Estimation of Gestational Age via Image Analysis of Anterior Lens Capsule Vascularity in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study.

abstract：:Neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) of Childhood onset are a genetically heterogeneous group of diseases affecting the anterior horn cell, the peripheral nerve, the neuromuscular junction, or the muscle. For many decades, treatment of NMDs has been exclusively symptomatic. But this has changed fundamentally in recent years...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Flotats-Bastardas M,Hahn A

更新日期：2020-11-23 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：:Objective: To highlight severe adenovirus pneumonia in immunocompetent patients by analysis of severe adenovirus pneumonia associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome in whom extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is required. Methods:Pediatric patients with adenovirus pneumonia and ECMO supports i...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Chen X,Lv J,Qin L,Zou C,Tang L

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis (SD) is a systemic granulomatous condition that is especially encountered in young adults and rarely in children, affecting predominantly the lungs and lymph nodes. We report the case of a 14-year-old teenage boy admitted to our clinic for nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Clinical examination at the time...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Mărginean CO,Meliţ LE,Grigorescu G,Puiac C,Simu I

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of patients with Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) have dramatically reduced levels of IgG, IgA, and IgE with retained or elevated IgM levels. Several reports suggest that these A-T patients with a "hyper-IgM phenotype" (HIgM) suffer more clinical immunologic consequences than other A-T patients. The immunopatholog...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Meyer AK,Banks M,Nadasdy T,Clark JJ,Zheng R,Gelfand EW,Abbott JK

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Pediatric acute encephalopathy (AE) was sometimes attributed to virus infection. However, viral infection does not always result in AE. The risk factors for developing infantile AE upon virus infection remain to be determined. Here, we report an infant with AE co-infected with human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) and...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Nakata K,Kashiwagi M,Masuda M,Shigehara S,Oba C,Murata S,Kase T,Komano JA

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an often-fatal neonatal disease involving intestinal hyperinflammation leading to necrosis. Despite ongoing research, (1) conflicting results and (2) comorbidities of NEC patients make early NEC detection challenging and may complicate therapy development. Most research s...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Klinke M,Wiskemann H,Bay B,Schäfer HJ,Pagerols Raluy L,Reinshagen K,Vincent D,Boettcher M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Intussusception is a common abdominal emergency in infancy and childhood, and the recurrence rate is reported to be up to 20%. Numerous potential risk factors for recurrence have been reported, although some of them are still controversial. Objective: The present study was conducted to identify the risk fa...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Ye X,Tang R,Chen S,Lin Z,Zhu J

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Urolithiasis can affect all children even preschool ones. Diagnostic difficulties in the youngest children are due to the problems in locating pain and determining its character and severity. In keeping with the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) protocol, the number of imaging tests possible to perform is very l...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Halinski A,Halinski A,Zaniew M,Kudliński B,Soltysiak J,Sobolewski B,Steyaert H

更新日期：2019-09-06 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：:Oxidative stress results from excessive reactive oxygen species formation and/or inadequate antioxidant defense. Premature and critically ill infants are especially susceptible due to an immature intrinsic antioxidant system that cannot fully compensate for a free radical load. Oxidative stress is also associated with...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Stefanov G,Briyal S,Pais G,Puppala B,Gulati A

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fped.2018.00230.]. ...

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：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The primary goal of this study was to assess current maintenance intravenous fluid (mIVF) prescribing practices of pediatric hospitalists after the release of the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline (AAP CPG), specifically assessing the rates of various isotonic vs. hypotonic solution...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Hall AM,Ayus JC,Moritz ML

更新日期：2020-01-15 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：:Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. As suggested by international guidelines, the main goals of asthma treatment are symptoms control and lung function preservation, through a stepwise and control-based approach. The first line therapy based on inhaled corticosteroids may fail to reach control in mo...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Maglione M,Poeta M,Santamaria F

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Malignant brain tumors in infants less than 12 months of age are extremely rare, and they have poor prognosis. We evaluated genetic characteristics and response rates of infants with congenital brain tumors subjected to high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant after gross total tumor re...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Guidi M,Giunti L,Buccoliero AM,Santi M,Spacca B,De Masi S,Genitori L,Sardi I

