abstract：:The present study tested the predictive validity at 3 years of age of a screening device for the early identification of later cognitive delay. The screening device, administered between 3 and 7 months of age, is based on the infant's differential fixation "to novel" over previously shown pictures. The sample was comp...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fagan JF 3rd,Singer LT,Montie JE,Shepherd PA

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family is described in which the father and three (and probably all four) of his children had a decreased capacity for the oxidation of medium-chain fatty acids. One of the children suddenly died at the age of 16 months following an episode of a rapidly deteriorating Reye syndrome-like illness with hypoketotic hypog...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Duran M,Hofkamp M,Rhead WJ,Saudubray JM,Wadman SK

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three episodes of acute elevation of BP related to renal disease in 13 chronically hypertensive children 2 to 18 years of age were treated with a single oral dose of minoxidil. All except one patient were receiving a diuretic and all but one a beta-blocking agent at the time of minoxidil treatment. The goal of ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Strife CF,Quinlan M,Waldo FB,Fryer CJ,Jackson EC,Welch TR,McEnery PT,West CD

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonography of the kidney may replace the intravenous pyelogram as the study of choice in identifying treatable abnormalities in children with urinary tract infection. In a series of 64 consecutive children with urinary tract infection in whom an intravenous pyelogram, renal ultrasound, and voiding cystogram were ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Johnson CE,DeBaz BP,Shurin PA,DeBartolomeo R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every child with failure to thrive has at least one organic medical disease: malnutrition. It is well documented that lead and other heavy metals are absorbed more readily in the presence of both malnutrition and iron deficiency anemia. Malnutrition and lead exposure tend to be found in the same population groups. Fur...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bithoney WG

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population-based data on varicella complications are presented using information both from national sample surveys of hospitalizations and physician office visits and from reviews of medical records for all cases occurring within one community (Olmsted County, Minnesota) during a specified period. Acute cerebellar ata...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Guess HA,Broughton DD,Melton LJ 3rd,Kurland LT

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metoclopramide treatment has been shown to augment milk production by stimulating prolactin secretion in women in whom lactational insufficiency develops after a full-term pregnancy. The effect of metoclopramide therapy in 23 women who were delivered of premature infants (birth weight 1,314 +/- 115 g, gestational age ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ehrenkranz RA,Ackerman BA

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old girl presented with malaise, weakness, palpitations, dysphagia, myalgias, and weight loss of 1 month's duration. Within 24 hours of admission to the hospital, she had hypotension unresponsive to medical management, intractable congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias; she died. Several empty bottles of ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Schiff RJ,Wurzel CL,Brunson SC,Kasloff I,Nussbaum MP,Frank SD

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human milk pH was measured in 309 samples obtained from 52 women who had delivered at term and lactated for as long as 10 months thereafter. The mean pH decreased from 7.45 for colostrum to a nadir of 7.04 during the second week of lactation. Thereafter, the pH of milk remained between 7.0 and 7.1 until 3 months postp...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Morriss FH Jr,Brewer ED,Spedale SB,Riddle L,Temple DM,Caprioli RM,West MS

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) and apolipoprotein B (apo B) profiles were examined in 2,854 children, 5 to 17 years of age, from a total biracial community. Black boys had higher apo A-I levels than white boys (P less than .001), whereas girls showed no such race-related difference. Black-white difference in apo A...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Srinivasan SR,Freedman DS,Sharma C,Webber LS,Berenson GS

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General neonatal mortality statistics and those for the respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were examined for the State of Wisconsin from 1979 through 1982. The objectives were to ascertain whether there are differences in total neonatal mortality related to sex and birth weight, to determine the veracity of reported ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Perelman RH,Palta M,Kirby R,Farrell PM

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our specific aim was to examine the efficacy and safety of long-term cholesterol-lowering diet and bile acid-binding resin therapy in 73 children heterozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). We prospectively followed accretion of height and weight in 40 FH children for 5.8 years on diet alone and in 33 FH chil...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Glueck CJ,Mellies MJ,Dine M,Perry T,Laskarzewski P

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During and after respiratory tract infections in 29 hospitalized infants, 12 cardiorespiratory measurements were performed on 24-hour recordings of ECG and respiratory activity. These measurements were compared with similar data obtained from 110 age-matched control infants without infection. Respiratory and heart rat...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Southall DP,Stebbens VA,Alexander JR,Cardle CM,Cogswell JJ

