Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: State-of-the-Art and Debated Aspects.

abstract：:The first successful total right heart bypass via atriopulmonary anastomosis (APA) were reported in 1971 for patients with tricuspid atresia. At the Children's Hospital of Buenos Aires, the cohort of such procedures started in July, when the first fenestrated right heart by pass was performed, with the interposition o...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Kreutzer C,Kreutzer J,Kreutzer GO

更新日期：2013-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Pontocerebellar hypoplasia (PCH) type 2 is a very rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder with prenatal onset that disrupts brain development. We present three patients (two siblings and one unrelated child) with PCH 2 linked to the most common mutation c.919G > T (p.Ala307Ser) in TSEN54 gene. The disease ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Pacheva IH,Todorov T,Ivanov I,Tartova D,Gaberova K,Todorova A,Dimitrova D

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of asthma in childhood is considerable worldwide, although some populations are much more affected than others. Many attempts have been made by different investigators to identify the factors that could predict asthma development or persistence in childhood. In this review, the relation between atopic sensi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Moustaki M,Loukou I,Tsabouri S,Douros K

更新日期：2017-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a novel homozygous JAK3 mutation in two female Brazilian SCID infants from two unrelated kindreds. Patient 1 was referred at 2 months of age due to a family history of immunodeficiency and the appearance of a facial rash. The infant was screened for TRECs (T-cell receptor excision circles) and KRECs (kappa-d...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Barreiros LA,Segundo GRS,Grumach AS,Roxo-Júnior P,Torgerson TR,Ochs HD,Condino-Neto A

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Primary carnitine deficiency (PCD) is attributed to a variation in the SLC22A5 (OCTN2) gene which encodes the key protein of the carnitine cycle, the OCTN2 carnitine transporter. PCD is typically identified in childhood by either hypoketotic hypoglycemia, or skeletal and cardiac myopathy. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Zhou W,Li H,Huang T,Zhang Y,Wang C,Gu M

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) has gained renewed interest, due to its increasing health-care burden. Annual mortality statistics in England and Wales showed that under 1,000 people die from bronchiectasis each year, and this number is increasing by 3% yearly. Unfortunately, there is a severe lack of well-p...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Nathan AM,de Bruyne JA,Eg KP,Thavagnanam S

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (Microcephaly Primary Hereditary, MCPH) is a rare disorder, affecting 1 in 10,000 children in areas where consanguineous marriages are common. WDR62 gene mutations are the second most common cause of MCPH. Herein, we report a case of primary microcephaly caused by t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Yi YG,Lee DW,Kim J,Jang JH,Lee SM,Jang DH

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) is manifested by active chronic inflammation of the colonic segments affected by diverticulosis, luminal-mucosal inflammation, independent of the presence of inflammation within and/or around the diverticula, and it usually spares the rectum. We present the case ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Mǎrginean CO,Meliţ LE,Mǎrginean MO

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate serial ferritin levels measured in the initial 72 h of admission as a biomarker for new and progressive multi organ dysfunction syndrome (NPMODS) and mortality (unfavorable outcomes) in critically ill children with sepsis due to tropical infections. Material and Methods: In this prospective obse...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Williams V,Menon N,Bhatia P,Biswal M,Sreedharanunni S,Rawat A,Jayashree M,Nallasamy K

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years the number of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cases in neonates has been relatively constant. Future expansion lays in new indications for treatment. Regionalization to high-volume ECMO centers allows for optimal utilization of resources, reduction in costs, morbidity, and mortality. Mobile ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Broman LM

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This paper presents design and results from preliminary evaluation of Tangible Geometric Games (TAG-Games) for cognitive assessment in young children. The TAG-Games technology employs a set of sensor-integrated cube blocks, called SIG-Blocks, and graphical user interfaces for test administration and real-t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Lee K,Jeong D,Schindler RC,Hlavaty LE,Gross SI,Short EJ

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Lactate is often used as a surrogate marker of inappropriate oxygen delivery. It has been shown that hyperlactatemia is associated with worse clinical outcome in children after cardiac surgery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of hyperlactatemia, low systemic oxygen delivery, and hyp...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Klee P,Rimensberger PC,Karam O

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Although most preterm infants breathe at birth, their respiratory drive is weak and supplemental oxygen is often needed to overcome hypoxia. This could in turn lead to hyperoxia. To reduce the risk of hyperoxia, currently an initial low oxygen concentration (21-30%) is recommended during stabilization at b...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Dekker J,Hooper SB,Giera M,McGillick EV,Hutten GJ,Onland W,van Kaam AH,Te Pas AB

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:While awareness and understanding of concussion have improved drastically, post-concussion management in academic settings is still at its infancy. The aim of the study was to examine to what extent concussion influences academic performance and to whether there would be a difference in concussion effects on academic ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Holmes A,Chen Z,Yahng L,Fletcher D,Kawata K

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Mutations in the neuroblastoma-amplified sequence (NBAS) gene were originally described in patients with skeletal dysplasia or isolated liver disease of variable severity. Subsequent publications reported a more complex phenotype. Among multisystemic clinical symptoms, we were particularly interested in th...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Khoreva A,Pomerantseva E,Belova N,Povolotskaya I,Konovalov F,Kaimonov V,Gavrina A,Zimin S,Pershin D,Davydova N,Burlakov V,Viktorova E,Roppelt A,Kalinina E,Novichkova G,Shcherbina A

