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ReviewPediatrics2020

Reintroducing Dyslexia: Early Identification and Implications for Pediatric Practice.

Joseph Sanfilippo, Molly Ness, Yaacov Petscher, Leonard Rappaport, Barry Zuckerman, Nadine Gaab

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Review in Pediatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
15.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. [Recent research on the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of very preterm infants].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Joseph SanfilippoDivision of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Molly NessGraduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, New York.
Yaacov PetscherFlorida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
Leonard RappaportDivision of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Barry ZuckermanDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nadine GaabDivision of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; nadine.gaab@childrens.harvard.edu.
Boston Children's Hospital · USBoston University · USFlorida State University · USFordham University · US

Funding

Longitudinal Study of childhood fMRI markers prior to reading onsetR01HD065762 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI GAAB, NADINE, GRANT, PATRICIA ELLEN · 2011 to 2021
$6.3M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD065762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dyslexia is a common learning disorder that renders children susceptible to poor health outcomes and many elements of socioeconomic difficulty. It is commonly undiagnosed until a child has repeatedly failed to learn to read in elementary school; this late diagnosis not only places the child at an academic disadvantage but also can be a precursor to psychiatric comorbidities such as anxiety and depression. Genetic and neuroimaging research have revealed that dyslexia is heritable and that it is undergirded by brain differences that are present even before reading instruction begins. Cognitive-behavioral research has revealed that there are early literacy skill deficits that represent red flags for dyslexia risk and can be measured at a preschool age. Altogether, this evidence points to dyslexia as a disorder that can be flagged by a pediatrician before school entry, during a period of heightened brain plasticity when interventions are more likely to be effective. In this review, we discuss the clinical implications of the most recent advances in dyslexia research, which converge to indicate that early identification and screening are crucial to the prevention or mitigation of adverse secondary consequences of dyslexia. We further highlight evidence-based and practical strategies for the implementation of early risk identification in pediatric practice so that physicians can be empowered in their ability to treat, educate, and advocate for their patients and families with dyslexia.

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ReadingChildDyslexiaEarly DiagnosisHumansLactonesLearningNeuroimagingRisk FactorsLactonesSB 204990

Identifiers

PMID32576595
PMCPMC7329249
OpenAlexW3036630428

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