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course, laboratory data, outcome, and autopsy findings in 61 pediatric patients with suspected brain death were reviewed. In 58% of patients, the initial EEG was isoelectric, and cerebral blood flow was absent. In six of nine children, the initial EEG, which showed activity, became isoelectric by 72 hours...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Drake B,Ashwal S,Schneider S

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two immunochemical methods were used to identify Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular antigens in the urine and serum of 162 children with acute lower respiratory tract infection. These methods were compared with standard bacterial blood culture. Viral and mycoplasma cultures of respiratory sec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ramsey BW,Marcuse EK,Foy HM,Cooney MK,Allan I,Brewer D,Smith AL

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an 8-month-old infant with tuberculous meningitis treatment with isoniazid was unsuccessful and was associated with lower than expected plasma concentrations of isoniazid (measured concentration 0.1 microgram/mL). The infant had received isoniazid as a crushed tablet admixed with apple sauce. Oral administration of...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Notterman DA,Nardi M,Saslow JG

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3 6/12-year-old previously healthy girl had intermittent attacks of abdominal pain following a blunt abdominal trauma. At admission to the hospital, she had jaundice and hepatomegaly. Results of laboratory tests indicated an obstructive pattern, and ultrasonography revealed an intraluminal mass in the distal common ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Carstensen H,Nilsson KO,Nettelblad SC,Cederlund CG,Hildell J

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of North Carolina traffic crash data revealed that alcohol use, although associated with 7.9% of motor vehicle crashes involving children, accounted for 15.4% of the motor vehicle-related deaths and 10.4% of the injuries. The largest proportion of these deaths were child passengers in a vehicle in which the dri...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Margolis LH,Kotch J,Lacey JH

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-eight percent of the 384 patients 2 years of age and older who were enrolled in the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children participated in this study of family adjustment to cystic fibrosis. Residence with at least one parent at the time of the survey was a condition for inclusion in the stud...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cowen L,Mok J,Corey M,MacMillan H,Simmons R,Levison H

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of risk factors for traumatic infant deaths in Oregon occurring from 1973 through 1982 was performed using vital records and medical examiner records. A total of 146 such deaths occurred during this period. Relative risks were calculated for various risk factors in the study group compared with a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Emerick SJ,Foster LR,Campbell DT

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：:Indirect and qualitative tests of pancreatic function are commonly used to screen patients with cystic fibrosis for pancreatic insufficiency. In an attempt to develop a more quantitative assessment, we compared the usefulness of measuring serum pancreatic lipase using a newly developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent immu...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cleghorn G,Benjamin L,Corey M,Forstner G,Dati F,Durie P

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated congenital short small intestine is a rare anomaly. Of six (one male, five females) previously reported cases, four died in infancy from intractable diarrhea. We report the case of 7-year-old boy with this syndrome in whom a 2-year period of parenteral feeding at home allowed normal weight gain, growth, and d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Dorney SF,Byrne WJ,Ament ME

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both metaproterenol sulfate and albuterol are inhaled medications commonly used to prevent exercise-induced bronchospasm. Their efficacy and duration of action in controlling exercise-induced bronchospasm were compared with placebo in 18 asthmatic children (age range: 12 to 17 years) in a single-blind randomized cross...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Berkowitz R,Schwartz E,Bukstein D,Grunstein M,Chai H

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the epidemiology of inguinal hernias in preterm infants. Inguinal hernias occur with increased frequency in infants less than or equal to 32 weeks' gestational age or less than or equal to 1,250 g birth weight. Among infants less than or equal to 32 weeks' gestational age, intrauterine growth retardati...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Peevy KJ,Speed FA,Hoff CJ

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with various types of disabilities are beginning to benefit from the extensive developments in the field of electronic and microcomputer technology that have occurred in recent years. There exists now many devices that can assist children with physical or communication handicaps, learning difficulties, or sen...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Desch LW

