Pediatrics
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Loss of autism diagnosis and symptoms achievable, with caveats
Major Finding: The ability of children with autism spectrum disorder to lose their diagnosis and their autistic symptoms and achieve performance...
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ACOG recommends counseling for prenatal spina bifida surgery
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Primary care docs unsure when to refer for pediatric epilepsy surgery
Major Finding: When asked the threshold of refractory epilepsy, 61% of physicians surveyed did not know, and most of these were family physicians...
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Laser ablation rivaled open surgery for epileptogenic lesions
Major Finding: Minimally invasive laser ablation of focal epileptogenic lesions produced about a 70% seizure-free success rate in a study of six...
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Neurologic impairment before epilepsy affects long-term outcomes
Major Finding: Among children with convulsive status epilepticus and prior neurologic impairment, the odds ratio for active epilepsy at long-term...
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Parents say epilepsy sudden death discussion is necessary
Major Finding: Parents of children with epilepsy unanimously agreed that they want to know about the risk of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy....
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Study hints at late-life cognitive effects of childhood epilepsy
Major Finding: A cohort of 26 patients with childhood-onset epilepsy who were now aged 45-62 years performed significantly worse than did 31...
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Common first-line antiepileptics have similar efficacy in kids
Major Finding: The rate of antiepileptic drug failure was 2.8/100 person-months among children who took levetiracetam and 1.7/100 person-months...
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Antiepileptic Meds Impact Kids' Vitamin D Levels
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Neurodevelopmental comorbidities common in kids with epilepsy
Major Finding: As early as the time of onset of unprovoked seizures or in the following 6 months, 32% of children had one or more...
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Psychopathology management skills in childhood epilepsy vary across settings
Major Finding: Behavioral health care professionals who provided services in an institution, such as a school or hospital, possessed better...