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Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children
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2012
Chronic infection with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) causes malabsorption, stunting, and wasting in the growing child. Hence, it is plausible that these infections also reduce the physical fitness of children. Here, we visualize two techniques for the diagnosis of STHs and the 20-meter shuttle run test for assessing children's physical fitness.
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Measurement Of Neuromagnetic Brain Function In Pre-school Children With Custom Sized MEG
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2010
The advent of MEG systems sized for young children opens important new opportunities to study brain development. The new system, together with a protocol that aligns experimental requirements with the capacities of children, can be used to study cognitive and language processes in healthy, awake children aged three to six.
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Measuring Statistical Learning Across Modalities and Domains in School-Aged Children Via an Online Platform and Neuroimaging Techniques
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2020
Presented here is a protocol introducing a set of child-friendly statistical learning tasks geared towards examining children’s learning of temporal statistical patterns across domains and sensory modalities. The developed tasks collect behavioral data using the web-based platform and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data for examining neural engagement during statistical learning.
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Assessing Working Memory in Children: The Comprehensive Assessment Battery for Children – Working Memory (CABC-WM)
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2017
Working memory predicts a significant amount of variance for a variety of cognitive tasks, including speaking, reading, and writing. However, few tools are available to assess working memory in children. We present an innovative, computer-based battery that comprehensively assesses different components of working memory in school-age children.
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Metacognitive Development: How Children Estimate Their Memory
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Judith Danovitch and Nicholaus Noles—University of Louisville Human memory is fallible, and people often cannot accurately recall what they have seen or heard. Adults are aware of their limited memory capacity, so they use strategies, such as rehearsal and mnemonic devices, to improve their recall of important information. Because adults understand the limits of memory, they know it makes more sense to write down the items on their shopping list rather than to try to...
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Developmental level helps clinicians adapt assessment, communication, and care to how a child understands symptoms and participates in medical decisions. Children of the same age may differ in cognitive, emotional, or social development, which can affect history-taking, cooperation, and interpretation of health behaviors. This approach supports more accurate diagnosis and more appropriate clinical interactions.
These ongoing biological changes can influence symptoms, treatment responses, and vulnerability to illness. Growth affects how clinicians consider a child’s physical status, while organ and immune maturation contribute to differences in medication use and disease management compared with other life stages. Recognizing these factors helps clinicians select care that fits the child’s developmental and medical context.
Family and school interactions provide important context for understanding symptoms, communication, and daily health behaviors. A child’s experiences in these settings may affect how concerns are expressed, recognized, or managed. Considering both environments gives clinicians information beyond the clinical encounter and can improve recognition of medical, learning, behavioral, or emotional concerns.
Medication use requires attention to both weight and age, rather than applying a routine intended for adults. Clinicians also consider ongoing growth, organ maturation, and differences in treatment response during this developmental period. These factors support age- and weight-appropriate medication decisions and help align treatment with the child’s changing physiological and developmental needs.
Preventive care addresses risks that can affect health while children continue to grow, learn, and interact with family and school communities. Vaccination supports protection against illness, while injury prevention reduces avoidable harm. Including both measures in medical care extends the focus beyond treating symptoms and supports healthier development during this formative period.
Assessment during this period can support accurate diagnosis and guide management of both acute and chronic conditions. Clinicians interpret symptoms alongside growth, developmental level, treatment response, and the child’s family and school context. This broader view helps distinguish immediate medical needs from conditions requiring continuing care and follow-up.
Medical care can identify concerns by considering changes in communication, health behaviors, symptoms, and functioning across family and school settings. Developmental assessment helps clinicians interpret these findings in context rather than treating age as the sole guide. Recognition of learning, behavioral, or mental-health concerns allows them to become part of an appropriate overall care plan.