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Isolated Post-Shunt Metopic Synostosis and Neural Tube Defects.

BACKGROUND: Craniosynostosis is an uncommon complication after shunting procedures for congenital hydrocephalus. We report a case of a child with myelomeningocele and normocephaly at the time of birth. She underwent ventricular shunting for Chiari…

Tags: 2018, Abouhassan William, Arnold-Chiari Malformation/complications/*surgery, Chao John Kuang, Craniosynostoses/*etiology, Female, Humans, Hydrocephalus/complications/congenital/*surgery, Infant, Meningomyelocele/complications/*surgery, Murthy Ananth S, Newborn, Postoperative Complications/*etiology, Slit Ventricle Syndrome/etiology, The Journal of craniofacial surgery, Third Ventricle, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt/*adverse effects

Neonatal glycine encephalopathy: biochemical and neuropathologic findings.

A patient with neonatal glycine encephalopathy who had severe neurologic retardation, spasticity, and seizures died at 17 years of age. Glycine concentration was markedly elevated in brain tissue, especially in the cerebellum. Neuropathologic study…

SENTINEL1: Two-Season Study of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations among U.S. Infants Born at 29 to 35 Weeks' Gestational Age Not Receiving Immunoprophylaxis.

OBJECTIVE: The SENTINEL1 observational study characterized confirmed respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations (RSVH) among U.S. preterm infants born at 29 to 35 weeks' gestational age (wGA) not receiving respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …

Substantia nigra MR imaging signal changes and cardiomyopathy following prenatal exposure to cocaine and heroin.

Exposure to cocaine in utero results in behavioral and neurodevelopmental abnormalities that persist into adulthood. Conventional MR imaging has generally failed to reveal the expected structural lesions to explain these clinical findings. We report…

Inversion appendectomy acting as a lead point for intussusception.

A case of ileocecal intussusception following inversion appendectomy during a Ladd's procedure for malrotation is presented. In this case, the inverted ischemic appendiceal remnant was presumed to have acted as the leadpoint for the intussusception.…

Tags: 2008, Appendectomy/*methods, Appendicitis/diagnosis/*surgery, Arora Amit, Besner Gail E, Caniano Donna A, Cecal Diseases/diagnosis/*surgery, Duodenum/abnormalities, Hammond Sue, Humans, Ileal Diseases/diagnosis/*surgery, Infant, Intestinal Volvulus/diagnosis/*surgery, Intussusception/diagnosis/*surgery, Male, Pediatric surgery international, Postoperative Complications/diagnosis/*surgery

Calcium channel blocker toxicity.

Calcium channel blockers continue to be used for the management of a wide variety of adult and pediatric conditions including hypertension, angina pectoris, atrial arrhythmias, Raynaud phenomenon, and migraine headaches. With increased use comes…

Electromagnetic fields and infant incubators.

Two models of infant incubators were studied to determine the strength of the magnetic field generated by the heater and fan motors. Measurements were taken at intervals along the center line of the incubator. The results show that fields greater…

Tags: *Electromagnetic Fields, *Incubators, 1994, Archives of environmental health, Bearer C F, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Premature

Defining Success in Pediatric Palliative Care While Tackling the Quadruple Aim.

Tags: *Attitude of Health Personnel, 2017, Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics, Bogetz Jori F, Child, Friebert Sarah, Health Personnel/*psychology, Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing/*organization & administration, Humans, Infant, Journal of palliative medicine, Newborn, Organizational Objectives, Palliative Care – In Infancy and Childhood, Pediatric Nursing/*organization & administration, Preschool, Success

A novel method for fabricating nasoalveolar molding appliances for infants with cleft lip and palate using 3-dimensional workflow and clear aligners.

INTRODUCTION: Nasoalveolar molding (NAM) was introduced over 20 years ago as adjunctive therapy for the correction of cleft lip and palate. In the current study, we propose a new approach using a digital workflow and 3-dimensional printing to …

Tags: 2020, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Bous RM, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Hospital List, Humans, India, Infant, journalArticle, Kochenour N, nose, Orthodontic Appliances Removable, Preoperative Care, Valiathan M, Workflow

Unexplained fever in infants and young children: how to manage.

If an infant 60 days old or younger who presents with unexplained fever (temperature 38 degrees C [100.4 degrees F] or greater) appears ill, evaluate for sepsis, hospitalize, and give parenteral antibiotics. For well-appearing infants whose…

Tags: 2001, Bacterial Infections – Diagnosis – In Infancy and Childhood, Bower J R, Child, Consultant (00107069), Fever – Therapy – In Infancy and Childhood, Infant, Powell K R, Practice Guidelines, Preschool, Primary Health Care – In Infancy and Childhood

Unexplained fever in infants and young children: when is it serious?

