Brain & Development

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Potential of arterial spin labeling in elucidating the pathogenesis of the splenium of the corpus callosum and cerebellar dentate nucleus in encephalopathy	25
New Year’s greetings	24
Neurological manifestations and clinical outcomes in pediatric Alexander disease: single-center cohort and identification of novel GFAP variants	19
Acknowledgments to Anonymous Reviewers in 2023	19
Associations between cerebrospinal fluid pressure levels, clinical features, and MRI abnormalities in pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A retrospective study	15
Tendency and risk factors of acute pancreatitis in children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities: A single-center study	15
A case of spinal muscular atrophy type 0 treated with nusinersen without progression of early-onset scoliosis – possibility of preventing scoliosis with a rehabilitation program focusing on postural m	15
Electroencephalogram abnormalities in children presenting with language development delay	15
Dynamic thalamo-cortical perfusion changes in myoclonic–atonic seizures captured by ictal technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer single-photon emission computed tomography: A case report	14
Intellectual disability and genotype-phenotype correlation between full-scale intelligence quotient and mutation characteristics in boys with dystrophinopathy	14
Current state of hemispherectomy and callosotomy for pediatric refractory epilepsy in Denmark	14
Interaction with individuals with severe motor and intellectual disabilities and nurses' positive mental well-being	13
Pediatric GBS-myelitis overlap syndrome: Severe phenotype, treatment response, and neurological outcomes	13
Effects of foot intrinsic muscle dynamic stretching intervention on static balance, gait parameters and gross motor ability with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled pilot study	11
Refractory status epilepticus with fever due to mumps vaccine-induced encephalitis caused secondary encephalopathy mimicking acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	11
Thalamic aphasia associated with mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes: A case report	11
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The first case of Al-Raqad syndrome in Japan is associated with a homozygous DCPS exonic variant resulting in aberrant splicing	11
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Video game exposure in children with epilepsy: EEG and clinical findings	10
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis associated with a novel missense variant located in the inner pore of Nav1.4	10
Guillain-Barré syndrome in children – High occurrence of Miller Fisher syndrome in East Asian region	10
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Finger movement functions remain in the ipsilesional hemisphere and compensation by the contralesional hemisphere might not be expected after hemispherotomy -pre- and post-hemispherotomy evaluations i	9

Two-year efficacy of lacosamide as adjunctive therapy for generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy	9
Handgrip and finger flexion strength in children: A cross-sectional assessment of age-related normative data and application as a clinical functional marker in paediatric neuromuscular disorders	9
Intrauterine twin environment and genetic factors subliminally affecting general movements in preterm infants	9
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Examination of brain morphology and perinatal background factors associated with characteristics of early infantile spontaneous movements	9
A novel splice site CUL3 variant in a patient with neurodevelopmental delay	9
Reply to the letter regarding the article “the impact of intraventricular hemorrhage on brainstem auditory function in preterm babies”	9
Clinical features and prognostic factors of group B Streptococcus Meningitis in infants	8
Evaluation of the neurofilament light chain as a biomarker in children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen	8
Skeletal anomaly and opisthotonus in early-onset epileptic encephalopathy with KCNQ2 abnormality	8
Glucose instability and outcomes of neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia	8
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Long-term efficacy of intrathecal cyclodextrin in patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C	8
Clinical, biochemical and genetic characteristics and long-term follow-up of five patients with malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency	8
Integrating optical and behavioral measures in fNIRS visual search studies	8
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Validity and prognostic utility of clinical assessment scale for autoimmune encephalitis (CASE) score in children with autoimmune encephalitis	7
Reply to the letter: Receptor-specific dopaminergic imbalance and sensory gating in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome	7
Efficacy and safety of buccal midazolam for seizures outside the hospital: Real-world clinical experience	7
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Japanese guidelines for treatment of pediatric status epilepticus – 2023	7
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Management of pediatric status epilepticus after hospital arrival in Japan: A nationwide questionnaire survey	7
