Severe fatigue in adolescents: a common phenomenon?

abstract：:Nonfamilial cardiomyopathies in childhood have been only sporadically ascribed to endocrine disorders. We report on a 4-month-old male infant presenting with Cushing's syndrome associated with excessive body weight (8.9 kg; >97th percentile) and features of virilization (Tanner stage 2 for pubic hair development). Abd...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hauser J,Riedl S,Michel-Behnke I,Minkov M,Perneczky E,Horcher E

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetics, the study of functionally relevant chemical modifications to DNA that do not involve a change in the DNA nucleotide sequence, is at the interface between research and clinical medicine. Research on epigenetic marks, which regulate gene expression independently of the underlying genetic code, has dramatica...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wright R,Saul RA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to occasional autoimmune hemolytic anemia, unexplained iron-deficiency anemia has been reported in childhood Castleman disease (CD). The recent discovery of hepcidin has regenerated the research on iron metabolism. This hormone is a key regulator of iron homeostasis, mainly by inhibiting intestinal iron ab...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Arlet JB,Hermine O,Darnige L,Ostland V,Westerman M,Badoual C,Pouchot J,Capron L

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children and youth with complex medical issues, especially those with technology dependencies, experience frequent and often lengthy hospitalizations. Hospital discharges for these children can be a complicated process that requires a deliberate, multistep approach. In addition to successful discharges to home, it is ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Elias ER,Murphy NA,Council on Children with Disabilities.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective study was performed to assess the relationship between the appearance of cerebral MRI at term and the cognitive functioning at 9 years old in very preterm born infants. METHODS:Seventy-six very preterm born infants (birth weight <1500 g or gestational age ≤32 weeks) obtained cerebral MRI at ter...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Iwata S,Nakamura T,Hizume E,Kihara H,Takashima S,Matsuishi T,Iwata O

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in children have been available for nearly 40 years. Unfortunately, knowledge and recognition of the problem by clinicians remain poor. Prevalence estimates are highly variable because of differing standards, populations, and blood pressure (BP) meas...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rao G

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study late side effects of antenatal corticosteroid treatment on health and sexual development in subjects 20 to 22 years old. METHODS:A follow-up study among young adults whose mothers had, because of a threatening delivery, participated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo- controlled trial of betamet...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Dessens AB,Haas HS,Koppe JG

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1984, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred at a school with 1,860 students in Brooklyn, NY. In a single-stage cluster sample of 375 students, 129 (34%) had illnesses that met our case definition of vomiting or diarrhea. The mean incubation period was 26 hours, and the mean illness duration was 24 hours. All case...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Guest C,Spitalny KC,Madore HP,Pray K,Dolin R,Herrmann JE,Blacklow NR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the reliability and validity of a previously derived clinical dehydration scale (CDS) in a cohort of children with gastroenteritis and evidence of dehydration. METHODS:Participants were 226 children older than 3 months who presented to a tertiary care emergency department and required intravenou...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kinlin LM,Freedman SB

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), reduced levels of vasculoprotective endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) may contribute to their increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Children with CKD also show signs of cardiovascular disease. However, to our knowledge, there have been no studies on circulating EPC le...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Jie KE,Lilien MR,Goossens MH,Westerweel PE,Klein MK,Verhaar MC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococcal colonization of normal newborn infants increased from 22.5% within 20 hours of birth to 65.4% at the time of hospital discharge (P less than .001). In contrast, colonization in mothers did not change significantly between the time of admission to labor and delivery (27.7%) and the time of dischar...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Paredes A,Wong P,Mason EO Jr,Taber LH,Barrett FF

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for developing chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a cohort of pediatric patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of 259 children who were diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytope...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Glanz J,France E,Xu S,Hayes T,Hambidge S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In 1995, the Children's Medical Services (CMS) of the State of Georgia contracted with the Department of Pediatrics of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) and the MCG Telemedicine Center to develop telemedicine programs to provide subspecialty care for children with special health care needs. This article pr...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Karp WB,Grigsby RK,McSwiggan-Hardin M,Pursley-Crotteau S,Adams LN,Bell W,Stachura ME,Kanto WP

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatricians should be familiar with the principles of antenatal diagnosis and how they should be applied to specific problems in genetic counseling, diagnosis, and management in clinical practice. At the same time, pediatricians should be familiar with the resources for the new technology available to them in their ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors：

