abstract：:Pediatric cardiac intensive care has emerged as a distinct clinical entity to meet the unique needs of pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart disease. This new subspecialty demands expertise and experience in the pediatric subspecialties of cardiology, intensive care, cardiac surgery, cardiac anesthesia...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Chang AC

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent neonatal intensive care outcome studies are asking more focused research questions and incorporating, at least implicitly, pathogenetic models. A few have grappled with the complex issues of health-related quality of life and functional outcomes and the many factors that affect these outcomes. The need to evalu...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Allen MC

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Back to Sleep Campaigns remain the greatest influence on the reduction of sudden infant death syndrome. Blatt and Meguid review updates on the effectiveness of these campaigns in reducing sudden infant death syndrome. They also review studies on why parents do not follow this proven advice. The contribution of the...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Blatt SD,Meguid V,Church CC

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：:Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) is a recently recognized disease in which a genetic defect in programmed cell death, or apoptosis, leads to breakdown of lymphocyte homeostasis and normal immunologic tolerance. Some authors have referred to ALPS as Canale-Smith syndrome or lymphoproliferative syndrome wi...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Jackson CE,Puck JM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of injuries to child passengers is a significant public health priority, as motor vehicle-related injuries remain a leading cause of death for children. Improvements in child restraint use have contributed to significant declines in child occupant mortality rates over the past 20 years. However, although ov...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Durbin DR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in the pharmacotherapy of pediatric gastrointestinal diseases continued during 1998 despite ongoing obstacles encountered by clinicians and researchers. The major change involved warnings that cisapride, a widely used prokinetic agent, could cause potentially fatal arrythmias in susceptible people. The risk f...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Evans JS,Huffman S

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:The "win at all costs" mentality is becoming increasingly common in youth sports, and young athletes are often looking for methods to improve sports performance and avoid injury. As organized sports participation continues to increase among American adolescents, questions related to sports medicine are more frequently...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Metzl JD

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Now known as a Garrodian inborn error caused by the homozygous state of many different autosomal recessive mutations of the 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase gene leading to deficient conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholesterol, the RSH (so-called Smith-Lemli-Opitz) syndrome has become a paradigmatic metabolic malf...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Opitz JM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury occurs frequently in infancy and childhood. Events such as perinatal asphyxia, near drowning, respiratory arrest, and near sudden infant death syndrome cause significant mortality and morbidity. Despite current critical care practices, the outcomes from such injuries may be life-long neur...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Biagas K

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：:Dietary long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have demonstrable beneficial effects on early development. The effects on neural development are of particular interest. Human milk is the best and only time-proven source of fat and essential fatty acids in the infant diet. Technologic procedures based on chemical and ph...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Uauy R,Mena P

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:Complete deficiency of one of the early components (C1, C4, or C2) of the classical pathway of the complement cascade is one of the strongest genetic risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus that has been recognized. The lupus that occurs in complement-deficient individuals typically presents in early childhood. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Sullivan KE

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review highlights the most significant progress in treatment of constipation occurring in the last year, underlying the advances in pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of both organic and functional constipation. Recent developments in the field of the pathophysiology of idiopathic ch...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Staiano A,Tozzi A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the attachment behavioral system in infancy has been the focus of a wide range of research in the past 30 years. The clinical significance of disturbances in this area of development is currently a major focus for this research. Research on patterns of attachment in infancy has informed understandin...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Boris NW,Zeanah CH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past year, significant progress has been achieved in the research on aquaporins (AQPs), a family of structurally related molecular water channels. Three novel AQPs were identified, giving a total of ten mammalian AQPs. An important step forward in identifying the aqueous pore in AQP molecules was the determinat...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Knoers NV,Deen PM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past several years, many new strategies have evolved for improving the care of patients with acute lung injury and respiratory failure. Although many of these new modalities remain unproven, some show much promise for decreasing the morbidity and mortality seen in critically ill patients who need assisted ven...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Donnelly KM,Bogue CW

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：:Until recently, tetanus was estimated to be killing well over half a million children each year in the developing world, most commonly through neonatal tetanus, the incidence of which was around six per 1000 live births. Neonatal tetanus most commonly occurs through cord contamination of the umbilical stump. Vaccinati...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Thayaparan B,Nicoll A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombopoietin is a hematopoietic growth factor that stimulates megakaryopoiesis. Recent results indicate that thrombopoietin has multilineage hematopoietic effects both in vitro and in vivo. Clinical studies of thrombopoietin have begun, and are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Broudy VC,Kaushansky K