Association between timely initial supportive management and short-term outcomes in pediatric febrile seizures: A retrospective inpatient cohort study	7
Senescence markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy	7
A retrospective study on post-operative recovery of daily living activity after total corpus callosotomy	7
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JSCN Best Paper Awards	7
Management of febrile seizures in Türkiye: A nationwide survey of pediatricians and pediatric neurologists	7
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Integrating whole-genome sequencing and transcriptomic findings in the diagnosis and management of Coffin-Siris syndrome	6
An exploratory study to identify neonatal arterial ischemic stroke: A single-center study	6
Characteristics of ADHD subtypes in Japanese children and the association with obesity based on BMI-SD score	6
Serum 25(OH)D and vitamin K1 levels in patients with severe motor and intellectual disability: A Japanese single-center experience	6
Two differential cavities in syringomyelia of pediatric Chiari I malformation presenting with unilateral foot drop	6
Prevalent MLC1 mutation causing autosomal recessive megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy in consanguineous Palestinian families	6
Executive function deficits among Malaysian children with epilepsy	6
Effects of therapeutic instrumental music performance on upper limb motor function of children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review	6
An atypical case of macrocephaly and severe intellectual disability associated with a missense variant in the guanine nucleotide exchange factor-1 domain of TRIO	6
Developmental changes in prefrontal cortex activation in children with or without autism spectrum traits on near-infrared spectroscopy	6
The most severe form of LMNA-associated congenital muscular dystrophy	6
Endocrinological study of low-dose adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy without tapering in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome	6
Association between left precuneus functional connectivity and early neurodevelopment in preterm infants	6
Association of weather with seizure incidence in children with drug-resistant epilepsy: A multicenter prospective observational study	6
Reply to: “A case of spinal muscular atrophy type 0 treated with nusinersen without progression of early-onset scoliosis”	5
Role of NMDAR-NMNAT in sevoflurane exposure-induced learning memory deficits	5
Pediatric anti-neutral glycosphingolipid antibodies-positive encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy presenting with prominent brain demyelination	5

Reply to the “letter to the editor: ‘Prevalence and management of gastrointestinal complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A retrospective cohort study’”	5
Current care practices for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in China	5
Clinical characteristics and radiological features of tubulinopathy: A single-center retrospective study in Japan	5
Prediction and assessment of acute encephalopathy syndromes immediately after febrile status epilepticus	5
Levetiracetam for pediatric migraine prophylaxis: A narrative review	5
Four-year neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease treated with oral valganciclovir: A prospective follow-up study in Japan	5
Characterizing visual processing deficits in cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy	5
Effect of cannabidiol as a neuroprotective agent on neurodevelopmental impairment in rats with neonatal hypoxia	5
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation therapy in patients with cognitively preserved structural focal epilepsy: A case series report	5
A novel pathogenic compound heterozygous variant in C12orf57 gene in a child with Temtamy syndrome presenting with overlapping phenotypic features of Kabuki-like syndrome	5
Erratum regarding previously published articles	5
Post-stimulus rebound of EEG power in response to vocal and non-vocal sounds in children with and without autism spectrum disorder: An exploratory study	5
Longitudinal study for the early detection of autism in children with very preterm birth	5
A case of epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures caused by SLC6A1 gene mutation due to balanced chromosomal translocation	5
Editorial Board	5
Receptor-specific dopaminergic imbalance and sensory gating in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome	5
Childhood epilepsy in Cameroon: Clinical patterns, predictive factors, and educational impact at a tertiary hospital	5
Reply to “Understanding cancer risk in severe motor and intellectual disabilities: The role of external influences”	5
Ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy: A bibliometric and science mapping analysis of global research	4
A female case of L1 syndrome that may have developed due to skewed X inactivation	4
National study on pediatric acute encephalopathy in Japan (April 2020 to October 2023): Insights from the third study	4
Treatable and preventable causes of inborn errors of metabolism: Cohort of neurotransmitter disorders in children from India	4
Alleviating stress and perceived stigma in parents after febrile seizure in their children	4
MR vessel wall enhancement in a pediatric focal cerebral arteriopathy	4