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Pakistan is still fighting to overcome vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD). The vaccination coverage in rural children remains unsatisfactory amid various barriers including price, hesitancy, and low level of awareness. COVID-19 has decreased the immunization rate in Pakistan due to restricted movements, shortage of va...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Khan A,Bibi A,Sheraz Khan K,Raza Butt A,Alvi HA,Zahra Naqvi A,Mushtaq S,Khan YH,Ahmad N

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Factors surrounding pediatricians' parenting advice and training on parenting during residency have not been well studied. The Resident Parenting Questionnaire (RPQ) was developed to assess (a) the relationship between pediatric residents' upbringing and their parenting advice style and (b) factors associa...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Bax AC,Shawler PM,Anderson MP,Wolraich ML

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the sleep characteristics of children and explore associations with various socio-demographic factors in an area of Greece characterized by cultural diversity. Methods: A questionnaire about children's sleep habits had been distributed to parents of children who vis...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Nena E,Cassimos D,Kaditis A,Kourantzi M,Trakada G,Economou NT,Nikolaidis PT,Rosemann T,Knechtle B,Steiropoulos P,Tsalkidis A

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a potentially curable form of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) resulting from incomplete resolution of pulmonary thromboemboli. We describe an 11-year-old boy with homozygous sickle cell disease with an indwelling catheter found to have severe PH on routine scr...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Spencer R,Valencia Villeda G,Takeda K,Rosenzweig EB

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 82 in vol. 5, PMID: 28484690.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Tsabouri S,Mavroudi A,Feketea G,Guibas GV

更新日期：2017-09-11 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 evaluation and treatment of the heterogeneous group of kidney diseases poses a challenging field in pediatrics. Many of the pediatric disorders resulting in severe renal affection are exceedingly rare and therapeutic approaches have remained symptomatic for most of these disease entities. The insights obtained fro...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Liebau MC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study aimed to assess the prevalence of picky eating among preschool children and to evaluate the association between eating behavior and growth, physical activity, development, and health status. Methods:A structured questionnaire was used to conduct a cross-sectional descriptive study of 300 primary ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Chao HC

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is no longer considered a single disease, but a common label for a set of heterogeneous conditions with shared clinical symptoms but associated with different cellular and molecular mechanisms. Several wheezing phenotypes coexist at preschool age but not all preschoolers with recurrent wheezing develop asthma a...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Castro-Rodriguez JA,Cifuentes L,Martinez FD

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Like most specialties, pediatric surgery is becoming more complex, and changes to health systems have not always been in the best interests of trainees or their surgical teachers. This paper outlines four of the current challenges faced by training boards in pediatric surgery worldwide, and documents their implication...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Beasley SW

更新日期：2013-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: In 2014 probiotic supplementation (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis; InfloranⓇ) was introduced as standard of care to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in extremely preterm infants in Norway. We aimed to evaluate the influence of probiotics and antibiotic thera...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Esaiassen E,Hjerde E,Cavanagh JP,Pedersen T,Andresen JH,Rettedal SI,Støen R,Nakstad B,Willassen NP,Klingenberg C

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Decreased respiratory muscle strength in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) may cause progressive exercise intolerance during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), and may contribute to the development of chronic respiratory insufficiency. The aim of this study is to evaluate exercise tolerance during...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Sovtic A,Minic P,Markovic-Sovtic G,Trajkovic GZ

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Although WU polyomavirus (WU) and KI polyomavirus (KI) have been demonstrated to infect the human respiratory tract, it remains unclear if WU or KI cause human disease. We sought to further investigate the relationship between WU and KI infection and respiratory disease in a pediatric population with respi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Hansen-Estruch C,Coleman KK,Thoon KC,Low JG,Anderson BD,Gray GC

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The interest in laparoscopy in the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in children under 12 months of age remains controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate feasibility and benefits of retroperitoneal laparoscopy (RL) compared to open surgery in this age group. Materials and M...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Kallas-Chemaly A,Peycelon M,Ali L,Grapin-Dagorno C,Carricaburu E,Philippe-Chomette P,Enezian G,Paye-Jaouen A,El-Ghoneimi A

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00