H Als

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi NIDCAP improves brain function and structure in preterm infants with severe intrauterine growth restriction
    H Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Perinatol 32:797-803. 2012
  2. ncbi A stable pattern of EEG spectral coherence distinguishes children with autism from neuro-typical controls - a large case control study
    Frank H Duffy
    Department of Neurology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    BMC Med 10:64. 2012
  3. ncbi Early experience alters brain function and structure
    Heidelise Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Children s Hospital Boston, Pediatric Research Laboratories, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 113:846-57. 2004
  4. ncbi The Assessment of Preterm Infants' Behavior (APIB): furthering the understanding and measurement of neurodevelopmental competence in preterm and full-term infants
    Heidelise Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Neurobehavioral Infant and Child Studies, Enders Pediatric Research Laboratories, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 11:94-102. 2005
  5. ncbi Is the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) effective for preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction?
    H Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115 USA
    J Perinatol 31:130-6. 2011
  6. ncbi Individualized developmental care for a large sample of very preterm infants: health, neurobehaviour and neurophysiology
    G McAnulty
    Department of Psychiatry Psychology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Acta Paediatr 98:1920-6. 2009
  7. ncbi Effects of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) at age 8 years: preliminary data
    Gloria B McAnulty
    Departments of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Children s Hospital Boston, 320 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 49:258-70. 2010
  8. ncbi Prolonged T*2 values in newborn versus adult brain: Implications for fMRI studies of newborns
    M J Rivkin
    Children s Hospital, Department of Neurology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Magn Reson Med 51:1287-91. 2004
  9. ncbi Individualized developmental care improves the lives of infants born preterm
    Samantha Butler
    Neurobehavioral Infant and Child Studies, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Acta Paediatr 97:1173-5. 2008
  10. ncbi Infant EEG spectral coherence data during quiet sleep: unrestricted principal components analysis--relation of factors to gestational age, medical risk, and neurobehavioral status
    Frank H Duffy
    Boston Chidren s Hospital, Developmental Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Clin Electroencephalogr 34:54-69. 2003

Research Grants

  1. Does Early Experience Improve Preterm Neurodevelopment?
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Does Early Experience Improve Preterm Neurodevelopment?
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2009
  3. Does Early Experience Improve Preterm Neurodevelopment?
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2007
  4. Preterm Fetal Growth Restriction and Developmental Care
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2006
  5. NEURODEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE: BEHAVIOR, QEEG AND MRI
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2002
  6. Preterm Fetal Growth Restriction and Developmental Care
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2009

