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| V J HintonSummaryAffiliation: Columbia University Country: USA Publications
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Verbal and memory skills in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophyV J Hinton
Gertrude H Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Dev Med Child Neurol 49:123-8. 2007..DMD is a single-gene disorder that is selectively associated with decreased verbal span capacity, but not impaired recall...
Three wishes and psychological functioning in boys with duchenne muscular dystrophyNancy E Nereo
Department of Psychiatry, Children s Hospital and Health Center, University of California, San Diego, California 92123, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 24:96-103. 2003..Further, no association between health-related wishes and problem behaviors was observed in the DMD group. These findings indicate that, despite increased stressors, boys with DMD present wishes similar to those of their healthy peers...
Parental stress in mothers of boys with duchenne muscular dystrophyNancy E Nereo
Children's Hospital and Health Center and University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 28:473-84. 2003..CONCLUSION: Stress in mothers of boys with DMD is elevated, possibly due to increased problem behaviors, particularly in social interactions, rather than due to the physical demands of the disease alone...
Social behavior problems in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophyVeronica J Hinton
Gertrude H Sergievsky Center and Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 27:470-6. 2006..The specificity of the findings of the behavior profile in DMD may be partially due to the lack of dystrophin isoforms in the central nervous system, and not solely a reactive response to the illness...
Poor facial affect recognition among boys with duchenne muscular dystrophyV J Hinton
Gertrude H Sergievsky Center and the Department of Neurology, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, P and S Box 16, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 37:1925-33. 2007..Thus, mildly impaired facial affect recognition may be part of the phenotype associated with Duchenne or Becker MD...
Association of autistic spectrum disorders with dystrophinopathiesVeronica J Hinton
Gertrude H Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Pediatr Neurol 41:339-46. 2009..Increased attention to behavioral concerns associated with dystrophinopathies is necessary to ensure the well-being of the whole family...
Selective deficits in verbal working memory associated with a known genetic etiology: the neuropsychological profile of duchenne muscular dystrophyV J Hinton
Gertrude H Sergievsky Center at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 7:45-54. 2001..The association between the known impact of the genetic mutation on the development of the central nervous system and boys' cognitive profile is discussed...
Are MRI-detected brain abnormalities associated with febrile seizure type?Dale C Hesdorffer
Gertrude H Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Epilepsia 49:765-71. 2008..We undertook a study to determine the frequency of MRI-detected brain abnormalities and to evaluate their association with FS type and with specific features of complex FS...
Initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of very low birth weight infantsMelanie M Smith
Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, New York, New York, USA
Pediatrics 111:1337-42. 2003..Intervention programs need to consider the sociodemographic factors that influence infant feeding decisions as well as specific challenges encountered by mothers of VLBW infants...
Ethics of neuroimaging in pediatric developmentVeronica J Hinton
Department of Neurology, G H Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, P and S Box 16, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
Brain Cogn 50:455-68. 2002..Recommendations on how to proceed with pediatric neuroimaging studies while ensuring ethical treatment of the participants are presented...
Influence of breastfeeding on cognitive outcomes at age 6-8 years: follow-up of very low birth weight infantsMelanie M Smith
Gertrude H Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Epidemiol 158:1075-82. 2003..0, 7.6) for verbal ability. Indicators of social advantage confound the association between breastfeeding and cognitive function, but careful measurement can reduce residual confounding and may clarify causal relations...
Long-term cognitive benefits of antenatal corticosteroids for prematurely born children with cranial ultrasound abnormalitiesIlan Arad
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 186:818-25. 2002..CONCLUSION: Antenatal corticosteroids appear to confer substantial long-term benefits on cognition of very-low-birth-weight infants with cranial ultrasound abnormalities...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a cerebellar disorder?Shana E Cyrulnik
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 32:486-96. 2008..It is our contention that the development of brain pathways in the cerebellum (e.g., cerebro-cerebellar loops) without dystrophin may result in altered brain function presenting as cognitive deficits in DMD...
Cognitive and adaptive deficits in young children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)Shana E Cyrulnik
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Manhattan, New York, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 14:853-61. 2008..These deficits appear to be more generalized than those reported in older children with this disorder. Dystrophin, a missing protein product, is hypothesized to be responsible for these cognitive and behavioral impairments...
Delayed developmental language milestones in children with Duchenne's muscular dystrophyShana E Cyrulnik
Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, USA
J Pediatr 150:474-8. 2007..To document the attainment of developmental milestones in children with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD) and to determine whether early delays are associated with later performance on measures of cognition...
Phenomenology of prolonged febrile seizures: results of the FEBSTAT studyS Shinnar
Comprehensive Epilepsy Management Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
Neurology 71:170-6. 2008..Febrile status epilepticus (FSE) has been associated with hippocampal injury and subsequent mesial temporal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy. However, little is known about the semiology of FSE...
Research Grants
- Cognitive Genetic Aspects of Duchenne Muscular DystrophyVeronica Hinton; Fiscal Year: 2006..An ongoing longitudinal study of a sample of 26 boys will be continued with neuropsychological testing every other year. And newly characterized preschool boys with DMD will be followed to track their language and emotional development. ..