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Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in a young Italian woman with a de novo missense variant in the CLCN4 gene: A case report	4
Epidemiological study on pediatric-onset dystonia in Japan: A questionnaire-based survey	4
Evaluation of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke patients: Underlying etiologic factors and long-term prognosis	4
Associations between patterns of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and long-term outcomes in acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	4
Therapeutic effects of tDCS on behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled trials	4
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Case report of a rare purine synthesis disorder due to 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (AICAR) deficiency	4
Questionnaire survey on sleep habits of 3-year-old children in Asahikawa City: Comparison between 2005 and 2020	4
Etiology-specific diagnosis of cytotoxic lesions of the corpus callosum (CLOCC) in a single-center pediatric cohort: diagnostic challenges and outcome characteristics	4
Verification of the ability of the new MRI classification system to predict neurodevelopmental outcome in very low-birth-weight infants	4
Regarding the impact of maternal dyslipidemia on infant neurodevelopment	4
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Reply to “Levacetylleucine a game changer for Niemann-Pick disease type-C”	4
Clinical and genetic features of congenital myasthenic syndrome due to the muscle acetylcholine receptor genes	4
Spontaneous and reflex movements after diagnosis of clinical brain death: A lesson from acute encephalopathy	4
Diagnostic advances in the etiology of cytotoxic lesions of the corpus callosum (CLOCC): epilepsy relationship and ADC radiomics perspective	4
Comment on “Survival motor neuron protein is the optimal biomarker for evaluating the risdiplam treatment”	4
Natural history of timed rise from floor in young individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A single-center retrospective study	4
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of adjunctive perampanel in the treatment of pediatric patients aged 4–18 years with epilepsy: A single-center, retrospective, observational real-world study	3
A scoping review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy studies of reading development in children aged 6–12	3
Looks can be deceiving: An appraisal of Sturge weber syndrome type III case series	3
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Editorial Board	3
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Risk factors for post-encephalopathic epilepsy in patients with acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	3
A comprehensive study of mutation and phenotypic heterogeneity of childhood mitochondrial leukodystrophies	3
Nusinersen induces detectable changes in compound motor action potential response in spinal muscular atrophy type 1 patients with severe impairment of motor function	3
Early infantile spontaneous movement in very low birthweight infants is associated with sensory characteristics at the corrected age of 3 years	3
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Associations of muscle thickness and echo intensity with pneumonia onset in patients with severe cerebral palsy: a longitudinal study	3
Clinical validation of CD16b as a standardized biomarker for inherited GPI deficiencies	3
Febrile seizure in children with COVID-19 during the Omicron variant-predominant era: A single-center study	3
Age-related variations in opening pressure in lumbar puncture: Implications for its interpretation in children	3
Chaperone therapy: Stabilization and enhancement of endogenous and exogenous lysosomal enzymes	3
Reply to the letter “Regarding investigation of prognostic factors for HHV 6/7-associated acute encephalopathy”	3
The gaze characteristics in preterm children: The appropriate timing for an eye-tracking tool	3
A screening method for visual attention disabilities in cerebral palsy with periventricular leukomalacia	3
Epileptic foci and networks in children with epilepsy after acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	3
Human herpesvirus 6 and non-human herpesvirus 6 limbic encephalitis in children with allogeneic stem cell transplantation: A case series	3
Improvement in a post-stroke pediatric patient with hemiplegia: Use of a hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy with hybrid assistive limb	3
Adrenoleukodystrophy: Current understanding of disease mechanisms, diagnosis, and therapeutic advances–a recent review	3
Paroxysmal delta waves of awake EEG in childhood adrenoleukodystrophy: Possible indicator of the hematopoietic stem cell therapy (HSCT)	3
Use of lacosamide for focal epilepsy in a child with kidney failure undergoing peritoneal dialysis	3
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Repeated neonatal Needle-pricking stimulation alter neurodevelopment in adolescent rats	3
The clinical spectrum associated with ATP1A2 variants in Chinese pediatric patients	3
A patient presenting with chapeau de gendarme and three phase-ictal EEG pattern: Suggesting a focus in the interhemispheric fissure	3
Development and future prospects of exon-skipping therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy	3
