[tri-med] FYI - Investigating the child with learning difficulty

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http://www.harcourt-international.com/journals/cupe/previous.cfm?art=cupe.20
01.0195
Current Paediatrics

Tables of Contents and Abstracts Online

Issue Contents
Investigating the child with learning difficulty

K. Whiting

p 240-247, Volume 11, Number 4, August 2001

Abstract


Paediatricians must have a clear understanding of how to approach
assessment, investigation and management of children with learning
difficulty if a positive difference is to be made to their health and well
being. Investigations should be considered only after thorough clinical
assessment and careful thought about the individual child. Although it is
rarely possible to treat the primary cause of a child's learning difficulty,
it is often possible to prevent or at least minimize the impact of secondary
disabilities, such as epilepsy, sensory impairment, behavioural or
communication difficulties, and always possible to ensure that parents and
carers are informed about appropriate support. Copyright 2001 Harcourt
Publishers Ltd.

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