title: Radiological findings in developmental delay.
abstract: This article reviews the neuroimaging findings in patients with nonsyndromic mental retardation and global developmental delays. The frequency and type of abnormal neuroimaging findings in this patient population are discussed. Specifically addressed are the issues of which patients should have neuroimaging studies in light of (in the vernacular) "cost-benefit" analysis. The extension of these studies to "milder" developmental delays, and other neurodevelopmental disorders are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5430, USA.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bodensteiner
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011859:Radiography