When an infant or child younger than 36 months presents with fever that has no obvious source, the major concern is overlooking a serious bacterial infection. Ask about underlying medical problems, previous hospitalizations, recent infectious…

Tags: 2001, Age Factors, Bacterial Infections – Diagnosis – In Infancy and Childhood, Blood – Analysis – In Infancy and Childhood, Body Temperature, Bower J R, Clinical Assessment Tools, Consultant (00107069), Diagnosis, Fever – Etiology – In Infancy and Childhood, Infant, Laboratory, Newborn, Patient History Taking, Physical Examination, Powell K R, Urinalysis – In Infancy and Childhood

Evaluation of the patient with seizures: an evidence based approach.

Statistics tell us that as many as 1 in 20 members of the population will suffer a seizure at some point in their lifetime, a figure which becomes even more likely if one lives to the age of 80. Thus, a careful evidence based approach to the patient…

During the Emergency Department Evaluation of a Well-Appearing Neonate with Fever, Should Empiric Acyclovir Be Initiated?

BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection represents significant morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Although clear guidelines exist on the evaluation and management of the otherwise well-appearing febrile neonate pertaining to…

Tags: 2018, acyclovir, Acyclovir – Therapeutic Use, Acyclovir/*therapeutic use, Antiviral Agents – Therapeutic Use, Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use, Bruno Eric, Cheng David, Decision Making, Department of Emergency Medicine, febrile neonate, Female, Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index, Fever – Etiology, Fever/etiology, Guidelines as Topic/standards, Herpes Simplex – Complications, Herpes Simplex – Diagnosis, Herpes Simplex – Drug Therapy, herpes simplex virus, Herpes Simplex/complications/diagnosis/*drug therapy, Herpesviruses, HSV, Humans, Infant, Infectious – Diagnosis, Infectious/diagnosis, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, neonatal fever, Newborn, Pillus David, Pokrajac Nicholas, Practice Guidelines – Standards, Pregnancy Complications, Scales, Simplexvirus/pathogenicity, The Journal of emergency medicine, Vilke Gary

Repackaging of Intravenous Fat Emulsions: A Clinical Conundrum.

To accommodate small fluid volumes, repackaging of intravenous fat emulsions (IVFEs) is frequently performed in institutions providing parenteral nutrition to neonates and smaller pediatric patients. However, some consider this an unsafe practice.…

Pilot Study of Intensive Chemotherapy With Peripheral Hematopoietic Cell Support for Children Less Than 3 Years of Age With Malignant Brain Tumors, the CCG-99703 Phase I/II Study. A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.

BACKGROUND: The primary goals of the Children's Cancer Group 99703 study were to assess the feasibility and tolerability of-as well as the response rate to-a novel dose-intensive chemotherapy regimen. METHODS: Between March 1998 and October 2004, 92…

Tags: *Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects, 2015, Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Brain Neoplasms/*therapy, Carboplatin/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Child, Children's Oncology Group, Cisplatin/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Cohen Bruce H, Combined Modality Therapy/adverse effects/methods, Consolidation Chemotherapy, Curran John G, Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Dunkel Ira J, Etoposide/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Feasibility Studies, Female, Finlay Jonathan L, Gajjar Amar, Geyer J Russell, high-dose chemotherapy, Hilden Joanne, Holmes Emi, Humans, Induction Chemotherapy, Infant, infant brain tumor, Ingles Sue Ann, Male, Miller Douglas C, NEOMED College of Medicine, Packer Roger J, Pediatric neurology, Pilot Projects, Pollack Ian F, Preschool, stem-cell support, Thiotepa/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Treatment Outcome, Vincristine/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Zhou Tianni

Management of Bilateral Undescended Bilobed Testes and Review of the Literature.

Polyorchidism is a rare anomaly of testicular development. Particularly, a bilobed testis is an extremely rare congenital malformation, which is thought to be a variant expression of polyorchidism. Only 5 cases of bilobed testis have been reported in…

Tags: *Abnormalities, 2017, Abnormalities, Agard Hannah, Clark Curtis, Cohen Tal, Cryptorchidism – Complications, Cryptorchidism – Surgery, Cryptorchidism/*complications/surgery, Humans, Infant, Male, Multiple – Surgery, Multiple/surgery, Parekh Neel, Testis – Abnormalities, Testis – Surgery, Testis/*abnormalities/surgery, Urology

Selected principles of perinatal-neonatal glucose metabolism.

While the fetus is completely dependent on his/her mother for glucose and other nutrient transfer across the placenta, the adult is completely independent, especially one who is neither pregnant nor diabetic. The neonate is considered to be in a…

Tags: 2004, Blood Glucose/metabolism, Cowett Richard M, Farrag Hussien M, Female, Fetus/*metabolism, Glucose/*metabolism, Humans, Hyperglycemia/embryology/physiopathology, Hypoglycemia/embryology/physiopathology, Infant, Liver/*embryology/*metabolism, Newborn/*metabolism, Pregnancy, Seminars in neonatology : SN

Use of next-generation sequencing as a diagnostic tool for congenital myasthenic syndrome.

