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.
“There is often a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of neuro-development disorders in children because they are either not screened or get underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. 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.
The app, available on the iOS App Store and Android Play Store, asks for information about a child’s name, age and gender before moving to a questionnaire. The answers are scored and a diagnosis is given at the end.
The app can diagnose autism in children between the ages one and 14, with the help of questions on whether the child talks about his/ her achievements and emotions without being asked about it, whether they like to play alone or in a group, or whether they make eye contact while talking.
Read more of this in a report by Annona Dutt published in Hindustan Times...
