Neurology
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Dysregulated sleep is common in children with eosinophilic esophagitis
Children with eosinophilic esophagitis often experience respiratory and motor disturbances during sleep, which appear related to dysregulated...
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Viral cause of acute flaccid myelitis eludes detection
Acute flaccid myelitis shows a viral etiology but analysis of specimens from affected individuals fails to identify a single viral cause.
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Higher teen pregnancy risk in girls with ADHD
Women and girls with ADHD may be at significantly greater risk of pregnancy before age 20.
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FDA expands Dysport’s upper-limb spasticity indication to children
AbobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) is now approved for upper-limb spasticity in both children 2 years and older (excluding those with cerebral palsy)...
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Adult insomnia associated with childhood behavioral problems
The association was particularly strong with externalizing behavioral problems.
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Gastrostomy tube placement associated with higher pneumonia recurrence in children with neurologic impairment
Dental care was the only prevention strategy of eight examined that was linked to decreased recurrence.
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‘Fast MRI’ may be option in TBI screening for children
Technique avoids sedation and could be an alternative to CTs, which pose radiation risk.
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Newer drugs provide superior disease activity control in pediatric MS
STOCKHOLM – Study from U.S. Network of Pediatric MS Centers supports early use of newer disease-modifying therapies.
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Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.
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Cerliponase alfa continues to impress for CLN2 disease
BANGKOK – The therapy durably slowed decline in motor and language function seen after 3 years of treatment.
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Combo therapy outcomes for West syndrome prove no better than monotherapy
BANGKOK – The gold standard for treatment of infantile spasms remains ACTH or high-dose steroids.