Radiological findings in developmental delay

G B Schaefer; J B Bodensteiner

doi:10.1016/s1071-9091(98)80016-8

Radiological findings in developmental delay

Semin Pediatr Neurol. 1998 Mar;5(1):33-8. doi: 10.1016/s1071-9091(98)80016-8.

Authors

G B Schaefer¹, J B Bodensteiner

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5430, USA.

PMID: 9548639
DOI: 10.1016/s1071-9091(98)80016-8

Abstract

This article reviews the neuroimaging findings in patients with nonsyndromic mental retardation and global developmental delays. The frequency and type of abnormal neuroimaging findings in this patient population are discussed. Specifically addressed are the issues of which patients should have neuroimaging studies in light of (in the vernacular) "cost-benefit" analysis. The extension of these studies to "milder" developmental delays, and other neurodevelopmental disorders are also discussed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Child
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Developmental Disabilities / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Intellectual Disability / diagnostic imaging*
Patient Selection
Radiography