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Roslyn N. Boyd is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their research spans a range of specialized subfields including psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology.

Their primary research topics include infant development and preterm care, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, family and disability support research, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, neonatal respiratory health, child nutrition and feeding issues, and neurological disorders associated with botulinum toxin.

Significant publication venues where Roslyn N. Boyd has frequently published include Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology with 28 publications, BMJ Open with 19, Disability and Rehabilitation with 8, Research in Developmental Disabilities with 6, and Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics with 5.

Frequent collaborators in their research career include Robert S. Ware, Leanne Sakzewski, Koa Whittingham, Paul B. Colditz, and Kerstin Pannek, each contributing to multiple coauthored works across various projects.

Recent papers highlight key areas of investigation:

  • Early Intervention for Children Aged 0 to 2 Years With or at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy (2021), published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • Interventions to improve physical function for children and young people with cerebral palsy: international clinical practice guideline (2021), published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Predicting motor outcome in preterm infants from very early brain diffusion MRI using a deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) model (2020), published in NeuroImage
  • Early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairment in preterm infants (2024), published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Relationship between brain structure and Cerebral Visual Impairment in children with Cerebral Palsy: A systematic review (2020), published in Research in Developmental Disabilities

Best Publications

  • Early, accurate diagnosis and early intervention in cerebral palsy: Advances in diagnosis and treatment

    Iona Novak;Cathy Morgan;Lars Adde;James Blackman

  • Early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairment in preterm infants

    Alicia Spittle;Jane Orton;Peter J Anderson;Roslyn Boyd

  • Objective measurement of clinical findings in the use of botulinum toxin type A for the management of children with cerebral palsy

    Roslyn N. Boyd;H. Kerr Graham

  • Recommendations for the use of botulinum toxin type A in the management of cerebral palsy

    H.Kerr Graham;K.Roger Aoki;Ilona Autti-Rämö;Roslyn N Boyd

  • Hip displacement in cerebral palsy.

    Brendan Soo;Jason Howard;Roslyn N Boyd;Sue Reid

  • A systematic review of tests to predict cerebral palsy in young children.

    Margot Bosanquet;Margot Bosanquet;Margot Bosanquet;Lisa Copeland;Robert Ware;Robert Ware;Roslyn Boyd;Roslyn Boyd

  • The impact of caring for a child with cerebral palsy: quality of life for mothers and fathers

    E. Davis;A. Shelly;E. Waters;Roslyn Boyd;Roslyn Boyd

  • A systematic review of the clinimetric properties of neuromotor assessments for preterm infants during the first year of life

    Alicia J Spittle;Lex W Doyle;Roslyn N Boyd

  • Early Intervention for Children Aged 0 to 2 Years With or at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy: International Clinical Practice Guideline Based on Systematic Reviews.

    Catherine Morgan;Linda Fetters;Lars Adde;Nadia Badawi;Nadia Badawi

  • Paediatric quality of life instruments: a review of the impact of the conceptual framework on outcomes.

    Elise Davis;Elizabeth Waters;Andrew Mackinnon;Dinah Reddihough

  • Efficacy of Upper Limb Therapies for Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-analysis

    Leanne Sakzewski;Jenny Ziviani;Roslyn N. Boyd

  • Management of upper limb dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.

    R. N. Boyd;M. E. Morris;H. K. Graham

  • Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Therapeutic Management of Upper-Limb Dysfunction in Children With Congenital Hemiplegia

    Leanne Sakzewski;Jenny Ziviani;Roslyn Boyd

  • Do early intervention programmes improve cognitive and motor outcomes for preterm infants after discharge? A systematic review.

    Jane Orton;Alicia Spittle;Alicia Spittle;Lex Doyle;Lex Doyle;Peter Anderson

  • Efficacy of applied behavioral intervention in preschool children with autism for improving cognitive, language, and adaptive behavior: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Michelle Spreckley;Roslyn Boyd

  • Clinimetric properties of participation measures for 5- to 13-year-old children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.

    Leanne Sakzewski;Roslyn Boyd;Jenny Ziviani

  • Analgesic effects of botulinum toxin A: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

    S Barwood;C Baillieu;R Boyd;K Brereton

  • Psychometric properties of the quality of life questionnaire for children with CP.

    Elizabeth Waters;Elise Davis;Andrew Mackinnon;Roslyn Boyd

  • Neonatal assessments for the preterm infant up to 4 months corrected age: a systematic review.

    Yolande Noble;Roslyn Boyd

  • Randomized trial of constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual training on activity outcomes for children with congenital hemiplegia.

    Leanne Sakzewski;Jenny Ziviani;David F Abbott;Richard A L Macdonell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jenny Ziviani
Jenny Ziviani University of Queensland
Peter Davies
Peter Davies University of Queensland
Matthew R. Sanders
Matthew R. Sanders University of Queensland
Lex W. Doyle
Lex W. Doyle University of Melbourne
Giovanni Cioni
Giovanni Cioni University of Pisa
Graeme D. Jackson
Graeme D. Jackson Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
David F. Abbott
David F. Abbott University of Melbourne
Ross Cunnington
Ross Cunnington University of Queensland
Stewart G. Trost
Stewart G. Trost University of Queensland
Andrew Mackinnon
Andrew Mackinnon University of New South Wales

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