Brian G Skotko

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Having a son or daughter with Down syndrome: perspectives from mothers and fathers
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 155:2335-47. 2011
  2. ncbi Self-perceptions from people with Down syndrome
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 155:2360-9. 2011
  3. ncbi Having a brother or sister with Down syndrome: perspectives from siblings
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 155:2348-59. 2011
  4. ncbi Prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: how best to deliver the news
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 149:2361-7. 2009
  5. ncbi Postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: synthesis of the evidence on how best to deliver the news
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 124:e751-8. 2009
  6. ncbi H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language
    Brian G Skotko
    Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    Memory 16:89-96. 2008
  7. ncbi What the other children are thinking: brothers and sisters of persons with Down syndrome
    Brian G Skotko
    Children s Hospital Boston, USA
    Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 142:180-6. 2006
  8. ncbi Puzzling thoughts for H. M.: can new semantic information be anchored to old semantic memories?
    Brian G Skotko
    Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    Neuropsychology 18:756-69. 2004
  9. ncbi Prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome: mothers who continued their pregnancies evaluate their health care providers
    Brian G Skotko
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:670-7. 2005
  10. ncbi First- and second-trimester evaluation of risk for Down syndrome
    Brian G Skotko
    Obstet Gynecol 110:1426; author reply 1426-7. 2007

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Having a son or daughter with Down syndrome: perspectives from mothers and fathers
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 155:2335-47. 2011
    ..The overwhelming majority of parents surveyed report that they are happy with their decision to have their child with DS and indicate that their sons and daughters are great sources of love and pride...
  2. ncbi Self-perceptions from people with Down syndrome
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 155:2360-9. 2011
    ..Overall, the overwhelming majority of people with DS surveyed indicate they live happy and fulfilling lives...
  3. ncbi Having a brother or sister with Down syndrome: perspectives from siblings
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 155:2348-59. 2011
    ..The vast majority of brothers and sisters describe their relationship with their sibling with DS as positive and enhancing...
  4. ncbi Prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: how best to deliver the news
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 149:2361-7. 2009
    ..We conclude that physicians can deliver prenatal diagnoses of DS in a sensitive manner that can be appreciated by expectant parents...
  5. ncbi Postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: synthesis of the evidence on how best to deliver the news
    Brian G Skotko
    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 124:e751-8. 2009
    ..DS remains the most common chromosomal condition, occurring in 1 of every 733 births, with the majority of children still diagnosed postnatally...
  6. ncbi H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language
    Brian G Skotko
    Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    Memory 16:89-96. 2008
    ..M.'s lexical word-retrieval skills remain fluid despite his profound anterograde amnesia. Once acquired, the maintenance of written language comprehension and production does not seem to require intact medial temporal lobe structures...
  7. ncbi What the other children are thinking: brothers and sisters of persons with Down syndrome
    Brian G Skotko
    Children s Hospital Boston, USA
    Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 142:180-6. 2006
    ..Recommendations for physicians on how parents can nurture healthy relationships among their children are offered...
  8. ncbi Puzzling thoughts for H. M.: can new semantic information be anchored to old semantic memories?
    Brian G Skotko
    Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    Neuropsychology 18:756-69. 2004
    ..From the results, the authors concluded that H. M. can acquire new semantic knowledge, at least temporarily, when he can anchor it to mental representations established preoperatively...
  9. ncbi Prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome: mothers who continued their pregnancies evaluate their health care providers
    Brian G Skotko
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:670-7. 2005
    ..This study was undertaken to ask mothers who had children with Down syndrome after receiving a prenatal diagnosis: How was the process and what, if anything, could be improved?..
  10. ncbi First- and second-trimester evaluation of risk for Down syndrome
    Brian G Skotko
    Obstet Gynecol 110:1426; author reply 1426-7. 2007
  11. ncbi A surprising postnatal diagnosis
    Brian G Skotko
    Obstet Gynecol 108:1297; author reply 1297. 2006