S u m m a ~ Development in quantitative EEG parameters is studied for a sample of 158 normal children and adolescents aged 6-17 years. This is of interest both for increasing basic knowledge of human neurophysiology and for obtaining age standardized norms, useful in clinical research and applications. After selecting an appropriate epoch and correcting for EOG artifacts, the EEG at 8 derivatio...

The epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in populat ions at dif ferent risk for EBV-associated diseases indicates signif icant differences between the populat ions. EBV infection takes place much earlier in Uganda, where all chi ldren are infected before the age of 2 to 3 years, than in Southeast Asia, where nasopharyngeal carcinoma is prevalent. It is proposed that such early inf...

Various attempts are being made to better the situation of dental caries in Nepal, nevertheless, the problem of caries among differently abled children still seems to have reached a still. The general objective of this study is to identify the dental caries status by prevalence and severity (DMFT), knowledge and attitude in oral health practices and the oral health needs among differently abled...

Contingent Valuation of Early Intervention Programs for Handicapped Children Colette M. Escobar, Master of Science Utah State University, 1986 Major Professor: Dr. John E. Keith Department: Economics vi Early intervention programs for handicapped preschool ch ildren may have l ong-term impli cations for the chi ldren and their families. Economic eva luations of these programs have been conducte...

T H E E X I S T I N G PROVISIONS of t i t l e I I of the Social Security A c t require t h a t i n determining re lat ionships between husbands and wives, and children and parents, the intestacy laws of the various States shall be applied. Since the provisions, interpretations, and appl icat ion of the laws of the various States v a r y f r om one State to another, there has resulted a degree o...

I N T H E L A S T D A Y S of M a y 1940 , President Roosevelt officially in i t ia ted a huge armament program in the U n i t e d States. Expenditures for armaments now form the major par t of the Federal budget, whereas relief costs were the largest single items i n Federal expenditures dur ing the 7 years prior to J u l y 1, 1 9 4 0 . M u c h interest, however, is still centered upon the reli...

Torticollis Torticollis, or wryneck, is a common clinical sign in a wide variety of childhood illnesses. When recognized at or soon after birth, the usual cause is congenital m u s c u l a r t o r t i c o l l i s . H o w e v e r , roentgenograms of the cervical spine should be obtained to exclude other less common congenital conditions, such as the fixed or bony torticollis associated with Klip...