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Reply to “Navigating the dilemma in pediatric migraine: Beyond a dichotomy toward personalized, long-term care”	3
When details matter: Critical considerations in the study of meningitis	3
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Relationship between cerebrospinal fluid cytokines/chemokines and clinical impact of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorders in children	3
Natural history of a cohort of children with type 2 spinal muscular atrophy from southern India – A retrospective single-centre study	3
The global research hotspots and future trends of infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: A bibliometric analysis of trends and themes	3

A pediatric case of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy with unique brain imaging patterns and increased cytokines/chemokines	3
Navigating the dilemma in pediatric migraine: Beyond a dichotomy toward personalized, long-term care	3
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Blood coagulation dynamics during adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy in pediatric patients with infantile spasms	3
Treating neurodegenerative disease: Nusinersen and other therapeutic strategies for improved motor function	3
A dilemma in pediatric migraine: Headache or school performance? – A comparison of topiramate and flunarizine	3
Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy	3
The first case of hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome with fulminant hypercytokinemia associated with pediatric COVID-19	3
Reply to: “Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures: Is cerebrospinal fluid glutamate truly specific?”	2
Genetic analysis of leukodystrophies in children: towards improved diagnostic yield	2
MiR-497/PLD regulation contributes to cognitive dysfunction in neonatal rats after repeated sevoflurane exposure	2
Power and connectivity changes on electroencephalogram in postoperative cerebellar mutism	2
Emerging disease-modifying therapies for Angelman syndrome: A comprehensive review for pediatric neurologists	2
Incidence of new onset neurological disorders due to convulsive status epilepticus in children: A long-term population-based study in Tottori prefecture, Japan	2
Dr. Michael V. Johnston	2
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Response to the letter: “AESD and vitamin therapy: The need for biomarkers and follow-up”	2
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated cerebral cortical encephalitis with super-refractory status epilepticus	2
Developmental change of prefrontal cortex activity during handwriting tasks in children and adults	2
Small for gestational age as a predictor of developmental coordination disorders: Exploring early risk from Japan birth cohort consortium	2
Arterial spin labeling reveals cerebral perfusion changes associated with involuntary movements in acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion: A case report	2
Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in hypomyelinating leukodystrophy	2
Intellectual disability and autistic behavior and their modifying factors in children with tuberous sclerosis complex	2
Can a familial history of migraine and motion sickness be used in the diagnosis of childhood migraine?	2
Hypotheses of pathophysiological mechanisms in epileptic encephalopathies: A review	2
Call for abstracts for oral and poster presentations	2
Association between small for gestational age and motor coordination difficulties in children aged 5–6 years: Insights from the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health	2
Sialic acid and anti-ganglioside M1 antibodies are invaluable biomarkers correlated with the severity of autism spectrum disorder	2
Volumetric magnetic resonance imaging differences between complex febrile seizure and recurrent simple febrile seizure	2
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A female patient with adolescent-onset progressive myoclonus epilepsy carrying a truncating MECP2 mutation	2
Genotype-dependent response to combined levodopa/benserazide and trihexyphenidyl in pediatric genetic dystonia	2
New Year’s Greetings	2
Editorial Board	2
Cranial shapes of Japanese preterm infants at one month of age using a three-dimensional scanner	2
Regarding investigation of prognostic factors for HHV 6/7- associated acute encephalopathy	2
Cancers in an aging population with severe motor and intellectual disabilities: a single-center retrospective cohort study	2
A female case of 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase deficiency with novel neuro-imaging abnormalities	2
Diagnostic value of serum miRNA-134-3p and miRNA-155-5p for monitoring seizure control in pediatric epilepsy	2
Post-COVID-19 trends in pediatric meningitis in the PICU: A multicenter study	2
Weak impacts of neuropsychological measures on symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in university students	2
Color density spectral array findings on continuous EEG during therapeutic hypothermia in children with acute encephalopathy	2
Structural brain alterations in persistent developmental stuttering: a whole-brain voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis of grey and white matter	2
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Letter to the editor: ‘Prevalence and management of gastrointestinal complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A retrospective cohort study’	2