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is a monogenic form of systemic vasculopathy that often presents during early childhood. Linked to biallelic mutations in ADA2 (previously CECR1), DADA2 was initially described as a syndrome of recurrent fever, livedo racemosa, early-onset strokes, and peripheral vasculopath...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Lee PY

更新日期：2018-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Febrile urinary tract infections (FUTIs) are common among children, and are associated with a bacteraemia between 4 and 7% of cases. No data is available concerning the management of children with a bacteraemic FUTI. Objectives: To compare the antibiotic treatment (parenteral and total duration) among chil...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Goeller C,Desmarest M,Garraffo A,Bonacorsi S,Gaschignard J

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in the development of the male and female brain are an evolving area of investigation. We are beginning to understand the underpinnings of male and female advantages due to differences in brain development as well as the consequences following hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the newborn. The two main fact...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Rosenkrantz TS,Hussain Z,Fitch RH

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study investigated the differences between intact and non-intact families in family processes, including systematic family functioning, parental behavioral control, parental psychological control, and parent-child relational qualities. The participants were 3,328 Secondary One students, with a mean age of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Shek DT,Xie Q,Lin L

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Ventilation causes cerebral white matter inflammation and injury, which is exacerbated by intrauterine inflammation. However, the effects on cortical gray matter are not well-known. Our aim was to examine the effect of ventilation on the cerebral cortex of near-term lambs exposed to intrauterine inflamma...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Stojanovska V,Atik A,Nitsos I,Skiöld B,Barton SK,Zahra VA,Rodgers K,Hooper SB,Polglase GR,Galinsky R

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypotonia-Cystinuria syndrome (HCS) is a rare disease, caused by a mutation in two contiguous genes (SLC3A1 and PREPL) localized on chromosome 2p21, and it is characterized by both renal involvement with cystine stones and nervous involvement with hypotonia. We here describe a 2 years old child with HCS associated wit...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Taroni F,Capone V,Berrettini A,De Marco EA,Manzoni GA,Montini G

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare diffuse lung disease. Reports of rare cases of PAP due to Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) exist in infants with immunodeficiency diseases, but no cases have been reported to date in pediatric patients with type 1 hyper-IgM syndrome (HIGM1). Case Presenta...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Zhang FZ,Yuan JX,Qin L,Tang LF

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Eye exam for Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a painful procedure and pharmacological analgesia might be ineffective. We hypothesized that magnetic auricular acupuncture (MAA) compared to placebo will decrease pain during ROP exam in preterm infants. Methods: Multicentre randomized controlled trial cond...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Gan KML,Oei JL,Quah-Smith I,Kamar AA,Lordudass AAD,Liem KD,Lindrea KB,Daly M,Gaunker N,Mangat AK,Yaskina M,Schmölzer GM

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) deficiency is an autosomal recessive, combined immunodeficiency within the spectrum of hyper-IgE syndromes. Epstein-Barr virus-positive lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) (EBV + LYG) is a rare diagnosis and a previously unreported presentation of DOCK8 deficiency. A 10-year-old girl w...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Dimitriades VR,Devlin V,Pittaluga S,Su HC,Holland SM,Wilson W,Dunleavy K,Shah NN,Freeman AF

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways. In the pathogenesis of this disease, the interplay among the genes, intrinsic, and extrinsic factors are crucial. Various combinations of the involved factors determine and modify the final clinical phenotype/endotype of asthma. O...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Jesenak M,Zelieskova M,Babusikova E

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective attention and efficacy are important components of scholastic performance in school children. While attempts are being made to introduce new methods to improve academic performance either as part of curricular or extracurricular activities in schools, the success rates are minimal. Hence, this study assessed...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Das M,Deepeshwar S,Subramanya P,Manjunath NK

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a severe hepatorenal disorder of childhood. Early renal disease in ARPKD may require renal replacement therapy and is associated with failure to thrive resulting in a need for nasogastric tube feeding or gastrostomy. In ARPKD patients, the benefit ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Burgmaier K,Brandt J,Shroff R,Witters P,Weber LT,Dötsch J,Schaefer F,Mekahli D,Liebau MC

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare monogenic disease with a severe phenotype often presenting prenatally or in early childhood. With its obligate renal and hepatic involvement, ARPKD is one of the most important indications for liver and/or kidney transplantation in childhood. Marked pheno...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Ebner K,Schaefer F,Liebau MC,ARegPKD Consortium.

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Pertussis, caused by Bordetella (B.) pertussis, a Gram-negative bacterium, is a highly contagious airway infection. Especially in infants, pertussis remains a major health concern. Acute infection with B. pertussis can cause severe illness characterized by severe respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, leucocytos...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Zlamy M

更新日期：2016-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The aim of this study was to present primary outcomes of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell (BMMNC) transplantation to improve neurological sequelae in four children with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) incidence during the neonatal period. Methods: GMFM88 and modified Ashworth score were used to assess motor ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Liem NT,Huyen TL,Huong LT,Doan NV,Anh BV,Anh NTP,Tung DT

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00