought to evaluate whether growth hormone levels and thyroid function were different in children with ADHD compared with those without ADHD.
