Systematic Reviews on Intellectual, Developmental and Learning Disabilities

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of therapies for intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities.
Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Folic acid for fragile X syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with fragile X syndrome (or FXS) have intellectual limitations that can range from mild to severe. Fragile X syndrome is considered the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and it has been estimated that it affects approximately ...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Non-pharmacological interventions for epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review identified the lack of any randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for non-pharmacological interventions in people with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities. There is evidently a need for well-designed RCTs to ascertain the effects of non-phar...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Pharmacological interventions for epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review confirms that in the majority of cases where intellectually disabled populations participated in trials of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), moderate reductions in seizure frequency and occasional seizure freedom were obtained. Concern about side ...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Inhaled nitric oxide for respiratory failure in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The use of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) may help reduce breathing failure in preterm babies. Breathing failure in premature newborn babies may be complicated by raised pressure within the vessels that carry blood to the lung (pulmonary hypertension). Medi...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Physical activity programs for promoting bone mineralization and growth in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born too early (premature babies) are often cared for in a fashion that minimizes physical activity in order to reduce stress and stress-related complications. However, lack of physical activity might lead to poor bone development and growth as s...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Parent training support for intellectually disabled parents
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Parents with intellectual or learning disabilities may need support to provide adequate care for their children and prevent problems that can arise in children's welfare or development. Parent training programmes may help them to learn the parenting ski...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Partial exchange transfusion to prevent neurodevelopmental disability in infants with polycythemia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Polycythemia is a condition in which there are too many red blood cells in the blood circulation. Polycythemia may occur with many different conditions. Some of the babies affected by polycythemia include those born after 42 weeks (post-term), small for...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Kinesthetic stimulation versus theophylline for apnea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is some evidence that theophylline may be more effective for apnea in preterm babies than kinesthetic stimulation, but more research is needed. Apnea is a pause in breathing of greater than 20 seconds. It may occur repeatedly in preterm babies (bo...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Kinesthetic stimulation for treating apnea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rocking therapy and physical stimulation have been advocated to assist preterm infants to breathe regularly and some have been designed to mimic in utero movements. A pause in breathing (apnea) is common in very preterm infants but it can lead to a lack...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Thyroid hormones for preventing neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No evidence from trials that thyroid hormone therapy is effective in preventing problems such as respiratory distress syndrome in preterm babies. Thyroid hormones are needed for the normal growth and maturity of the central nervous system, as well as th...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Preconception and antenatal screening for the fragile site on the X-chromosome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No strong evidence to show who, other than women at risk, should be screened before or during pregnancy for fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome is caused by an inherited genetic defect that can result in mental disability. There is no way of reversin...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Health care services for adults with an intellectual disability
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Adults with an intellectual disability often have difficulty meeting their health care needs. Compared to the general population, they have poorer health and have more difficulty finding, getting to, and paying for health care. This difficulty is tr...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Interventions for learning disabled sex offenders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sex offending is of increasing public concern with calls for longer terms of imprisonment and closer supervision of such offenders in the community. Currently a variety of treatment approaches are used including medication and talking therapies, though ...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Postnatal phenobarbital for the prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is not enough evidence that phenobarbital is effective in preventing intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in premature babies. Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a major problem of preterm birth. Large bleeds in the centre of the brain can cause di...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Intraventricular streptokinase after intraventricular hemorrhage in newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no evidence of benefit from giving streptokinase to newborn babies after brain haemorrhage.Bleeding (hemorrhage) into the ventricles of the brain is a serious complication of premature birth and large hemorrhages often lead to hydrocephalus, th...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Anticonvulsants for preventing mortality and morbidity in full term newborns with perinatal asphyxia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is unclear whether giving anticonvulsants to newborn babies soon after possible birth asphyxia at term is safe and effective. More studies are needed. Seizures (or convulsions) are common following birth asphyxia. These seizures may worsen the brain ...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   More research is needed for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Challenging behaviour is a significant cause of social exclusion for people with learning disabilities. ('Learning disabilities' is also known as ' intellectual disabilities'). There is no firm evidence as yet about which interventions help people with ...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Early developmental intervention programs post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairments in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Preterm infants (babies born before 37 weeks) are at risk of development problems, including problems with cognitive and motor development. Cognitive development refers to thinking and learning ability and motor development refers to the way infants mov...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Prophylactic postnatal thyroid hormones for prevention of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A systematic review of the data from randomised controlled trials provides no evidence that routine thyroid hormone therapy is effective in preventing problems in preterm babies or improves their developmental outcomes. Thyroid hormones are needed for t...
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Postnatal thyroid hormones for preterm infants with transient hypothyroxinaemia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A systematic overview of randomised trials does not provide sufficient evidence to determine whether thyroid hormone treatment of preterm infants with transiently low thyroid hormone levels results in changes in neonatal outcomes or reductions in develo...
Date:   Oct 2006

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