BACKGROUND: The clinical presentation of congenital myasthenic syndromes is similar to many other neuromuscular disorders of infancy, and with 12 known discrete genetic forms of congenital myasthenic syndromes, both the diagnosis and treatment…

Tags: 2014, Agamanolis Dimitri P, Cohen Bruce H, congenital myasthenic syndrome, Congenital/*genetics/therapy, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure/methods, Das Alvin S, Humans, Infant, Male, Muscle Proteins/*genetics, Mutation/*genetics, Myasthenic Syndromes, next-generation sequencing, Pediatric neurology, pyridostigmine, rapsyn

Efficacy of intravenous lidocaine to reduce pain and distress associated with propofol infusion in pediatric patients during procedural sedation.

BACKGROUND: Research suggests that young children experience an increased incidence and severity of discomfort during propofol infusion. Evaluations of varied interventions to reduce or eliminate this discomfort with adult subjects suggest that…

A thyroglossal duct cyst causing apnea and cyanosis in a neonate.

This is a case of a 3-week-old male who presented to the emergency department with intermittent apnea and cyanosis. While in the emergency department, he had respiratory compromise with stress and required intubation. Further evaluation confirmed the…

Tags: 2005, Airway Obstruction/etiology/therapy, Akron Children's Hospital, Apnea/*etiology/therapy, Christopher Norman C, Cyanosis/*etiology/therapy, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Diaz Maria Carmen G, Humans, Infant, Intratracheal, Intubation, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newborn, Pediatric emergency care, Stormorken Anne, Thyroglossal Cyst/*complications/*congenital

A thyroglossal duct cyst causing apnea and cyanosis in a neonate.

This is a case of a 3-week-old male who presented to the emergency department with intermittent apnea and cyanosis. While in the emergency department, he had respiratory compromise with stress and required intubation. Further evaluation confirmed the…

Tags: 2005, Apnea, Christopher NC, Cyanosis, Cysts – Diagnosis, Department of Emergency Medicine, Diaz MCG, Infant, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newborn, Pediatric emergency care, Stormorken A, Thyroid Gland – Physiopathology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Effect of a standardized pharyngitis treatment protocol on use of antibiotics in a pediatric emergency department.

Preterm Birth Impacts the Timing and Excursion of Oropharyngeal Structures during Infant Feeding

Swallowing in mammals requires the precise coordination of multiple oropharyngeal structures, including the palatopharyngeal arch. During a typical swallow, the activity of the palatopharyngeus muscle produces pharyngeal shortening to assist in…

Tags: 2020, Feeding, Infant, oropharyngeal, Preterm birth, swallowing

Providers' Ability to Identify Sentinel Injuries Concerning for Physical Abuse in Infants.

The objectives of this study were to assess the ability of pediatric health care providers and social workers to recognize sentinel injuries in infants under 6 months of age and to determine what factors influence their decision to evaluate for…

Tags: 2021, Child Abuse, contusions, Emergency Services, Infant, physical abuse, Reproducibility of Results

Crossed renal ectopia without fusion associated with hydronephrosis in an infant.

The incidence of crossed "fused" renal ectopia has been reported at 1 in 7,500 autopsies, an incidence approximately ten times more frequent than crossed renal ectopia without fusion. Most cases remain asymptomatic and are incidentally encountered on…

Tags: 1991, Felzenberg J, Humans, Hydronephrosis/complications/*etiology, Infant, Kidney/*abnormalities, Male, Nasrallah P F, Ureteral Obstruction/complications/*etiology, Urology

The epidemiology of respiratory tract infections.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk…

Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011.

IMPORTANCE: The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria set a goal of reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use by 50% by 2020, but the extent of inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To…

Tags: 2016, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Ambulatory Care – Statistics and Numerical Data, Ambulatory Care/*statistics & numerical data, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use, Bartoces Monina, Child, Department of Internal Medicine, Enns Eva A, Female, File Thomas M Jr, Finkelstein Jonathan A, Fleming-Dutra Katherine E, Gerber Jeffrey S, Health Care Surveys, Hersh Adam L, Hicks Lauri A, Human, Humans, Hyun David Y, Inappropriate Prescribing – Statistics and Numerical Data, Inappropriate Prescribing/*statistics & numerical data, Infant, JAMA, Linder Jeffrey A, Lynfield Ruth, Male, Margolis David J, May Larissa S, Merenstein Daniel, Metlay Joshua P, Middle Age, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newborn, Newland Jason G, Otitis Media, Otitis Media – Drug Therapy, Pharyngitis – Drug Therapy, Pharyngitis/drug therapy, Physicians'/*statistics & numerical data, Piccirillo Jay F, Practice Patterns, Preschool, Prevalence, Respiratory Tract Infections – Drug Therapy, Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy, Roberts Rebecca M, Sanchez Guillermo V, Shapiro Daniel J, Suda Katie J, Suppurative/*drug therapy, Surveys, Thomas Ann, United States, Woo Teri Moser, Zetts Rachel M

Stability Of Extemporaneously Prepared Acetylcysteine 1% And 10% Solutions For Treatment Of Meconium Ileus

Update on antiviral therapy for genital herpes infection.

