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Disorders: Part I
Surg Cdr RW Thergaonkar
Introduction
What is the difference between growth
and development?
Growth: a net increase in the size or
mass of tissues, related to
multiplication and cells and increase in
size
Development: maturation of functions,
related to myelination of nervous
system
Developmental
Milestones
Age
Gross Motor
Fine Motor
1 mth
3
mths
Head control
4
mths
Language
Social
Turns head
to sound
Social Smile
Recognizes
mother
Voluntary
grasp
5
mths
6
mths
Supine to prone
7
mths
Intentional
reach
Monosyllabl
es
Smiles at
image
Bisyllabes
Waves bye-
Palmar
grasp
8
mths
Sitting without
support
Pincer grasp
Developmental
Milestones
Age
Gross Motor
Fine Motor
Language
Social
10
mths
11
mths
Crawling / Creeping
12
mths
Standing without
support
Two words
with
meaning
Plays a
simple ball
game
13
mths
Walking without
support
18
mths
Running
Ten words
with
meaning
24
mths
Walking upstairs
Simple
sentence
Developmental
Milestones
Age
Gross Motor
Fine Motor
Language
Social
Alerts to
sound
Social Smile
Keeps hands
open
Cooing
Recognizes
mother
Voluntary grasp
Bidextrous reach
Laughs loud
Unidextrous
reach
Monosyllable
s
1 mth
3
mths
Head control
4
mths
5
mths
Rolls over
Sitting with
support
6
mths
Supine to prone
Recognizes
strangers,
Smiles at
image
Developmental
Milestones
Age
Gross Motor
Fine Motor
Language
Social
6
mths
Supine to prone
Unidextrous
reach
Monosyllable
s
Recognizes
strangers,
Smiles at
image
Bisyllabes
(babbling)
Waves byebye
7
mths
Palmar grasp
8
mths
Sitting without
support
9
mths
Standing with
support
Immature Pincer
grasp
Developmental
Milestones
Age
Gross Motor
10
mths
Walking with
support
11
mths
Crawling /
Creeping
12
mths
Standing
without support
13
mths
Walking without
support
15
mths
Walks alone,
creeps upstairs
Fine Motor
Language
Social
Mature Pincer
Grasp
Two words
with
meaning
Comes
When Called
Plays a
simple ball
game
Imitates Scribble,
Tower of 2 Blocks
Jargon
Developmental
Milestones
Age
Gross Motor
Fine Motor
Language
Social
18
mths
Running
Scribbles,
Tower of 3 Blocks
8-10 words
with meaning
Copies
parents
24
mths
Walking
upstairs
Vertical and
Circular Strokes,
Tower of 6 Blocks
Simple
sentence
with 2-3
words
Asks for
food, drink,
toilet
36
mths
Alternate Feet
Upstairs
Riding tricycle
Copies Circle,
Tower of 9 Blocks
Asks
questions
Shares toy,
Knows full
name and
gender
Caveats in Assessing
Development
Milestones: different for different children;
Developmental Disorders
Evening colic
Stranger anxiety
Temper tantrums
Feeding problems
Repetitive behaviors
Masturbation
Stuttering
Pica
Evening Colic
Intermittent episodes of abdominal pain and
severcrying
Cause: Unknown ?? Overactive baby, anxious
parents, hunger, aerophagy, immaturity of
intestine, TRANSIENT HYPERRESPONSIVENESS
Clinical Features
Age: 3 weeks to 3 months
Sudden onset, evening/night
Red face, legs drawn up, tense abdomen
Diagnosis: Infant crying >3 hrs / day; > 3 wks
Evening Colic
Management
Counseling
Manouvers (5 S)
Swaddle
Side position
Sound
Swing
Suck
Drugs
Stranger Anxiety
Not to be confused with stranger reaction
Clinical Features
Intense discomfort on approach by stranger
Continuous crying, vomiting, refusal to socialize
Management
Reassurance to parents
Gradual exposure of infant to strangers
Repetitive Behaviors
Occur in normally developing children
Biological and environmental factors
Occur in low and high arousal state
Behaviours include:
Body rocking
Head Banging
Thumb Sucking & Nail Biting
Breath Holding Spells
Repetitive Behaviors
Body Rocking
Infancy
Rhythmic forward and backward swaying
Sitting position
Head Banging
Infancy/toddlerhood
Rhythmic hitting of head on a solid surface
Risks: callus formation, abrasions, contusions
Management: Counselling, padding the surface
management is similar
Reflexive event following a provoking event
Clinical Features
Provoking event
Cry
Breath Holding
Loss of tone/ consciousness
Pallor/Cyanosis
Repetitive Behaviors
Thumb Sucking / Nail Biting
Second year of life
Used for bedtime and other stressful situations
(self-calming behavior)
Usually seen in children aged 1-4 years and
disappears spontaneously
Sequelae: if continued beyond 4-6 years
Dental problems: anterior open bite, decreased
Repetitive Behaviors
Thumb Sucking / Nail Biting
Management:
Evaluate events around thumb-sucking
Correction is required after 4 years
Cooperation of child is a must
Positive and negative reinforcement
Physical barriers/aversive taste substance
Temper Tantrums
18 to 3 years
Quest for autonomy
Negativism/Oppositionalism: child wants to do
Temper Tantrums
Management
Prevent injury
Parents need to be calm, loving, firm nd
consistent
Allow task mastery
Minimize restrictions
Ignore the tantrum
Use time-out
Masturbation
Preschool child
Rubbing of thighs, genital stimulation,
swaying
Allay maternal anxiety
Stuttering
Age 2 to 5 years
Defect in speech characterized by hesitation,
Pica
Mouthing of non-edible objects
Normal upto age 2 years
Persistence > 2 yrs is abnormal
More common in lower socio-economic strata
Risks
Helminthiasis
Foreign body inhalation / ingestion
Lead poisoning
Management
Supervision
Behaviour management
Not Covered
Enuresis
Maladjustment
Television and children
Poor School Performance
Learning Disability
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
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