Pediatrics
Conference Coverage
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.
Conference Coverage
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.
Conference Coverage
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.
From the Journals
Tandem transplants provide EFS edge in pediatric neuroblastoma
Patients randomized to tandem stem cell transplants after successful induction therapy had fewer events than patients assigned to single...
From the Journals
MenB vaccination coverage higher in those receiving MenB-4C
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Literature Review
Blood test may reveal brain injury
Levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) are lowest in patients with nonconcussive body...
Conference Coverage
A practical tool predicts childhood epilepsy diagnosis
BANGKOK – The predictor is freely available online.
Conference Coverage
‘Pot’ is still hot for Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut
BANGKOK – Long-term extension studies show sustained, consistent seizure reductions.
Guidelines
Pediatric, adolescent migraine treatment and prevention guidelines are updated
The guidelines review both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options, which have multiplied since the previous guidelines were released in 2004...
From the Journals
Possible role of enterovirus infection in acute flaccid myelitis cases detected
High levels of enterovirus peptides were found in the cerebral spinal fluid of individuals with AFM.
Conference Coverage
Ketogenic diets are what’s cooking for drug-refractory epilepsy
BANGKOK – New developments in a long-established form of epilepsy therapy.