Paediatric neurological care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current status and future directions	2
Recent advances in CYFIP2-associated neurodevelopmental disorders: From human genetics to molecular mechanisms and mouse models	2
Unpacking the genetic landscape of epilepsy: key considerations for future research and clinical translation	2
Understanding Cancer risk in severe motor and intellectual disabilities: The role of external influences	2
A case of acute encephalopathy with hyperperfusion detected by arterial spin labelling: Extending spectrum of acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion	2
Muscle impairment in MRI affect variability in treatment response to nusinersen in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and 3: A retrospective cohort study	2
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Association of relative age with medical consultations for developmental concerns: A nationwide birth cohort study in Japan	2
Development of the human cerebellum from midgestation to the perinatal period: A morphological study	2
Reply to “Comment on ‘Survival motor neuron protein is the optimal biomarker for evaluating the risdiplam treatment’”	2
Vigabatrin therapy for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome with periventricular leukomalacia	2
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Fetal alcohol syndrome and the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders: A longitudinal cohort study	2
Fosphenytoin dosing regimen including optimal timing for the measurement of serum phenytoin concentration in pediatric patients	2
Recurrent pneumonia in three patients with MECP2 duplication syndrome with aspiration as the possible cause	2
Tryptophan metabolism in children with migraine: The role of kynurenine pathway	2
Serum matrix metallopeptidase-9 levels in patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome before and after the initiation of vigabatrin therapy	2
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Valproate and lamotrigine combination therapy in children with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: an observational analysis focusing on neuroimaging abnormalities	1
Parent-child interaction therapy as a therapeutic approach for children with autism spectrum disorder in Japan	1
Increase in children with developmental delay: Survey on 18-month-old children in Togane city, Japan	1
Gender-related differences in characteristics and treatment response between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Japanese children with and without autism spectrum disorder: a single-center retro	1
Paroxysmal limb dystonias associated with GABBR2 pathogenic variant: A case-based literature review	1
Splicing variant of WDR37 in a case of Neurooculocardiogenitourinary syndrome	1
Relapse in pediatric anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A cohort study in one of the national children's medical center in China	1
Improving pediatric magnetic resonance imaging safety by enhanced non-technical skills and team collaboration	1
Recurrent RNU4-2 n.64_65insT variant in ReNU syndrome identified in exome-negative cases	1
Introduction of the new Editor-in-Chief of Brain & Development	1
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Polysomnographic and clinical features of childhood non-REM parasomnias: A sleep center experience	1
Identification of a novel BICRA variant leading to the newly described Coffin–Siris syndrome 12	1
Sex interaction of white matter microstructure and verbal IQ in corpus callosum in typically developing children and adolescents	1
The relation between neuroimaging and visual impairment in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A systematic review	1
A 7-year delayed diagnosis in a case of spinal muscular atrophy	1
A de novo ZMYM2 gene variant associated to a Rett-like phenotype: Case report of a new phenotype and review of the literature	1
Innovations in assistive technology in pediatric Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A scoping review	1
Validity of bioelectrical impedance analysis to estimate body composition in patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities	1
Immune dysregulation in new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE): current insights and therapeutic perspectives	1
Reply to letter to the editor “Regarding nusinersen and other therapeutic strategies for improved motor function”	1
JSCN Best Paper Awards	1
Low excretor glutaric acidemia type 1 with transient lesions in the basal ganglia	1
A first case of childhood chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with alopecia universalis	1
Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy of neurometabolic lysosomal storage diseases	1
Beyond the caudate nucleus: Early atypical neuroimaging findings in biotin-thiamine- responsive basal ganglia disease	1
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Parenting stress in autism spectrum disorder: A comparative analysis with other developmental disabilities	1
Regulatory mechanism of LncRNA GAS5 in cognitive dysfunction induced by sevoflurane anesthesia in neonatal rats	1
Effects of increased physical therapy staffing in the neonatal intensive care unit on oral feeding maturation and neurodevelopment of extremely low birth weight infants	1
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