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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

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
Dental management of the child with developmental dyslexia.
Friedlander AH, Friedlander IK, Yagiela J, Eth S
ASDC J Dent Child 1994 Jan-Feb;61(1):39-45. PMID: 8182197

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
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
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

Failure to consolidate statistical learning in developmental dyslexia.
Ballan R, Durrant SJ, Manoach DS, Gabay Y
Psychon Bull Rev 2023 Feb;30(1):160-173. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.3758/s13423-022-02169-y. PMID: 36221045
Genetics of developmental dyslexia.
Scerri TS, Schulte-Körne G
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010 Mar;19(3):179-97. Epub 2009 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00787-009-0081-0. PMID: 20091194
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 dyslexia.
Galaburda AM
Rev Neurol (Paris) 1993;149(1):1-3. PMID: 8337556
Some observations upon developmental dyslexia.
Critchley M
Mod Trends Neurol 1967;4(0):135-44. PMID: 4137195

Therapy

Altered brain network topology during speech tracking in developmental dyslexia.
Zhang M, Riecke L, Fraga-González G, Bonte M
Neuroimage 2022 Jul 1;254:119142. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119142. PMID: 35342007
Stroop interference in children with developmental dyslexia: An event-related potentials study.
Shen C, Jiang Q, Luo Y, Long J, Tai X, Liu S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Jun 25;100(25):e26464. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026464. PMID: 34160450Free PMC Article
Cortical basis for dichotic pitch perception in developmental dyslexia.
Partanen M, Fitzpatrick K, Mädler B, Edgell D, Bjornson B, Giaschi DE
Brain Lang 2012 Nov;123(2):104-12. Epub 2012 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2012.09.002. PMID: 23043968
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
Effects of piracetam on developmental dyslexia.
Wilsher CR
Int J Psychophysiol 1986 May;4(1):29-39. doi: 10.1016/0167-8760(86)90048-6. PMID: 3522508

Prognosis

Failure to consolidate statistical learning in developmental dyslexia.
Ballan R, Durrant SJ, Manoach DS, Gabay Y
Psychon Bull Rev 2023 Feb;30(1):160-173. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.3758/s13423-022-02169-y. PMID: 36221045
Language Difficulties in School-Age Children With Developmental Dyslexia.
Price KM, Wigg KG, Misener VL, Clarke A, Yeung N, Blokland K, Wilkinson M, Kerr EN, Guger SL, Lovett MW, Barr CL
J Learn Disabil 2022 May-Jun;55(3):200-212. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.1177/00222194211006207. PMID: 33890525Free PMC Article
Dyslexic children are sluggish in disengaging spatial attention.
Fu W, Zhao J, Ding Y, Wang Z
Dyslexia 2019 May;25(2):158-172. Epub 2019 Mar 6 doi: 10.1002/dys.1609. PMID: 30843287
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
Speech-perception-in-noise deficits in dyslexia.
Ziegler JC, Pech-Georgel C, George F, Lorenzi C
Dev Sci 2009 Sep;12(5):732-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00817.x. PMID: 19702766

Clinical prediction guides

Language Difficulties in School-Age Children With Developmental Dyslexia.
Price KM, Wigg KG, Misener VL, Clarke A, Yeung N, Blokland K, Wilkinson M, Kerr EN, Guger SL, Lovett MW, Barr CL
J Learn Disabil 2022 May-Jun;55(3):200-212. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.1177/00222194211006207. PMID: 33890525Free PMC Article
Impaired neural response to speech edges in dyslexia.
Lizarazu M, Lallier M, Bourguignon M, Carreiras M, Molinaro N
Cortex 2021 Feb;135:207-218. Epub 2020 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.09.033. PMID: 33387899
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
Reading and reading disturbance.
Price CJ, Mechelli A
Curr Opin Neurobiol 2005 Apr;15(2):231-8. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2005.03.003. PMID: 15831408
Some observations upon developmental dyslexia.
Critchley M
Mod Trends Neurol 1967;4(0):135-44. PMID: 4137195

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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