Neurodevelopmental Phenotyping to Inform Treatment in Neurogenetic Syndromes
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuropsychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2022) | Viewed by 11562
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I hope that you will consider submitting a new manuscript for review and potential publication in the upcoming Brain Sciences special issue titled, “Neurodevelopmental Phenotyping to Inform Novel Treatment in Neurogenetic Syndromes.”
A critical goal for translational research in neurogenetic syndromes is to identify developmental, behavioral, and pharmaceutical treatments that address neurodevelopmental challenges associated with specific conditions (e.g., Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome). Innovations in this area have the potential to offer novel and effective biomedical and behavioral intervention for individuals with specific neurogenetic conditions; however, there are gaps in our knowledge that hinder the readiness of treatments, namely the need for (1) validated outcome measures that quantify the effects of new treatments on cognition and behavior in specific conditions; and (2) more advanced characterizations of neurodevelopmental heterogeneity within specific conditions to inform treatment development.
Submissions for this Special Issue may cover the following topics:
- The development and testing of novel outcome measures for use in future treatment studies for specific neurogenetic conditions;
- The evaluation of existing assessments for use as outcome measures within a particular condition;
- The evaluation of adaptations of current measures for use with individuals with particular conditions;
- The characterization of within-syndrome heterogeneity along neurodevelopmental dimensions that may serve as targets for intervention; and
- The development of screening and surveillance procedures to identify those with a particular neurogenetic condition who may be in need of specific treatments.
Prof. Dr. Deborah Fidler
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neurogenetic syndrome
- behavioral phenotypes
- treatment
- heterogeneity
- outcome measures
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