Pediatrics
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Pediatric epilepsy surgery may improve cognition and behavior
CHARLOTTE, NC – Comorbidities may influence the likelihood of perceived improvement, whereas the type of surgery may not.
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Delay in EEG monitoring associated with increased seizure duration in pediatric refractory status epilepticus
Charlotte, NC – The 24-hour cumulative probability of seizure resolution may be lower in children who do not have...
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Does AED prophylaxis delay seizure onset in children with brain tumors?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A small study indicates that AED prophylaxis may be effective during the first 6 months after...
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Adolescent lung inflammation may trigger later MS
STOCKHOLM – Swedish national health care registry studies show associations between pneumonia or infectious mononucleosis occurring in early...
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Researchers seek to characterize pediatric new daily persistent headache
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Approximately 14% of children who present to headache clinics may have the disorder.
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Many children who present to headache clinics have joint hypermobility
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Joint hypermobility is associated with a high likelihood of severe headache disability among...
FDA/CDC
ACIP approves child and adolescent vaccination schedule for 2020
Minor changes in wording and design to child and adolescent ACIP vaccination schedule match updates to adult schedule.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves onabotulinumtoxinA for pediatric lower limb spasticity
The indication excludes spasticity related to cerebral palsy.
FDA/CDC
ACIP approves 2020 adult vaccination schedule
Updates to ACIP adult vaccination schedule include language on shared clinical decision making.
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EEG asymmetry predicts poor pediatric ECMO outcomes
ST. LOUIS – Researchers said “we need to look more closely into brain blood flow patterns” on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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Child Neurology Society 2019
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