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Developmental dyslexia

MedGen UID:
181586
•Concept ID:
C0920296
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Developmental Dyslexia; Developmental Dyslexias; Developmental Reading Disabilities; Developmental Reading Disability; Developmental Reading Disorder; Developmental Reading Disorders; Disabilities, Developmental Reading; Disability, Developmental Reading; Disorder, Developmental Reading; Disorders, Developmental Reading; Dyslexia, Developmental; Dyslexias, Developmental; Reading Disabilities, Developmental; Reading Disability, Developmental; Reading Disorder, Developmental; Reading Disorders, Developmental
SNOMED CT: Developmental dyslexia (192138007); Developmental reading disorder (52824009); Reading disorder (52824009)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities: Primum Non Nocere.
Cainelli E, Bisiacchi PS
J Dev Behav Pediatr 2019 Sep;40(7):558-562. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000702. PMID: 31259753
Neuropsychological treatment of dyslexia: does type of treatment matter?
Lorusso ML, Facoetti A, Bakker DJ
J Learn Disabil 2011 Mar-Apr;44(2):136-49. doi: 10.1177/0022219410391186. PMID: 21383106
Treatment of developmental dyslexia: a review.
Bakker DJ
Pediatr Rehabil 2006 Jan-Mar;9(1):3-13. doi: 10.1080/13638490500065392. PMID: 16352500

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Global prevalence of developmental disabilities in children and adolescents: A systematic umbrella review.
Olusanya BO, Smythe T, Ogbo FA, Nair MKC, Scher M, Davis AC
Front Public Health 2023;11:1122009. Epub 2023 Feb 16 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122009. PMID: 36891340Free PMC Article
Speech and Language: Translating the Genome.
Deriziotis P, Fisher SE
Trends Genet 2017 Sep;33(9):642-656. Epub 2017 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2017.07.002. PMID: 28781152
Developmental dyslexia.
Peterson RL, Pennington BF
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2015;11:283-307. Epub 2015 Jan 14 doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032814-112842. PMID: 25594880
Developmental dyslexia.
Peterson RL, Pennington BF
Lancet 2012 May 26;379(9830):1997-2007. Epub 2012 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60198-6. PMID: 22513218Free PMC Article
Developmental dyslexia.
Grizzle KL
Pediatr Clin North Am 2007 Jun;54(3):507-23, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.02.015. PMID: 17543907

Diagnosis

Developmental dyslexia and creativity: A meta-analysis.
Majeed NM, Hartanto A, Tan JJX
Dyslexia 2021 May;27(2):187-203. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/dys.1677. PMID: 33586314
Music Training Increases Phonological Awareness and Reading Skills in Developmental Dyslexia: A Randomized Control Trial.
Flaugnacco E, Lopez L, Terribili C, Montico M, Zoia S, Schön D
PLoS One 2015;10(9):e0138715. Epub 2015 Sep 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138715. PMID: 26407242Free PMC Article
Dyslexia.
Habib M, Giraud K
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:229-35. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00023-3. PMID: 23622168
Developmental dyslexia.
Grizzle KL
Pediatr Clin North Am 2007 Jun;54(3):507-23, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.02.015. PMID: 17543907
Developmental dyscalculia.
Shalev RS, Gross-Tsur V
Pediatr Neurol 2001 May;24(5):337-42. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00258-7. PMID: 11516606