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi NIDCAP improves brain function and structure in preterm infants with severe intrauterine growth restriction
    H Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Perinatol 32:797-803. 2012
    ....
  2. ncbi A stable pattern of EEG spectral coherence distinguishes children with autism from neuro-typical controls - a large case control study
    Frank H Duffy
    Department of Neurology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    BMC Med 10:64. 2012
    ..However, genetic-, MRI- and/or EEG-based diagnostic tests are not yet available. The varied study results likely reflect methodological and population differences, small samples and, for EEG, lack of attention to group-specific artifact...
  3. ncbi Early experience alters brain function and structure
    Heidelise Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Children s Hospital Boston, Pediatric Research Laboratories, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 113:846-57. 2004
    ..To investigate the effects of early experience on brain function and structure...
  4. ncbi The Assessment of Preterm Infants' Behavior (APIB): furthering the understanding and measurement of neurodevelopmental competence in preterm and full-term infants
    Heidelise Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Neurobehavioral Infant and Child Studies, Enders Pediatric Research Laboratories, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 11:94-102. 2005
    ..The APIB has well established inter-rater-reliability, concurrent and construct validity, and is clinically relevant for behavioral intervention and individually appropriate and supportive care...
  5. ncbi Is the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) effective for preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction?
    H Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115 USA
    J Perinatol 31:130-6. 2011
    ....
  6. ncbi Individualized developmental care for a large sample of very preterm infants: health, neurobehaviour and neurophysiology
    G McAnulty
    Department of Psychiatry Psychology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Acta Paediatr 98:1920-6. 2009
    ..To assess medical and neurodevelopmental effects of Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) for a large sample of very early-born infants...
  7. ncbi Effects of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) at age 8 years: preliminary data
    Gloria B McAnulty
    Departments of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Children s Hospital Boston, 320 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 49:258-70. 2010
    ..Neurobehavioral and physiological results in the newborn period successfully predicted the beneficial brain function effects at age 8 years. Results support the conclusion that the NIDCAP intervention has lasting effects into school age...
  8. ncbi Prolonged T*2 values in newborn versus adult brain: Implications for fMRI studies of newborns
    M J Rivkin
    Children s Hospital, Department of Neurology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Magn Reson Med 51:1287-91. 2004
    ....
  9. ncbi Individualized developmental care improves the lives of infants born preterm
    Samantha Butler
    Neurobehavioral Infant and Child Studies, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Acta Paediatr 97:1173-5. 2008
  10. ncbi Infant EEG spectral coherence data during quiet sleep: unrestricted principal components analysis--relation of factors to gestational age, medical risk, and neurobehavioral status
    Frank H Duffy
    Boston Chidren s Hospital, Developmental Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Clin Electroencephalogr 34:54-69. 2003
    ....
  11. ncbi Displacement of brain regions in preterm infants with non-synostotic dolichocephaly investigated by MRI
    Andrea U J Mewes
    Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Neuroimage 36:1074-85. 2007
    ..We concluded that the validity of a Talairach parcellation scheme is compromised and may lead to a miscalculation of regional brain volumes and inconsistent parcel contents when comparing infant populations with divergent head shapes...
  12. ncbi Regional brain development in serial magnetic resonance imaging of low-risk preterm infants
    Andrea U J Mewes
    Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 118:23-33. 2006
    ..In this study, we investigated serial MRI of low-risk preterm infants with the aim to identify regions of altered brain development...
  13. ncbi A three-center, randomized, controlled trial of individualized developmental care for very low birth weight preterm infants: medical, neurodevelopmental, parenting, and caregiving effects
    Heidelise Als
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 24:399-408. 2003
    ..Quality of care was measurably improved. Very low birth weight infants and their parents, across diverse settings, may benefit from individualized developmental care...
  14. ncbi Preemie abandonment? Multidisciplinary experts consider how to best meet preemies needs at "preterm infants: a collaborative approach to specialized care" roundtable
    Heidelise Als
    Harvard Medical School Children s Hospital, Boston, USA
    Mod Healthc 37:17-24. 2007
    ....

Research Grants12

  1. Does Early Experience Improve Preterm Neurodevelopment?
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The expected reduction in learning and school failure for the increasing numbers of preterm-born children in the nation's schools, would give the study and the intervention, significant national public health importance., ..
  2. Does Early Experience Improve Preterm Neurodevelopment?
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The expected reduction in learning and school failure for the increasing numbers of preterm-born children in the nation's schools, would give the study and the intervention, significant national public health importance., ..
  3. Does Early Experience Improve Preterm Neurodevelopment?
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The expected reduction in learning and school failure for the increasing numbers of preterm-born children in the nation's schools, would give the study and the intervention, significant national public health importance., ..
  4. Preterm Fetal Growth Restriction and Developmental Care
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..The study will be significant in understanding ways to reduce long-term functional morbidities in FGR infants, as well as in identifying opportunities for enhancing last trimester brain development. ..
  5. NEURODEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCE: BEHAVIOR, QEEG AND MRI
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ....
  6. Preterm Fetal Growth Restriction and Developmental Care
    Heidelise Als; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The study will be significant in understanding ways to reduce long-term functional morbidities in FGR infants, as well as in identifying opportunities for enhancing last trimester brain development. ..