Young infants readily use proximity to organize visual pattern information

2008 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. Quinn ◽  
Ramesh S. Bhatt ◽  
Angela Hayden
Keyword(s):  
Visual Pattern ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Pattern Information

Development of Form Similarity as a Gestalt Grouping Principle in Infancy

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. Quinn ◽  
Ramesh S. Bhatt ◽  
Diana Brush ◽  
Autumn Grimes ◽  
Heather Sharpnack
Keyword(s):  
Processing Time ◽  
Visual Pattern ◽  
Novelty Preference ◽  
Gestalt Principles ◽  
Gestalt Principle ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Gestalt Grouping ◽  
Time Courses ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Pattern Information

Given evidence demonstrating that infants 3 months of age and younger can utilize the Gestalt principle of lightness similarity to group visually presented elements into organized percepts, four experiments using the familiarization/novelty-preference procedure were conducted to determine whether infants can also organize visual pattern information in accord with the Gestalt principle of form similarity. In Experiments 1 and 2, 6- to 7-month-olds, but not 3- to 4-month-olds, presented with generalization and discrimination tasks involving arrays of X and O elements responded as if they organized the elements into columns or rows based on form similarity. Experiments 3 and 4 demonstrated that the failure of the young infants to use form similarity was not due to insufficient processing time or the inability to discriminate between the individual X and O elements. The results suggest that different Gestalt principles may become functional over different time courses of development, and that not all principles are automatically deployed in the manner originally proposed by Gestalt theorists.

Food for Thought on Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan C. Arvedson
Keyword(s):  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Silent Aspiration ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Adequate Understanding ◽  
Nutrition And Hydration ◽  
Pediatric Feeding ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
And Function

Abstract “Food for Thought” provides an opportunity for review of pertinent topics to add to updates in areas of concern for professionals involved with feeding and swallowing issues in infants and children. Given the frequency with which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) make decisions to alter feedings when young infants demonstrate silent aspiration on videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS), the need for increased understanding about cough and its development/maturation is a high priority. In addition, understanding of the role(s) of laryngeal chemoreflexes (LCRs), relationships (or lack of relationships) between cough and esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux (GER), and chronic salivary aspiration is critical. Decision making regarding management must take into account multiple systems and their interactions in order to provide safe feeding for all children to meet nutrition and hydration needs without being at risk for pulmonary problems. The responsibility is huge and should encourage all to search the literature so that clinical practice is as evidence-based as possible; this often requires adequate understanding of developmentally appropriate neurophysiology and function.

Hearing and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Young Infants with Parechovirus-A and Enterovirus Meningitis: Cohort Study in Singapore Children and Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elis Yuexian Lee ◽  
Jessica Hui Yin Tan ◽  
Chew Thye Choong ◽  
Nancy Wen Sim Tee ◽  
Chia Yin Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Cortical Blindness ◽  
Speech Delay ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes ◽  
Young Infants

Abstract Parechovirus-A (PeV-A) and Enterovirus (EV) commonly cause childhood aseptic meningitis. Bacterial meningitis in children has been associated with devastating long-term sequelae. However, developmental outcomes are unclear in Parechovirus meningitis. This study aims to review the clinical findings and developmental outcomes of infants with PeV-A and EV meningitis. We performed a retrospective study of infants aged 90 days or younger being admitted to our hospital with PeV-A meningitis between November 2015 and July 2017, with positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) PeV-A PCR and negative blood and CSF bacterial cultures. Hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes were compared with a previous cohort of infants aged 90 days or younger with EV meningitis admitted from January 2015 to December 2015. A total of 161 infants were included in our study, of which 68 infants (42.2%) had PeV-A meningitis and 93 infants (57.8%) had EV meningitis. We assessed their developmental outcome at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years post-meningitis. At 2 years post-meningitis, three infants with PeV-A meningitis had developmental delay (5.5%), whereas none with EV meningitis had developmental delay. One patient had speech delay and autism spectrum disorder, while two had mild speech delay. When compared with our cohort of EV meningitis ≤90 days old, children with PeV-A meningitis ≤90 days old were more likely to have developmental delay 2 years post-meningitis (odds ratio 2.4, 95% confidence interval 2.0–3.0, p = 0.043). None of the patients with PeV-A or EV meningitis had sensorineural hearing loss or neurological sequelae, such as cortical blindness, oropharyngeal dysphagia, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, or cerebral palsy. Infants with PeV-A meningitis had a significant risk of developmental delay 2 years post-meningitis compared with those with EV meningitis. It is important to follow-up the developmental milestones of infants diagnosed with PeV-A meningitis for at least 2 years; and when they develop developmental delay, to ensure that they receive appropriate intervention.

Implementation of a Clinical Pathway to Avoid Lumbar Puncture in Febrile Young Infants Aged 29-56 Days Meeting a Set of Low Risk Criteria

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (Supplement 3) ◽  
pp. 282A-282A
Author(s):  
Payal K. Gala ◽  
Ashlee L Murray ◽  
Aileen P. Schast ◽  
Christian Minich ◽  
Ashley L. Woodford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lumbar Puncture ◽  
Clinical Pathway ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Risk Criteria ◽  
Young Infants
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