Brain basis of childhood speech and language disorders: are we closer to clinically meaningful MRI markers?

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the importance of appropriate developmental surveillance in early childhood, what is known about its effectiveness in current pediatric practice, and ways in which its delivery can be improved to optimize child outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS:Many infants and young children with develo...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： King TM,Glascoe FP

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biology of human breast milk, and the policy of encouraging breastfeeding, continue to be the object of much scientific inquiry. The past year has seen several advances in these fields of nutrition, and this article reviews some of the most interesting and pertinent studies. Four general themes have been apparent ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Kelleher DK,Duggan C

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stachybotrys is a toxin-producing fungus that grows indoors when both water and cellulose are available. Epidemiologic evidence has demonstrated an association between acute pulmonary hemorrhage in infants and exposure to Stachybotrys and other fungi in water-damaged home environments. In recent years, advances in und...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Etzel RA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is increasingly used in the management of diabetes in children and adults, but there are few data regarding its use in neonates. The purpose of this article is to discuss the potential benefits and limitations of CGM in neonates. RECENT FINDINGS:Smaller electrodes ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Shah R,McKinlay CJD,Harding JE

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has been redefined in the classifications in the International Classification of Disease, 10th revision and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition. The definitions are more concordant than their predecessors and reemphasize the distinction between...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Baxter PS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is one of the most common causes for anterior knee pain in children and adolescents resulting from a traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle. While a peak in boys aged 12-15 years old was well documented, there seems to be no difference in sex distribution nowadays. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Ladenhauf HN,Seitlinger G,Green DW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental care is a framework that encompasses all care procedures as well as social and physical aspects in the newborn intensive care unit. Its goal is to support each individual infant to be as stable, well-organized, and competent as possible. The infant's physiologic and behavioral expression of current funct...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Als H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite advances in medical care, preterm birth and its associated racial/ethnic disparities remain major public health issues. Environmental exposures may contribute to racial disparities in preterm birth. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent work in Iran demonstrated lead levels less than 10 μg/dl to be associat...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Burris HH,Collins JW Jr,Wright RO

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with an increased propensity to develop adult-onset disease and is described by the developmental origins of adult disease hypothesis. Sequelae of fetal growth restriction include metabolic disease as well as nonmetabolic disorders. Although it has ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Joss-Moore LA,Lane RH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant melanoma and mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T cell lymphoma) are rare malignancies in childhood. However, both are potentially fatal tumors that may be cured if detected early. The incidence of melanomas in adolescents has increased in the last 10 years. This makes it imperative that high-risk children be iden...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Hoang MT,Friedlander SF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this review is to present the latest advances in the identification of the genetic determinants of intellectual deficiency. Mental retardation (MR) is often associated with other neurologic symptoms, metabolic disorders, or malformation syndromes. The purpose of the review is to subdivide the large field of MR ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Chiurazzi P,Oostra BA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nearing the end of the first decade of this new century, the challenges and changes in the field of outpatient pediatric cardiology continue to accelerate. RECENT FINDINGS:To help the general pediatrician and family practice physician become aware of several new care guidelines and practice trends as...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Lacina SJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article evaluates the field of radiogenomics within recent developments in genomics and radiation biology. RECENT FINDINGS:Many pediatric cancer survivors have undergone treatment with radiation, putting them at risk for long-term side-effects associated with this therapy, especially cardiac dis...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Roberson JD 2nd,Burnett OL 3rd,Robin N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Ras pathway mutations are one of the most common type of alterations in pediatric hematologic malignancies and are frequently associated with adverse outcomes. Despite ongoing efforts to use targeted treatments, there remain no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications specifically for c...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Pikman Y,Stieglitz E

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large and unusually large von Willebrand factor (vWf) multimers may be responsible for systemic platelet aggregation in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). This possibility is supported by studies that show deficient vWf-cleaving metalloproteinase and increased platelet-vWf binding during TTP episodes. In acute...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Baker KR,Moake JL

