Search for dissertations about: "Children handicap"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Children handicap.
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1. Mental retardation in children : an epidemiological and etiological study of mentally retarded children born 1959-1970 in a northern Swedish county
Abstract : In an unselected series of mentally retarded children in the county of Västerbotten, Sweden, the annual incidence of children with severe mental retardation (SMR) (IQ < 50) and alive at the age of one year decreased from 5.3 per 1,000 in 1959 - 1963 to 3.1 per 1,000 in 1967 -1970. READ MORE
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2. Dietary antibodies and gluten related seromarkers in children and young adults with cerebral palsy
Abstract : Background & Aims: Cerebral palsy (CP), the most common physical disorder in children that affect motor function, is associated with a low weight and height. Celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune disorder precipitated by ingestion of gluten, is another common chronic disease in children that has a negative impact on growth. READ MORE
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3. Language and literacy acquisition in children with developmental and learning disabilities
Abstract : This thesis describes and explores some of the learning factors involved for language and literacy acquisition for different groups of children with learning disabilities. The theoretical framework is based upon the Rare Event Learning Model that tries to specify all the transactional factors involved (cognitive, emotional and interactional) when learning takes place. READ MORE
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4. Allergic inflammation in children with pet allergy and asthma : mechanisms, markers and clinical consequences
Abstract : Immunological background: Allergic inflammation is a multiple-step process with many actors, where eosinophils and the release of their granula proteins play an important role. The recruitment of eosinophils is a crucial event in the inflammatory process. READ MORE
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5. Assessment of visual contrast function and effects of citicoline treatment in children with visual impairment
Abstract : Purpose: The present studies address the questions if visual dysfunction in severely visually impaired children can be measured with contrast tests high or low, how it relates to their visual abilities assessed with behavioural methods and if visual function in these children can be improved by neuro-pharmacological treatment. Methods: Twenty children aged 6-16 years from the Al-Maktoom school for visually impaired children in Islamabad, Pakistan were included in the first study and 22 children aged 6-14 years in the second study. READ MORE