Journal article
Preliminary evaluation of pre-speech and neurodevelopmental measures in 7-11-week-old infants with isolated oral clefts
Pediatric research, Vol.89(1), pp.85-90
01/2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-0887-5
PMCID: PMC7554202
PMID: 32279071
Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to evaluate the earliest markers of vocal functioning and neurological development in infants with isolated oral cleft of the lip and/or palate (iCL/P).
Participants were recruited through advertisements and clinic visits at a local mid-western university. A total of eight participants (four unaffected and four with iCL/P), ranging in age from 7.29 to 11.57 weeks, were enrolled and completed demographic and pre-speech measures. A subset of six males (four unaffected and two with iCL/P) successfully completed a structural magnetic resonance imaging scan.
Patterns of disrupted vocal control and reduced myelinated white matter were found in participants with iCL/P.
The findings of this study provide a foundation from which to build further research on the neuronal development of infants with oral clefts: the need to evaluate measures of cortical development, inclusion of information on anesthesia exposure and airway obstruction, and suggestions for avoiding identified pitfalls/blocks to obtaining data are discussed.
Research in children with isolated oral clefts has demonstrated higher rates of learning disorders connected to subtle differences in brain structure. There is no work evaluating the potential impact of exposure to anesthesia on development. This is the first known attempt to evaluate brain structure and function in infants with isolated oral clefts before exposure to anesthesia. Potential trends of early vocal issues and structural brain differences (less myelinated white matter) were identified in infants with isolated oral clefts compared to unaffected controls. Differences in brain structure and function in infants with isolated oral clefts may be present before surgery.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Preliminary evaluation of pre-speech and neurodevelopmental measures in 7-11-week-old infants with isolated oral clefts
- Creators
- Amy L Conrad - The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA. Amy-L-Conrad@uiowa.eduKathleen Wermke - Department of Orthodontics, Center for Pre-Speech Development and Development Disorders, University Hospital, Wurzburg, GermanyMichael Eisenmann - Department of Orthodontics, Center for Pre-Speech Development and Development Disorders, University Hospital, Wurzburg, GermanyEmily Kuhlmann - The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USAAmanda Benavides - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USATimothy Koscik - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USAVincent Magnotta - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric research, Vol.89(1), pp.85-90
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41390-020-0887-5
- PMID
- 32279071
- PMCID
- PMC7554202
- NLM abbreviation
- Pediatr Res
- ISSN
- 0031-3998
- eISSN
- 1530-0447
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- T32 MH019113 / NIMH NIH HHS P01 HL046925 / NHLBI NIH HHS K23 DE024511 / NIDCR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Radiology; Psychiatry; Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984070684702771
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