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing enterocolitis is an overwhelming gastrointestinal emergency that primarily afflicts premature infants born weighing less than 1500 g. Despite years of investigation, the etiology remains unclear, and accepted prevention and treatment strategies are lacking. Studies published over the last year have provide...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Caplan MS,Jilling T

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To familiarize primary care pediatricians with basic detection and treatment strategies of lower extremity stress fractures, while highlighting new research related to improving diagnosis and management approaches for pediatric and adolescent athletes. RECENT FINDINGS:Young age appears to be a risk f...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Heyworth BE,Green DW

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) offers a practical, integrated model for addressing substance use in primary care settings. This review provides an update of the research on SBIRT for adolescents in primary care, examines current dissemination challenges and suggests fu...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： DʼSouza-Li L,Harris SK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic testing can identify many disorders that will require specialized newborn care and follow-up. Pediatricians should be aware of recent advances in testing that may have implications for their patients and families. RECENT FINDINGS:Over the last half decade, th...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Cunniff C,Hudgins L

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:A brief delay in clamping the umbilical cord after birth offers health benefits to the newborn, with no adverse effects to the mother or her infant. Yet, in most obstetric practice, the cord is clamped soon after birth. A summary of the current evidence on delayed cord clamping and some reasons for th...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Raju TN

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slipped capital femoral epiphysis remains a diagnostic problem despite numerous papers written on the subject. The most important factor in the diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis is suspicion by the practitioner. The history, physical examination, and radiographic imaging are important in the confirmation ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Reynolds RA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines are an increasingly prominent part of the practice of pediatrics. Aiming from studies of variability in care, they are widely used as a mechanism to assess and improve quality. Rigorous methods of guideline development differentiate current guidelines from past consensus efforts. The American Academy of Ped...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Homer CJ,Grossman RG,Rodman J

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In many United States households, there are many substances used to control the exposure of our children to mosquitoes, mice and rats. This review provides information on common mosquito repellents and rodenticides used in households and discusses their toxicity, in order to help pediatricians better ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Kendrick DB

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The small bowel has been a technically difficult area to examine. Indirect modalities such as barium follow-through have the disadvantage of attendant radiation exposure. Capsule endoscopy, a novel wireless method of investigation of the small bowel, has acquired an important role in both adult and pa...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Sidhu R,McAlindon ME,Sanders DS,Thomson M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Selective mutism is a disorder in which an individual fails to speak in certain social situations though speaks normally in other settings. Most commonly, this disorder initially manifests when children fail to speak in school. Selective mutism results in significant social and academic impairment in ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Hua A,Major N

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this Position Statement is to emphasize the importance of an affirmative approach to the health care of transgender individuals, as well as to improve the understanding of the rights of transgender youth. RECENT FINDINGS:Transgender youth have optimal outcomes when affirmed in their ge...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Lopez X,Marinkovic M,Eimicke T,Rosenthal SM,Olshan JS,Pediatric Endocrine Society Transgender Health Special Interest Group.

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Enteroviruses cause a wide variety of diseases with neurologic, respiratory, skin, and gastrointestinal findings. The purpose of this review is to clarify changes in the classification of enteroviruses, provide information about recent disease outbreaks, and to summarize progress toward the treatment ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Lugo D,Krogstad P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The prevalence of pediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) has increased throughout the world, now ranging from 10 to 20% in developed countries. Pediatric patients with AD make up a substantial proportion of patients seen by general pediatricians, allergists, dermatologists, and other specialists. As such, t...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Totri CR,Diaz L,Eichenfield LF

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Abdominal wall defects comprising both gastroschisis and omphalocele remain a source of significant morbidity and mortality, despite the advances in neonatal and pediatric surgical care. Survival has improved over the past few decades, especially with parenteral nutrition and surgical repair. Yet, sti...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Islam S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:An understanding of vaccine safety is important for all immunization providers, who have responsibilities to identify, report, and prevent adverse events. RECENT FINDINGS:New analytic methods can provide more rapid information on adverse events compared with traditional observational studies. Some ad...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Wharton M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00