In the Valencian Community, there is no specific strategy for acquired brain injury in childhood. The current planning can be found on the Generalitat website and specifically excludes children under 16 years of age.
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What do you need college to a report neuropediátrico?
Summary table with information on the necessary accrediting documentation according to the clinical diagnosis of each student, to request support for the specific needs of students. In addition, the rest of the regulations aimed at educational inclusion, addressing inequalities, and students with mental health problems are available: Regulations on …
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Early Care
Early childhood intervention is indicated for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, or at risk of suffering them, between 0 and 6 years of age, except for those children who from 3 years of age already have public resources of some kind (school, MEC scholarships, etc.). The indications and forms are available on the website …
Psychometric tests
There are several resources to facilitate the interpretation of psychometric tests. The main difficulty they present is knowing which standardized scores each one uses, what its mean and standard deviation are, in order to transform them into the scoring system that is most comfortable or to which we are most accustomed (z, for …
Nutritional strategies in PCI
https://www.nestlehealthscience.es/vivirconlaparalisiscerebralinfantil/hcp/nutricion/estrategias-de-nutricion
Pathogenicity of a variant.
To establish the causality of a genetic variant with respect to a phenotype, sufficient scientific evidence must be obtained. The pathogenicity classification proposed by the ACMG establishes 5 classification categories: Benign, likely benign, variant of uncertain significance, likely pathogenic, and pathogenic. These categories are defined based on the probability that a … exists.
Radiopaedia
Radiopaedia is a free, collaborative online resource containing high-quality radiological information and images.
Gene Reviews
GeneReviews is a resource from the United States National Institutes of Health, which compiles updated and high-quality information on genetic diseases, including examinations that should be performed at diagnosis and the health program recommended for follow-up.
Rarechromo
Rarechromo is the website of the Unique association, a UK NGO dedicated to creating quality information on genomic and chromosomal disorders.
Neurological examination of the child.
The neurological examination of the child must be adapted to the moment of neurodevelopment, and therefore different exploratory techniques must be performed depending on age. It is necessary to have a minimum of examination material in the consultation. University of Utah website with video tutorial on the neurological examination of the 0...