An app developed by doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will help primary care physicians in diagnosing four neuro-development disorders in children. The free PedNeuroAiims Diagnostics app guides doctors through a set of questions and observations to diagnose whether a child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), neuro-motor impairments (NMI), autism spectrum disorder, or epilepsy. These tools can aid doctors in timely and appropriate diagnosis,” said Dr Sheffali Gulati, head of child neurology division of the department of paediatrics, AIIMS. “Some of the questions for all four disorders also ask the doctors to make some observations. The AIIMS tool can diagnose epilepsy in children between the 1 month and 18 years, as opposed to existing tools that can diagnose only children between 2 and 9 years.

Source: Hindustan Times April 02, 2019 00:33 UTC