Pervasive Child Development Disorders

Severe distortions in the development of many basic psychological functions that are not normal for any stage in development. These distortions are manifested in sustained social impairment, speech abnormalities, and peculiar motor movements.

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Networked: 8 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Autistic Disorder (Autism)
2.	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
3.	Aphasia (Dysphasia)
4.	Autism Spectrum Disorder

Experts

1.	Geier, David A: 1 article (01/2018)
2.	Geier, Mark R: 1 article (01/2018)
3.	Kern, Janet K: 1 article (01/2018)
4.	Sykes, Lisa K: 1 article (01/2018)
5.	Abikoff, Howard: 1 article (07/2015)
6.	Greenhill, Laurence L: 1 article (07/2015)
7.	Kollins, Scott H: 1 article (07/2015)
8.	Lazzaretto, Deborah: 1 article (07/2015)
9.	McCracken, James T: 1 article (07/2015)
10.	McGough, James J: 1 article (07/2015)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Pervasive Child Development Disorders:

1.	Atomoxetine Hydrochloride (Strattera)FDA LinkGeneric 11/01/2013 - "Six articles reported the clinical trials of atomoxetine for treatment of ADHD symptoms in patients with autism or pervasive development disorders. "
2.	Antipsychotic Agents (Antipsychotics)IBA 07/01/2015 - "Antipsychotic treatment was associated with more comorbidity, in particular disruptive behavior disorders and pervasive development disorders, and a lower level of functioning. "
3.	Methylphenidate (Ritalin)FDA LinkGeneric 05/01/2006 - "Methylphenidate hydrochloride reduces hyperactivity in children with pervasive development disorders."
4.	MercuryIBA 01/01/2018 - "Mercury-associated diagnoses among children diagnosed with pervasive development disorders."
5.	MelatoninIBA 01/01/2010 - "Regulation of melatonin secretion appears to be abnormal in children and adults in which pervasive development disorders have been observed. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics 03/01/2009 - "Hyperbaric therapy is the basis of treatment for pervasive development disorders. " 04/01/2014 - "We used the Medline database and the following keywords "pervasive development disorders" or "autism spectrum disorders" or "autistic disorder" and "therapy" or "treatment". "
2.	Hearing Aids (Hearing Aid) 04/01/2012 - "We evaluated multiple language development tests in 33 Japanese children with cochlear implants (32 patients) and hearing aid (1 patient), including 1) Test for question and answer interaction development, 2) Word fluency test, 3) Japanese version of the Peabody picture vocabulary test-revised, 4) The standardized comprehension test of abstract words, 5) The screening test of reading and writing for Japanese primary school children, 6) The syntactic processing test of aphasia, 7) Criterion-referenced testing (CRT) for Japanese language and mathematics, 8) Pervasive development disorders ASJ rating scales, and 9) Raven's colored progressive matrices. "
3.	Cochlear Implants (Cochlear Implant) 04/01/2012 - "We evaluated multiple language development tests in 33 Japanese children with cochlear implants (32 patients) and hearing aid (1 patient), including 1) Test for question and answer interaction development, 2) Word fluency test, 3) Japanese version of the Peabody picture vocabulary test-revised, 4) The standardized comprehension test of abstract words, 5) The screening test of reading and writing for Japanese primary school children, 6) The syntactic processing test of aphasia, 7) Criterion-referenced testing (CRT) for Japanese language and mathematics, 8) Pervasive development disorders ASJ rating scales, and 9) Raven's colored progressive matrices. "