objecitve: there have been contradictory findings on the relationship between socioeconomic status (ses) and child development although a wide range of results indicates that ses is associated with child development outcomes. the present study intended to define the relationship between ses and child development in tehran kindergartens. methods: this cross-sectional survey studied 1036 children...

Introduction: Over the past two decades, the incidence of cesarean section in most countries has increased.Developmental delay occurs when children do not reach their developmental milestones at the expected time. The main causes of developmental delay are often unknown. Investigation of the prevalence of developmental delay and its effective factors in children from 4 to 12 months old in Pakda...

Background: Developmental delay in preterm infants was estimated to be more common than term infants. Identifying the factors predisposing to developmental delay can help experts and health professionals in this field to prevent developmental delay of the infants, and leads to better management of the condition of them. This study aimed to evaluate and investigate the predisposing factors of de...

how to cite this article: karimzadeh p, jafari n, nejad biglari h, jabbehdari j, khayat zadeh s, ahmad abadi f, lotfi a. neurometabolic diagnosis in children who referred as neurodevelopmental delay (a practical criteria, in iranian pediatric patients). iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):73-81.   objective we aimed to investigate the clinical and para clinical manifestations of neuro metab...

The investigation of global developmental delay in preschool children varies between centres and between paediatricians. Following a literature search and review of the evidence base, guidelines were developed to assist in the assessment and management of such children presenting to secondary level services. Evidence supporting the use of genetic and biochemical investigations on a screening ba...

Background Progress in medical science and success in increasing the survival rate of vulnerable infants have raised the issue of future development in these children. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between small for gestational age (SGA) status at birth and developmental delay in children aged 4 to 60 months. Materials and Methods This study was a correlation descriptive thro...

how to cite this article: karimzadeh p, jafari n, jabbehdari s, taghdiri mm, nemati h, saket s, alaee mr, ghofrani m, tonakebni sh. methylmalonic acidemia: diagnosis and neuroimaging findings of this neurometabolic disorder (an iranian pediatric case series). iran j child neurol. 2013 summer; 7(3): 63-66.   objective methylmalonic acidemia is one of the inborn errors of metabolism resulting in ...

how to cite this article: karimzadeh p, ahmadabadi f, jafari n, jabbehdari s, alaee mr, ghofrani m, taghdiri mm, tonekaboni sh. biotinidase deficiency: a reversible neurometabolic disorder (an iranian pediatric case series). iran j child neurol. 2013 autumn; 7(4):47- 52.   objective biotinidase deficiency is one of the rare congenital metabolic disorders with autosomal recessive inheritance. if...

how to cite this article: keihanidoust z, shariat m, rahimian e, tehrani f, saddighi gh. comparative evaluation between diameter difference of the thumb and asymmetry of lateral cerebral ventricles in children with developmental delay: a  new finding. iran j child neurol. summer 2015;9(3):9-12. abstract objective anthropometry (measurement of body dimensions) has been used for clinical diagnosi...