Biomedical subjects

S Gugenheim

Publications and source records attributed to S Gugenheim.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1989

Early Language Milestone Scale and language screening of young children.

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the use of the Early Language Milestone Scale (ELM) in screening language skills in young children. In this study, 657 children from birth to 36 months of age were evaluated with the ELM. The overall failure rate was 8%. Children who failed the ELM screening were evaluated with the Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD) that was used as the "gold standard" for diagnosing language disorders. In the 12-month age and younger group, there was poor agreement between the ELM Scale and the SICD. For infants 13 to 24 months of age, there was moderately good agreement between the SICD and a second ELM that was administered 1 to 2 weeks after the initial screening. In the 25- to 36-month age group, there was excellent agreement between the SICD and a rescreen ELM. The agreement between the two instruments indicated that the rescreen ELM correctly classified 79% of the 13- to 24-month-old infants and 89% of the 25- to 36-month-old toddlers.

Child, Preschool↗

PubMed1985

Laser division of the aryepiglottic folds for severe laryngomalacia.

Laryngomalacia is an entity of ill-defined etiology. The clinical situation is one of inspiratory stridor present at birth, or within the newborn period. The stridor may increase in severity for the first several months of life and thereafter spontaneously begins to resolve. In the majority of cases the condition resolves spontaneously by approximately two years of age. This report will present the surgical management of severe laryngomalacia in infants using the carbon dioxide laser to surgically divide the aryepiglottic fold with resolution of the laryngomalacia.

Epiglottis↗

PubMed1984

Axillary artery rupture caused by shoulder dislocation.

A case of axillary artery disruption following an anterior shoulder dislocation is reported, the eleventh such case in the past 25 years. As an alternative to dividing the pectoralis major tendon, two incisions, infraclavicular and transaxillary incisions, were used to repair the artery with an interposition Dacron graft. An absent radial pulse following a shoulder dislocation suggests the possibility of axillary artery injury, usually a dissected intimal flap but occasionally a ruptured vessel. Early arterial repair is indicated, preceded by arteriography, if available. Brachial plexus injury frequently accompanies arterial damage and is not affected by arterial repair. Permanent, partial motor dysfunction is common, especially involving the extensors of the hand.

Aged↗