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 322 physicians, Board-certified in pediatric hematology, responded to a survey designed to determine several aspects of their management of children with acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The survey demonstrates that, in practice among specialists, a controversy exists as to whether or not bone mar...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Dubansky AS,Oski FA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To distinguish spermatic cord torsion from other intrascrotal pathology, scrotal ultrasound and radionuclide scanning have been highly recommended on the basis of both clinical and experimental studies. We review the data from six patients in whom ultrasound or nuclear medicine examination was misleading. We emphasize...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stoller ML,Kogan BA,Hricak H

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary concentrations of beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2M) and creatinine were measured in normal term infants and in those born with meconium-stained amniotic fluid. None of the infants or their mothers had conditions known to modify beta 2M excretion. Measurements of beta 2M were made on urines collected by bagging; u...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cole JW,Portman RJ,Lim Y,Perlman JM,Robson AM

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phototherapy is known to increase peripheral blood flow in neonates, but information on the associated cardiovascular effects is not available. Using pulsed Doppler echocardiography we evaluated cardiac output and stroke volume in 12 preterm and 13 term neonates during and after phototherapy. We concomitantly measured...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Walther FJ,Wu PY,Siassi B

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential clinical value of quantitative blood cultures determined by a commercially available lysis-direct plating method was studied in 50 children with either Haemophilus influenzae or Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia. The magnitude of bacteremia correlated with the severity of the infection; patients with g...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bell LM,Alpert G,Campos JM,Plotkin SA

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sample of girls and boys with attention deficit disorder (ADD) were examined for within-group sex differences and compared with control boys and girls on historical, behavioral, and cognitive characteristics. Profiles of essential and secondary features of ADD support the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Berry CA,Shaywitz SE,Shaywitz BA

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is the second most dangerous occupation in the United States, and unlike other occupations, children make up a significant portion of the work force. This study presents national data on the morbidity and mortality due to farm injuries to children and adolescents less than or equal to 19 years of age. Data...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rivara FP

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty cases of gastrointestinal perforations not associated with necrotizing enterocolitis or a bowel obstruction (GPNN) were reviewed. Fifteen infants suffered perforations during cycle ventilation. Perforations were localized in the stomach, duodenum, ileum, and jejunum. To determine if the type of mechanical venti...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Garland JS,Nelson DB,Rice T,Neu J

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic function in sickle hemoglobinopathy syndromes was assessed to determine the developmental pattern of splenic dysfunction. Nonvisualization of the spleen using technetium-99 metastable (99mTc) spleen scans correlated strongly with pocked (vesiculated) RBCs greater than or equal to 3.5%. Cross-sectional analysis...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Pearson HA,Gallagher D,Chilcote R,Sullivan E,Wilimas J,Espeland M,Ritchey AK

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most family members who are evaluated as kidney donors for children have high reactivity in a mixed lymphocyte culture test and are thus excluded from donation. Fifty children, most of whom had highly reactive mixed lymphocyte cultures with their donors, were challenged with three blood transfusions from their donors ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Potter D,Garovoy M,Hopper S,Terasaki P,Salvatierra O Jr

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a randomized clinical trial, the possibility was assessed that a tracheal instillation of pulmonary surfactant prior to the first breath might prevent the development of some of the signs of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Of the 72 infants in the trial, all born at a gestational age of less than 30 weeks...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Enhorning G,Shennan A,Possmayer F,Dunn M,Chen CP,Milligan J

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial myoglobin determinations were made in 20 neonates during the first week of life to determine whether birth asphyxia results in ischemic damage to muscle with the subsequent pathologic release of myoglobin. Serum myoglobin values were significantly elevated in asphyxiated infants compared with control infants. H...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kasik JW,Leuschen MP,Bolam DL,Nelson RM

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A summary of the author's experience with 1,000 hyperactive children treated in a private practice over a period of 10 years is presented. Of 1,000 children entering the office, 872 were treated with stimulants for more than 6 months. Of these 872 children, 137 (16%) were considered as treatment failures; 735 (84%) ha...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Eichlseder W

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different tetravalent polysaccharide vaccines against group A, C, Y, and W135 meningococci were given to 118 infants aged 6 to 23 months; the same vaccines were administered in a second dose 12 months later to those infants aged 6 to 11 months at first vaccination. Forty of the infants received vaccine containing ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Peltola H,Safary A,Käyhty H,Karanko V,André FE

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00