Therapy

Developmental dyslexia and creativity: A meta-analysis.
Majeed NM, Hartanto A, Tan JJX
Dyslexia 2021 May;27(2):187-203. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/dys.1677. PMID: 33586314
The Reliability and Validity of an Assessment Tool for Developmental Dyslexia in Chinese Children.
Huang A, Wu K, Li A, Zhang X, Lin Y, Huang Y
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 May 22;17(10) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103660. PMID: 32456019Free PMC Article
Genetic and environmental risk factors for developmental dyslexia in children: systematic review of the last decade.
Becker N, Vasconcelos M, Oliveira V, Santos FCD, Bizarro L, Almeida RMM, Salles JF, Carvalho MRS
Dev Neuropsychol 2017;42(7-8):423-445. Epub 2017 Oct 25 doi: 10.1080/87565641.2017.1374960. PMID: 29068706
Music Training Increases Phonological Awareness and Reading Skills in Developmental Dyslexia: A Randomized Control Trial.
Flaugnacco E, Lopez L, Terribili C, Montico M, Zoia S, Schön D
PLoS One 2015;10(9):e0138715. Epub 2015 Sep 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138715. PMID: 26407242Free PMC Article
Music education for improving reading skills in children and adolescents with dyslexia.
Cogo-Moreira H, Andriolo RB, Yazigi L, Ploubidis GB, Brandão de Ávila CR, Mari JJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Aug 15;(8):CD009133. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009133.pub2. PMID: 22895983

Prognosis

Comorbidity and cognitive overlap between developmental dyslexia and congenital amusia in children.
Couvignou M, Kolinsky R
Neuropsychologia 2021 May 14;155:107811. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107811. PMID: 33647287
Statistical Learning and Language Impairments: Toward More Precise Theoretical Accounts.
Bogaerts L, Siegelman N, Frost R
Perspect Psychol Sci 2021 Mar;16(2):319-337. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1177/1745691620953082. PMID: 33136519Free PMC Article
The Cerebellum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Stoodley CJ
Cerebellum 2016 Feb;15(1):34-37. doi: 10.1007/s12311-015-0715-3. PMID: 26298473Free PMC Article
Dyslexia.
Habib M, Giraud K
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:229-35. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00023-3. PMID: 23622168
Developmental dyscalculia.
Shalev RS, Gross-Tsur V
Pediatr Neurol 2001 May;24(5):337-42. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00258-7. PMID: 11516606

Clinical prediction guides

Developmental dyslexia and creativity: A meta-analysis.
Majeed NM, Hartanto A, Tan JJX
Dyslexia 2021 May;27(2):187-203. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/dys.1677. PMID: 33586314
Statistical Learning and Language Impairments: Toward More Precise Theoretical Accounts.
Bogaerts L, Siegelman N, Frost R
Perspect Psychol Sci 2021 Mar;16(2):319-337. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1177/1745691620953082. PMID: 33136519Free PMC Article
The Cerebellum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Stoodley CJ
Cerebellum 2016 Feb;15(1):34-37. doi: 10.1007/s12311-015-0715-3. PMID: 26298473Free PMC Article
Dyslexia.
Habib M, Giraud K
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:229-35. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00023-3. PMID: 23622168
What phonological deficit?
Ramus F, Szenkovits G
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2008 Jan;61(1):129-41. doi: 10.1080/17470210701508822. PMID: 18038344

Recent systematic reviews

Global prevalence of developmental disabilities in children and adolescents: A systematic umbrella review.
Olusanya BO, Smythe T, Ogbo FA, Nair MKC, Scher M, Davis AC
Front Public Health 2023;11:1122009. Epub 2023 Feb 16 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122009. PMID: 36891340Free PMC Article
EEG correlates of developmental dyslexia: a systematic review.
Cainelli E, Vedovelli L, Carretti B, Bisiacchi P
Ann Dyslexia 2023 Jul;73(2):184-213. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1007/s11881-022-00273-1. PMID: 36417146Free PMC Article
Orthographic depth and developmental dyslexia: a meta-analytic study.
Carioti D, Masia MF, Travellini S, Berlingeri M
Ann Dyslexia 2021 Oct;71(3):399-438. Epub 2021 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s11881-021-00226-0. PMID: 33982221Free PMC Article
Statistical learning and dyslexia: a systematic review.
Schmalz X, Altoè G, Mulatti C
Ann Dyslexia 2017 Jul;67(2):147-162. Epub 2016 Oct 20 doi: 10.1007/s11881-016-0136-0. PMID: 27766563
Music education for improving reading skills in children and adolescents with dyslexia.
Cogo-Moreira H, Andriolo RB, Yazigi L, Ploubidis GB, Brandão de Ávila CR, Mari JJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Aug 15;(8):CD009133. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009133.pub2. PMID: 22895983

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