For the primary infection of genital herpes, antiviral therapy with acyclovir is the gold standard. For recurrences, there are two options: antiviral treatment of each outbreak as it arises, or suppression of outbreaks with daily oral therapy.…

Avoiding unnecessary bronchoscopy in children with suspected foreign body aspiration using computed tomography.

BACKGROUND: Bronchoscopy is the standard of care for diagnosis and treatment of foreign body aspiration (FBA). Drawbacks of this approach include its invasiveness, the potential for exacerbation of reactive airway disease, and the need for general …

Variation In The Timing And Frequency Of Sucking And Swallowing Over An Entire Feeding Session In The Infant Pig Sus Scrofa

A comparison of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) measurement approach with direct observation of outpatient visits.

BACKGROUND: The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) informs a wide range of important policy and clinical decisions by providing nationally representative data about outpatient practice. However, the validity of the NAMCS methods has not…

The Physiologic Impact of Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN) Lesion on Infant Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Performance.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury in neonates, a complication of patent ductus arteriosus corrective surgery, leads to aspiration and swallowing complications. Severity of symptoms and prognosis for recovery are variable. We transected the RLN…

Tags: 2015, Animal, Animals, Aspiration, Ballester Ashley, Biological, Deglutition, Deglutition – Physiology, Deglutition disorders, Deglutition Disorders – Etiology, Deglutition Disorders – Physiopathology, Deglutition Disorders/*etiology/physiopathology, Deglutition/*physiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Disease Models, Dysphagia, Esophagus, Esophagus – Physiopathology, Esophagus/*physiopathology, Fraley Luke, German Rebecca Z, Gould François D H, Gross Andrew, Human, Infant, Lammers Andrew R, Laryngeal Nerves – Injuries, Laryngeal Nerves – Physiopathology, Models, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohlemacher Jocelyn, Oropharynx – Physiopathology, Oropharynx/*physiopathology, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries/*complications/physiopathology, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve/*physiopathology, Swine

Central nervous system integration of sensorimotor signals in oral and pharyngeal structures: oropharyngeal kinematics response to recurrent laryngeal nerve lesion.

Safe, efficient liquid feeding in infant mammals requires the central coordination of oropharyngeal structures innervated by multiple cranial and spinal nerves. The importance of laryngeal sensation and central sensorimotor integration in this system…

Critical Care Helicopter Overtriage: A Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.

OBJECTIVE: Overtriage (OT) of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) poses significant burden to multiple stakeholders. The project aims were to identify the following: 1) associated factors, 2) downstream effects, and 3) focus areas for …

Direct care staff and parents'/legal guardians' perspectives on end-of-life care in a long-term care facility for medically fragile and intellectually disabled pediatric and young adult residents.

OBJECTIVE: Children and young adults with severe disabilities and their families are faced with enormous challenges throughout the lifespan, including admitting the child to a long-term care facility (LTCF) and making end-of-life (EOL) care…

Exome sequence identified a c.320A \textgreater G ALG13 variant in a female with infantile epileptic encephalopathy with normal glycosylation and random X inactivation: Review of the literature.

Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) are new and rapidly expanding neurometabolic disorders with multisystem involvements, broad phenotypic manifestations, and variable severity. The majority results from a defect of one of the steps involved…

Clinical and electrophysiological outcomes after eye muscle surgery in 81 adults with infantile nystagmus syndrome

PURPOSE:To characterize the effects of eye muscle surgery on patients older than 18 years with infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS) who have had only optical treatment.

Tags: 2021, Adult, Child, Child Preschool, Eye movement, Humans, Infant, Nystagmus, Oculomotor Muscles/surgery, Prospective Studies, Visual Acuity

Cutaneous abscesses in children: epidemiology in the era of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVE: Skin and soft tissue infections are a major public health issue. Previous literature suggests a recurrence rate of 4% in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology, body location, and history of previous infections…

Postmortem vitreous bevacizumab levels of an infant treated for retinopathy of prematurity.

We report the vitreous concentration of bevacizumab after injection for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). A premature neonate diagnosed with type 1 ROP was treated in both eyes with 0.625 mg intravitreal bevacizumab injection at 32…

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