objective: the aim of this report was to study the gender role on autismsymptoms distribution and severity in a clinical sample from iran. then, the results were compared with the published study from the same community population sample, iran. method: the subjects of this retrospective study were a convenient clinical sample of the referrals of children with pervasive developmental disorders. ...

the effect of host diet on developmental time, fecundity and life-table parameters of bracon hebetor (say) (hymenoptera: braconidae) against the mediterranean flour moth ephestia kuehniella (zeller) was studied in the laboratory condition at 26 ± 1 °c, 65 ± 5% relative humidity and a photoperiod of 16l:8d h. the diets used were rice, barley, corn and wheat flours. the developmental time (egg to...

conclusions the results may help clinicians for early intervention and focus on related components of executive function to improve the educational performance of dcd children. knowing that executive function skills are associated with these two achievement domains suggests potentiality of targeted math and spelling interventions for dcd children. results the findings showed that components of ...

the term calcifying odontogenic cyst (coc) was first introduced by gorlin in 1962. coc occurs mainly as an intra-osseous lesion in mandible or maxilla but the peripheral variation of coc has also been reported. the confusion about coc nature as cyst or tumor has not been resolved and a vast diversity has been shown in clinicopathologic aspects of coc. the purpose of this study was the review an...

how to cite this article: rafiey h, soleimani f, torkzahrani sh, salavati m, nasiri m. scale development and psychometrics for parents’ satisfaction with developmental care in neonatal intensive care unit. iran j child neurol. autumn 2016; 10(4):16-24. abstract objective developmental care comprises a wide range of medical and nursing interventions used in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu...

background and aim: children with hearing loss and children with intellectual developme­ntal disorders have defects in organizing and sensory integration. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hearing impairment and intellectual disability on children's static and dynamic balance. methods: this cross-sectional comparative stu­dy was conducted on 17 boys with congenital severe to ...

this study describes the influences of variations in life history traits and developmental patterns of pelophylax ridibunda. the causes of this variation were investigated by comparing observed patterns of interpopulational differences from geographic variables. the aim of the study was to investigate whether embryos and larvae from different populations of p. ridibunda show the same pattern of...

objective low birth weight (birth weight 2500 g) can be one of the serious problems in children. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the developmental status of lbw preterm neonates admited at neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) at the corrected ages of six and 12 months via the persian version of ages and stages questionnaires (asq). materials & methods in a follow up study, fifty lbw pr...

background: developmental delay is one of the most common problems of children referred to pediatric neurology clinics. while there are reports on rehabilitation and its effects, limited studies are available to delineate pharmacotherapy of such children. because many children with developmental delay have abnormal findings in electroencephalography, we aimed to treat a group of these children,...