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No or mild developmental disability in 73% of extremely preterm
Major Finding: Forty-two percent of extremely preterm infants showed no neurodevelopmental disability as toddlers, and another 31% showed mild...
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No correlation found between autism and Lyme disease
Major Finding: The rate of seropositivity for Lyme disease was 0% in children with autism and 0% in unaffected controls.Data Source: A case-...
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Autism, autism spectrum disorder risk increased with prenatal valproate exposure
Major finding: Among the 508 children exposed to valproate, the incidence of autism spectrum disorder was 4.42% (HR, 2.9), and the incidence of...
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Childhood migraine tied to history of infantile colic
Major Finding: Almost three-quarters of pediatric patients with primary migraine had a history of infantile colic, compared with 35% of patients...
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Manage most SEGAs with rapamycin analogs, not surgery
Major finding: Rapamycin analogs shrink SEGA tumors by more than 50% in a majority of children, and obviate the need for surgery. Data source:...
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Stereotactic laser ablation found feasible for hypothalamic hamartoma
Major finding: After 20 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma underwent MR-guided stereotactic laser ablation, all but 4 were seizure free.Data...
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Seizure risk substantial after pediatric intracerebral hemorrhage
Major finding: Twenty-four of 73 (33%) children and adolescents who had a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage experienced a remote symptomatic...
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Cognitive dysfunction, psychosis respond equally in pediatric SLE
Major finding: Relapse occurred in only 8 of 40 responders to immunosuppressive treatment, and only 15% of psychosis patients and 15% of cognitive...
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Autism reports on the rise
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New concussion guidelines stress individualized approach
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Folic acid supplements linked to lower autism risk
Major Finding: Autistic disorder was diagnosed in 0.10% of children whose mothers took folic acid supplements periconceptually, compared with 0.21...