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Oberholzer, H. M.; Pretorius, E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
The primary focus in managing asthma is the control of inflammation, as asthma is an inflammatory disease. Because of this chronic airway inflammation, the lungs of asthmatic patients are exposed to oxidative stress due to the generation of reactive oxygen- and nitrogen species (ROS and NOS). Oxidative stress therefore plays an important role in…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Diseases, Holistic Approach, Mineralogy
Claassen, M.; Naude, H.; Pretorius, E.; Bosman, M. C. – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
This paper reports on the contribution of prenatal stress to the pathogenesis of autism as a neurobiological developmental disorder in a dizygotic study. The aim was to explore whether the neurobiological impact of stress prior to week 28 of gestation might be related to the pathogenesis of autism. The following data-generating strategies were…
Descriptors: Autism, Pregnancy, Pathology, Biochemistry
Naude, H.; Marx, J.; Pretorius, E.; Hislop-Esterhuyzen, N. – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
One of the important nutrients during pregnancy is vitamin A or related compounds called retinoids. Although it is well-known that vitamin A deficiency may be detrimental to foetal development, overdosage of retinoids might cause developmental defects, particularly affecting the central nervous system development of the foetus, causing hindbrain…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Cognitive Ability, Pregnancy, Educational Testing
Britz, R.; Bester, M. J.; da Silva, A.; Motsoane, N. A.; Marx, J.; Naude, H.; Pretorius, E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
The use of pharmaceutical products such as Piracetam (Nootropil[R]) for the treatment of learning disabilities is becoming increasingly prevalent, and some studies have shown successful treatment of learning disabilities in children. This research article will discuss traditional uses of Piracetam, as well as uses in learning disabilities, with…
Descriptors: Children, Learning Disabilities, Drug Use, Drug Therapy
Pretorius, E.; Naude, H.; Pretorius, U. – Early Child Development and Care, 2005
One of the main functions of the human brain is memory, and this forms the basis of learning and is the cornerstone of IQ. One of the important aims for both parents and educators of preschool children is to improve or develop the child's self-application of intelligence in the classroom, which indirectly involves memory capability development.…
Descriptors: Memory, Intelligence Quotient, Brain, Preschool Children
van Schoor, A. N.; Naude, H.; van Rensburg, M.; Pretorius, E.; Boon, J. M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2005
This article presents a case study indicating that "Herpes simplex" virus (HSV) encephalitis may cause permanent learning disabilities due to damage to the temporal lobes as it discusses the results of a case study extending over 10 years to determine the long-term effects on both the anatomy of the brain and the intellectual functioning of the…
Descriptors: Memory, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Strategies
Pretorius, E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2005
This literature review will focus on the discussion of asthma and how it affects the sufferer. The role of serotonin and its physiological working at a neural level will follow, as well as the effects of corticosteroids on the brain and how low serotonin levels are linked to depression and corticosteroid use.
Descriptors: Diseases, Depression (Psychology), Literature Reviews, Drug Therapy
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Naude, H.; Pretorius, E.; Viljoen, J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Details an investigation of language development and subsequent readiness to learn of preschoolers in a disadvantaged Griqua community in South Africa. Notes that preschoolers revealed a relative lack of verbal fluency, associative reasoning, and relational thinking skills, and had a restricted vocabulary. Argues that inadequate language…
Descriptors: Child Language, Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
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Naude, H.; Pretorius, E.; Vandeyar, S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Details a study of the ways that limited language proficiency affected learners' readiness for mathematics instruction among disadvantaged preschoolers within a Griqua community in South Africa. Notes a link between limited language proficiency and nonreadiness for foundation level mathematics due to limited thinking skills, which constitute…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Language Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Preschool Children
A Culture in Transition: Poor Reading and Writing Ability among Children in South African Townships.
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Pretorius, E.; Naude, H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
This study examined factors contributing to poor literacy and numeracy development among black South African children ages 5.5 to 7 years. Findings pointed to a conglomerate of factors, namely inadequate visual-motor integration, poor visual analysis and synthesis, poor fine motor development, and inadequate exposure to mediated reading and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Cultural Influences, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Pretorius, E.; Naude, H.; van Vuuren, C. J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Contends that cultural practices such as carrying the baby on the mother's back for prolonged periods can impact negatively on development of visual integration during the sensorimotor stage pathways by preventing adequate or enough crawling. Maintains that crawling is essential for cross- modality integration and that higher mental functions may…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
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Pretorius, E.; Naude, H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Describes an empirical study that examined the impact of being carried on a parent's back on a child's visual integration pathways. Draws on a previous study (Pretorius et al.) postulating that this cultural behavior could have a negative impact as it prevents the child from crawling adequately or enough during the sensorimotor stage. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
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Naude, H.; Pretorius, E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Describes the symptoms associated with Gerstmann's syndrome, a disorder of cognition, as well as the resulting challenges for educators in planning an education program based on the child's information-processing strengths, taking into account disabilities. Discusses educational implications as well as specific recommendations for children with…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Delivery Systems, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia
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Pretorius, E.; Naude, H.; Becker, P. J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Examined learning problems in South African sample of 7- to 14-year-olds whose mothers reported excessively high infant bilirubin shortly after the child's birth. Found that this sample had lowered verbal ability with the majority also showing impaired short-term and long-term memory. Findings suggested that impaired formation of astrocytes…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Intelligence, Learning Problems
van Schoor, A. N.; Naude, H.; van Rensburg, M.; Pretorius, E.; Boon, J. M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2004
This article presents a case study indicating that "Herpes simplex" virus (HSV) encephalitis may cause permanent learning disabilities due to damage to the temporal lobes, as it discusses the results of a case study extending over 10 years to determine the long-term effects on both the anatomy of the brain and the intellectual functioning of the…
Descriptors: Memory, Neurological Impairments, Intelligence, Learning Strategies
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