Validity of the ESSENCE-Q neurodevelopmental screening tool in Japan.

Kahoko Yasumitsu-Lovell Lucy Thompson Elisabeth Fernell Masamitsu Eitoku Narufurmi Suganuma Christopher Gillbergnull null

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2024)

The parent/caregiver-completed ESSENCE-Q is useful as a tool for screening out children with neurotypical development at this early age. Further research into longer-term predictive validity will be possible as more NDD diagnoses are given as the children grow up.

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young adults
preterm infants