Pediatrics
Conference Coverage
Survey Identifies Variations in Management of Pediatric Posttraumatic Headache
CHICAGO—Child neurologists differ in their approach to diagnosing and managing posttraumatic...
Conference Coverage
Hippocampal abnormalities seen in epilepsy subtypes may be congenital
NEW ORLEANS – Imaging studies suggest that changes in hippocampal volume seen in these patients probably occur before birth and are not the result...
Latest News
How does CBD compare and interact with other AEDs?
The drug’s most important clinical interaction is with clobazam.
From the Journals
Prenatal, postnatal neuroimaging IDs most Zika-related brain injuries
Lack of prolonged maternal viremia did not predict normal fetal or neonatal brain imaging.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Acute flaccid myelitis on the decline for 2018
Pattern of reduced cases in November “appears to be repeating.”
Conference Coverage
Patients with epilepsy may develop tolerance to CBD-enriched oil
NEW ORLEANS – About a quarter of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy develop tolerance to cannabis oil extract.
Conference Coverage
Teenagers with epilepsy may benefit from depression screening
NEW ORLEANS – As much as 8% of patients with pediatric epilepsy may have moderately severe depressive symptoms, and...
From the Journals
Acute flaccid myelitis has unique MRI features
Acute flaccid myelitis more commonly presents with asymmetric paralysis and spinal cord lesions largely restricted to gray matter.
Latest News
Under Trump, number of uninsured kids rose for first time this decade
After years of steady decline, the number of U.S. children without health insurance rose by 276,000 in 2017.
FDA/CDC
CDC: No medical therapy can yet be recommended for acute flaccid myelitis
Updated guidelines find no solid evidence behind any treatment, all which must still be considered anecdotal.
From the Journals
Consider omitting CSF testing in older, low-risk febrile infants
To confirm the safety of omitting CSF testing in low-risk febrile infants older than 28 days, a prospective study will be needed.