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Showing 1 to 20 of 239 for “"diagnostic criteria"”.
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Comparing symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders using the current DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria and the proposed DSM-V diagnostic criteria
… Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) share overlapping diagnostic criteria. As a result, there has been an enduring debate regarding the appropriateness of the current categorical classification system used to diagnose this group of disorders, commonly referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). …
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Bridging cognitive gaps: development of novel diagnostic criteria for MCI in Multiple Sclerosis
… PhD thesis aims to develop and validate specific diagnostic criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) tailored to the MS population (MS-MCI). Additionally, it seeks to characterize the cognitive impairments associated with MS, identify specific cognitive patterns and predictors, and investigate …
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The identification of bovine tuberculosis in zooarchaeological assemblages. Working towards differential diagnostic criteria.
… sheep/goat and pig to establish differential diagnostic criteria for its identification in zooarchaeological assemblages. Methods commonplace in human palaeopathology were adapted and applied to zoopalaeopathology, in addition to radiography and aDNA analysis. The results emphasise the …
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Pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly : diagnostic criteria and its epidemiology in old age homes
… evaluated in 648 residents in old age homes. The criteria for further investigation for pulmonary tuberculosis was either recent conversion to positive (reaction equal to 10 mm or more) or a year-on-year increase of greater than 12 mm, or any reaction> 20 mm. 206 subjects were identified as …
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Theory of mind development : comparing autism spectrum disorder subgroups in light of changing diagnostic criteria
It has been proposed that autism is fundamentally a disorder of social relatedness. Severe deficits in theory of mind (ToM) - or the ability to understand that other people can have mental states different from our own and that these mental states influence behaviour - are commonly thought to …
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Validation of the United Kingdom Working Party diagnostic criteria for atopic eczema in an African setting
… both a modified version of the UK working party diagnostic criteria for atopic eczema and a clinical assessment by a dermatologist, and to measure the validity of the UK criteria.
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Emotion Perception in Asperger's Syndrome and High-functioning Autism: The Importance of Diagnostic Criteria and Cue Intensity
… differences across studies including diagnostic criteria and failure to consider the intensity of the emotion cues. It was hypothesized that children with AS and HFA would both have deficits in emotion perception compared to typically-developing children. However, children with HFA …
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The utility of the 1994 versus the revised 2010 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) Task Force diagnostic criteria for identifying mutation-positive probands with ARVC
… ventricular involvement. In 1994, Task Force criteria (TFC) were proposed for the diagnosis of ARVC and were found to be highly specific but lacked sensitivity. In 2010, revised TFC were proposed to increase sensitivity and facilitate diagnosis in those with subtle phenotypes. Purpose: Many …
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Adults referred to the ADHD clinic in Iceland : clinical characteristics
… and compare those who did not meet screening criteria (N=136), those who did not meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD (N=90) and those who met diagnostic criteria (N=305). Method: Data was obtained from the participants’ medical files which included scores on the ADHD Rating Scale, background …
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Developing The Language And Tools To Address Food Insecurity
… there is no published food insecurity diagnostic criteria to employ as clinicians listen to the histories of their patients and try to support them in being well. This project endeavored to complete three aims: apply for ICD-10-CM terminology for food insecurity and related health …
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Natural History Study of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Amyoplasia Type
… identified. Moreover, there is no established diagnostic criteria, which has led to inconsistency and confusion in the medical literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the natural history of amyoplasia, to determine if there are any identifiable risk factors and develop a list of …
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Development and validation of a measure of cybersexual addiction
… the behavior and provide empirical support for diagnostic criteria. While a number of measures are used in the research, none of the measures are based on the currently proposed diagnostic criteria. This study aimed to develop a new measure of cybersexual addiction based on the proposed …
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Distribuição de valores de medidas antropométricas e avaliação do estado nutricional de escolares de 7 a 10 anos de idade, da cidade de Santos - SP
… mass index for age and gender, using CDC (2000) diagnostic criteria, where 5th percentile is a cutoff point for underweight, 85th percentile is cutoff for overweight, and 95th percentile is cutoff for obesity. The prevalence of nutritional status was also calculated by Cole et al. (2000) …
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In danger of jammed minds: A deconstructive discourse analysis of the criteria for early onset schizophrenia and imagination in children's literature
… of childhood imagination as demonstrated in the diagnostic criteria for early onset schizophrenia by using an antipsychiatry perspective. This will be done by evaluating those discourses alongside those found in popular children’s literature, specifically, Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s …
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Adaptive Behavior Deficits in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder- Cutoff Scores for the ASD-D-A according to DSM-5 Criteria.
… must be adjusted to take into account the new diagnostic criteria. In the present study, 337 adults with varying levels of intellectual disability who reside in a residential facility were studied. The present study identified potential cutoff scores on an established measure of ASD symptoms in …
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Determining Borderline Prototypes
… the definition of this disorder, and alternative diagnostic systems have been proposed. The present study investigated the similarities and differences among borderline prototypes represented by three different sets of diagnostic criteria and compared these theoretically defined prototypes with …
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A Statewide Survey Linking Assessment to Interventions: Assessing Teacher Awareness and Training Needs Related to Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
… about (a) knowledge level with respect to the diagnostic criteria and diagnostic labels for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, (b) intervention preferences for addressing ADHD student's behaviors in the classroom, (c) interventions which they would use for ADHD student's behaviors under …
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