Heritable risk factors associated with language impairments

Heritable risk factors associated with language impairments

There is a strong genetic contribution to children's language and literacy impairments. The aim of this study was to determine which aspects of the phenotype are familial by comparing 34 parents of probands with language/literacy impairments and 33 parents of typically developing probands. The parents responded to questionnaires regarding previous history for language/reading impairment and par...

P-71: Risk Factors Associated with Womens

Pnm-4: Risk Factors Associated with Infertility

Background Infertility is the inability to conceive children after one year of unprotected intercourse. The estimated prevalence of infertility in Canada is 11.5-15.7%. Fertility problems affect approximately one in seven couples in the United Kingdom (UK). Infertility occurs in conditions in which the pregnancies end with recurrent miscarriages (ASR) or birth of a child with multiple congenita...

Language and Cognitive Impairments Associated with Encephalitis

Although the gross deficits of diseases of the brain have been extensively characterized, few studies have examined their associated cognitive impairments. Interest has focused recently on the language and cognitive impairments that develop following encephalitis. The symptoms of impairments following the disease were determined mainly by examining hospital records of those previously admitted ...

Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight

Background and purpose: Since a large proportion of fetal mortality is associated with low birth weight (LBW) and considering the fact that fetal development is a vulnerable process influenced by maternal risk factors, this study examined some maternal risk factors associated with LBW infants.  Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted based on the medical records o...