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hospitals are being required to report publically their adjusted mortality rates, which are then being used to rank hospitals. Our objectives were to assess the statistical reliability of the determination of a hospital's adjusted mortality rate, of comparisons of that rate with the rates of other hospitals,...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Feudtner C,Berry JG,Parry G,Hain P,Morse RB,Slonim AD,Shah SS,Hall M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency of physician-documented sexual histories in female adolescents who presented to an emergency department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Our secondary objectives were to determine if physician-documented sexual history is associated with incr...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Goyal M,McCutcheon M,Hayes K,Mollen C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of 11 plasma proteins were measured in 28 healthy, growing, very low birth weight, appropriate-for-gestational-age infants fed varying levels of human milk protein intake (range 1.7 to 3.9 g/kg per day). Significant positive correlations were found between mean protein intake and concentrations of 7 of ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Polberger SK,Fex GA,Axelsson IE,Räihä NC

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six preterm, sick, low-birth-weight neonates were given either total or partial parenteral nutrition. The patients were divided into three groups according to their birth weights: group A -less than 1,000 gm, 12 patients: group B--between 1,000 and 1,500 gm, 15 patients: group C--more than 1,500 gm, 9 patients....

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Meng HC,Stahlman MT,Otten A,Dolanski EA,Caldwell MD,O'Neill JA

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The association between parent-reported postnatal secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in the home and neurobehavioral disorders (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, and conduct disorders) among children younger than 12 years in the United States was examined using the 2007 National...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kabir Z,Connolly GN,Alpert HR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is general agreement that case management should be provided to children with chronic illnesses, yet it is not clear who should provide this service. A survey of physicians and parents of children with chronic illnesses was conducted to evaluate the practice and views of pediatricians and compare their assessmen...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Liptak GS,Revell GM

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to thyroid hormone is an uncommon problem, which has rarely been associated with thyroid dysgenesis. We report a case with both thyroid gland ectopy and resistance to thyroid hormone and, thus, a reduced capacity to produce and respond to thyroid hormone. The patient presented at 2 years of age with develop...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Heather N,Hall K,Neas K,Potter H,Wiltshire E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A workgroup meeting on the use of family history information in pediatric primary care and public health sponsored by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was held February 24 to 25, 2006. The workgroup participants met to discuss how to ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Green RF

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening condition and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The deficiency of insulin leads to metabolic decompensation, causing hyperglycemia and ketosis that resolves with the administration of insulin and fluids. However, an ind...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Aguirre Castaneda RL,Mack KJ,Lteif A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologically impaired children have an increased frequency of recurrent pain and irritability that persist in some despite comprehensive evaluation and management of possible pain sources. We hypothesized that visceral hyperalgesia was a source of chronic unexplained irritability and report the outcome of gabapentin...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hauer JM,Wical BS,Charnas L

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper compares the effects of goat's milk and cow's milk on weight gain and fat absorption, in children with overt malnutrition. METHODS:Thirty hospitalized malnourished children aged from 1 to 5 years were included in a randomized double-blind trial. The children were fed either goat or cow's milk with...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Razafindrakoto O,Ravelomanana N,Rasolofo A,Rakotoarimanana RD,Gourgue P,Coquin P,Briend A,Desjeux JF

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2011, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) added consideration of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for spontaneously breathing infants with labored breathing or hypoxia in the delivery room (DR). The objective of this study was to determine if DR-CPAP is associated with symptomatic pneumotho...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Smithhart W,Wyckoff MH,Kapadia V,Jaleel M,Kakkilaya V,Brown LS,Nelson DB,Brion LP

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the case of a previously healthy 15-month-old girl who initially presented to her primary pediatrician with a 2-week history of intermittent periorbital edema. The edema had improved by the time of the visit, and a urine specimen was unable to be obtained in the clinic. A routine fingerstick demonstrated anemi...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kamzan AD,Newcomer CA,Wozniak LJ,Federman NC,Kim LS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Critical congenital heart disease has been proposed as a target of newborn screening. This study aimed to define the incidence and timing of significant physiologic compromise attributable to critical congenital heart disease as well as the distribution of vulnerable lesions. These descriptive parameters must...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Schultz AH,Localio AR,Clark BJ,Ravishankar C,Videon N,Kimmel SE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed initiation of proper therapy for infants with primary infantile glaucoma results in an unnecessarily poor outcome. In an effort to understand why some infants and children had more advanced disease than others, researchers reviewed the records of 24 consecutive infants and children with this problem. The prese...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Seidman DJ,Nelson LB,Calhoun JH,Spaeth GL,Harley RD

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children's hospitals play a central role in our child health care system. These hospitals face unique challenges under health care reform. They care for children with the most complex medical problems but often are not reimbursed for good preventive care, care coordination, or quality. We discuss a proposal by childre...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： O'Donnell R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00