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While individual diseases are rare, as a group, rare diseases are common. Recent estimates suggest that between 3% and 6% of the world’s population are affected by rare disease.

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To evaluate the associations between complex hip surgery and subsequent hospitalizations in children with intellectual disability, including a subset of children with cerebral palsy.

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In this article, we examine the utility of a transdiagnostic, dimensional approach to very early identification and intervention for infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

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The behavioral phenotype of neurogenetic disorders associated with intellectual disability often includes psychiatric comorbidity. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to systematically review the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and symptoms in children and adolescents

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Gastrostomy was associated with health benefits including reduced all-cause and epilepsy hospitalizations, but was not protective against acute LRTI

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Whilst gastrostomy insertion was associated with lower survival rates than children without gastrostomy, survival improved with time

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To investigate modifiable child and caregiver factors influencing community participation among children with Down syndrome.

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To investigate how well intellectual disability (ID) can be ascertained using hospital morbidity data compared with a population-based data source.

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Based on population data from 5 countries, the heritability of ASD was estimated to be approximately 80%

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In the first multinational study of birth seasonality of autism spectrum disorder, there was evidence supporting the presence of seasonal trends in Finland and Sweden