SynthesisNeuropsychology review2025
A Systematic Review of Neurodevelopmental Assessments in Infancy and Early Childhood: Developing a Conceptual Framework, Repository of Measures, and Clinical Recommendations.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Associated with Early-Life Exposure to Heavy Metals: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Digital Mindfulness Training for Couples on Psychological Distress and Infant Neuropsychological Development: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Maternal inflammation and oxidative stress during pregnancy in relation to early childhood neurodevelopment.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026Article
- [Association between umbilical cord blood proteome and early infant neurodevelopmental risk].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026Article
- Caregiver Reports of Neurodevelopmental Functions in Pediatric Lysosomal Storage Disorders: A Scoping Review.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2026Article
- The relationship between the gut microbiota and neuropsychological development and behaviour during childhood and adolescence: a systematic review of epidemiological studies.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Review
- Disrupted beginnings: Neurodevelopmental outcomes of COVID-19 lockdowns in early childhood (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Review
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes for pediatric ventricular assist device and heart transplant patients in the modern Era.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- A Systematic Review of Neurodevelopmental Tools for Preterm Infants During Infancy: Mapping the Components Across Infant Age Quarters.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2025Review
- Disruption of functional network development in children with prenatal Zika virus exposure revealed by resting-state EEG.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- 25 years into research with the Méhes Scale, a comprehensive scale of modern dysmorphology.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
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Abstract
The first 6 years of life are when 90% of brain development occurs, setting the foundation for lifelong neurodevelopment. The field of infant and early childhood neurodevelopment has made marginal advancements since introduced in 1988. There remains a gap in knowledge around early neurodevelopmental domains and trajectories given that there are few established assessment procedures for infants and young children and controversies around reserving assessments until school age. Throughout this systematic review, we (1) identified neurodevelopmental assessment measures employed in the literature by domain and age of assessment, (2) compiled a repository of 608 domain-specific neurodevelopmental assessment measures, and (3) established a preliminary conceptual framework for cross-domain neurodevelopmental assessments across infancy and early childhood. This review adhered to PRISMA guidelines and spanned three databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed). Articles were reviewed for (1) infancy and early childhood (0-6 years), (2) neurodevelopmental measures, and (3) English language. This systematic review spanned 795 articles from 1978 to 2020 with international representation. Advancements in assessment methods (e.g. measures, domains, frameworks) are essential for the evaluation of early neurodevelopmental profiles to inform early interventions, thus harnessing the neuroplasticity and dynamic development notable during early childhood. We hope this work catalyzes future research and clinical guidelines around early assessments methods.
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