Communicative development inventory in type 1 and presymptomatic infants with spinal muscular atrophy: a cohort study

• Published in: Archives of disease in childhood Vol. 109; no. 5; pp. 395 - 401
• Main Authors: Buchignani, Bianca, Cicala, Gianpaolo, Cumbo, Francesca, Ricci, Martina, Capasso, Anna, Ticci, Chiara, Mazzanti, Sara, Brolatti, Noemi, Tosi, Michele, Dosi, Claudia, Antonaci, Laura, Coratti, Giorgia, Pera, Maria Carmela, Leone, Daniela, Palermo, Concetta, Berti, Beatrice, Frongia, Anna Lia, Sacchini, Michele, Bruno, Claudio, Masson, Riccardo, D’Amico, Adele, Battini, Roberta, Pane, Marika, Mercuri, Eugenio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01.05.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Asymptomatic; Atrophy; Autism; Caregivers; Child Development; Communication; Infant Development; Infants; Language; Language acquisition; Language Skills; Longitudinal Studies; Medical screening; Neurology; Newborn babies; Original research; Ostomy; Paediatrics; Pediatrics; Psychology; Questionnaires; Spinal muscular atrophy; Young Children; Neurology; Child Development; Infant Development; Psychology; Paediatrics

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess early language acquisitions in treated individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 and in infants identified by newborn screening (NBS).MethodsParents of SMA individuals aged between 8 and 36 months were asked to fill in the MacArthur-Bates Comm...