Diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Neurodevelopmental disorders
DiagnosisTechnologyDiagnosisofNeurodevelopmentaldisordersNeurodevelopmentaldisordersareaheterogeneousgroupofconditionsthatarefeaturedbyabnormaldevelopmentofbrainfunctions.Theyaredefinedbyclinicalcriteriaandtheyarenormallydiagnosedbyclinicalinterviewandreportsfromteachersandparents.Thesedisorderssignificantlydisruptnormallifeandaffectsadultlifeofthosechildrenwhosufferedthem.Weareparticularlyinterestedinattention-deficit/hyperactivitydisorder,autismandintellectualdisability.Thesedisorderssharecommonneedsthatcouldbesolvedwiththedevelopmentofvalidfunctionalbiomarkers:1.Earlydiagnosisthatallowsearlyintervention.Althoughdiagnosisatlateagesisusuallystraightforward,itismuchmoredifficultatearlyages(lessthan6yearsold).2.Objectiveassessmentofseveritybyfunctionalevaluationofdysfunctionalbrainsystems.Thiswillalsobeimportantforproducingamoreaccuratelong-termprognosisandforacceleratingevaluationofpotentialinterventionsforthesedisorders.3.Monitoringoftreatmentsprovidinginformationvalidtodecidewhetheratreatmentisusefulforaparticularpatientorifahigherdoseofaparticulardrugisrequired.4.Customizationoftreatments,tailoringthemforparticularpatientsfromtheincreasingnumberofpharmacologicalandnon-pharmacologicalefficaciousinterventionsavailable.Webelievethateyemovementmeasurementincombinationwithotherbiomarkershasthepotentialtosolvetheseproblems.CuratorDavidGómezAndrésMD,MScFeaturedProductOscannDiscoverWeuseourownandandthird-partycookies,fortheanalysisofusernavigation.Ifyoucontinuebrowsing,weconsiderthatyouacceptitsuse.Youcanchangethesettingsorgetmoreinformationhere.Ifyouwanttohidethismessageclickhere.