evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Brain structure and neural activity related to reading in boys with isolated oral clefts.

Conrad 2021 · Conrad Amy Lynn, Kuhlmann Emily, van der Plas Ellen, et al. · Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2021

Included by

A Review and Meta-Analysis on Altered Brain Structure in Patients Born with Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and/or Palate.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Conrad 2021 · Table 1; Figure 2
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Total cerebral volume
Presence of NSCL/P (exposure) vs Unaffected healthy controls · Cross-sectional
SMD (Hedges' g) 0.0 [-0.38, 0.39]4 studies · 347 participantsGRADE not reported
Total cerebellar volume
Presence of NSCL/P (exposure) vs Unaffected healthy controls · Cross-sectional
SMD (Hedges' g) -0.69 [-0.84, -0.53]6 studies · 667 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.