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F C Bennett

Publications and source records attributed to F C Bennett.

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PubMed1981

Spastic diplegia in premature infants. Etiologic and diagnostic considerations.

To investigate the etiology of spastic diplegia (SD) of prematurity, we compared the prenatal, perinatal, and neonatal course of 18 preterm infants with SD to that of a control group of preterm infants without SD. No significant differences between the group with SD and the control group were found in most of the perinatal and neonatal factors analyzed. Significant differences were found in birth weight, birth head circumference, and the one-minute Apgar score. Controlling for gestational age, infants with SD weighed less at birth, had smaller heads, and were more often briefly neurologically depressed. Intracranial hemorrhage and neonatal seizures occurred significantly more often in infants with SD. Fifteen infants with SD were believed to be neurologically normal at the time of nursery discharge. These findings suggest the importance of prenatal factors in optimally treated preterm infants in whom SD develops.

Apgar Score↗
PubMed1980

Middle ear function in learning-disabled children.

To investigate the possible association of chronic otitis media and school learning problems, past and current middle ear status in 53 learning-disabled (LD) children was compared to that of 56 control children without learning problems. A history of recurrent otitis media was obtained in 23% of the LD children and in 9% of the control children. Thirty-eight percent of LD children and 16% of control children had hearing abnormalities on pure tone audiometry; 49% of LD children and 21% of control children had abnormal tympanometry. LD children had significantly more middle ear malfunction than control children. Chronic, undetected middle ear problems may play a role in the etiology of some school learning disabilities.

Acoustic Impedance Tests↗
PubMed1979

Influences on measured intelligence in Down's syndrome.

The measured IQ and parental educational level of 57 children with Down's syndrome were compared. The phenomenon of decreasing IW with increasing chronological age in Down's syndrome was considered in the data analysis. There was no trend toward better cognitive performance by children of higher-educated parents. Thirty-one of the children had attended an early, continuous stimulation program. This experience accounted for most of the observed IQ variance.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

Prevention of mental retardation: the role of medicine.

In the past 100 years striking progress has been made in the prevention of mental retardation. Since mental retardation is a symptom rather than a distinct disease entity, its prevention requires attention to many different areas. Heterozygote detection, specific factors of pregnancy, the current status of newborn screening, and major postnatal factors associated with mental retardation are some of the issues discussed in this centennial paper. Although considerable progress has been made, the causes and, hence, the modes of prevention of mental retardation for the majority of retarded individuals are unknown. Continued progress will require the combined efforts of both medical and social scientists if the goal, the prevention of mental retardation, is to be realized.

Abnormalities, Drug-Induced↗