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis is the most common chronic skin disease of young children and is frequently associated with asthma and allergies. Th2-type cytokine secreting T cells expressing the cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen play a central role in the induction of local IgE responses and recruitment of eosinophils in th...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Boguniewicz M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade a number of studies have systematically addressed the questions that existed regarding optimal ways to rehydrate and then refeed infants and children with diarrhea. Two very thorough papers are the highlights of the past year's publications in the topic of acute gastroenteritis in children. One summ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Lifschitz CH

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruptive behavior disorders present grave complications to normal childhood development. Their presence is frequently associated with additional psychiatric disorders. The hallmark features of the disruptive behavior disorders range from noncompliance to aggressive hostility toward authorities or peers. Oppositional...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Harden PW,Zoccolillo M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1995, the incidence of childhood thyroid cancer in England and Wales was only 0.5 cases per million children per year. Papillary cancers in younger children were histologically distinct from tumors in older individuals. The incidence of thyroid cancer in the vicinity of Chernobyl increased by 62 times within 5 year...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Zimmerman D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking prevention during childhood and adolescence is critical to the successful reduction of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. The research literature is replete with surveys describing youth smoking acquisition and related factors. In addition to its direct harm, tobacco use may be a gat...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Sockrider MM

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choledochal cysts are a relatively rare abnormality in the West but are more common in the East. The etiology of choledochal cysts remains unknown. Recently, the incidence in neonates and young infants has been increasing due to advances in diagnostic imaging, including antenatal diagnosis. Choledochal cysts can prese...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Miyano T,Yamataka A

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal infections range from early-onset vertically acquired infections to nosocomial bacterial sepsis, and they account for significant morbidity and mortality globally. The recent emergence of perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection has also placed an enormous burden on existing meager health resources in developing ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Bhutta ZA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major advance in knowledge about rotavirus infection and prevention has been in vaccine development. Several large studies of tetravalent rhesis rotavirus vaccine have had encouraging results, and a first-generation vaccine is likely to be licensed by the 25th anniversary of the discovery of rotavirus (in 1973). E...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Barnes GL,Bishop RF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy is caused by a static lesion to the cerebral motor cortex that is acquired before, at, or within 5 years of birth. Multiple causes for the condition exist and include cerebral anoxia, cerebral hemorrhage, infection, and genetic syndromes. Cerebral palsy is commonly classified according to the type of mo...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Dabney KW,Lipton GE,Miller F

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major advances in the genetic understanding of the limb-girdle (LGMD) and congenital (CMD) muscular dystrophies have led to a new, genetically based classification of these disorders. The definition of the complex of dystrophin-associated proteins on a biochemical and subsequently genetic level has greatly accelerated...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Bönnemann CG,McNally EM,Kunkel LM

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 7 years since the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene has been cloned, many experimental trials of population screening for CF heterozygotes have been reported. Targeting young adults near reproductive age has shown that the method in which screening is offered is a major determinant of acceptance rates: personal invitat...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Brock DJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:Abdominal imaging continues to grow in importance for diagnosis, anatomic staging, and functional analysis of gastrointestinal ailments. In this review, we attempt to delineate those publications, both original investigations and summary articles, that have advanced our understanding of abdominal imaging in infants an...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Kao SC,Franken EA Jr

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews recent studies of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, focusing on research with implications for adolescents. Only 10 of the 31 recent investigations discussed employed an exclusively adolescent sample, necessitating considerable extrapolation from studies of children or adults or mixed sample...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Phillips S,Soffer SL

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review highlights advances in our understanding of the genetic basis for alopecia areata. New findings in trichothiodystrophy, Bazex syndrome, and Netherton's syndrome are also discussed. Finally, abnormalities of the hair, such as atrophic midline bald patches, generalized follicular hamartoma, and loose anagen ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Skelsey MA,Price VH

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of pediatric interhospital transport has increased dramatically in the past 5 to 10 years. Reasons include improved capabilities of tertiary care centers receiving transported patients, advances in availability of portable equipment that functions well in moving vehicles, and widespread recognition that...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： McCloskey KA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A constant in the practice of general pediatrics is an emphasis on infant nutrition and monitoring of growth. These topics are the focus of this issue's "Office pediatrics" section. Much of the new research and publication concerning nutrition in childhood in the past year continues to focus on breastfeeding-its short...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Rider E,Samuels R,Wilson K,Homer C

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapidly accelerating number of transplantations of hematopoietic stem cells from human umbilical cord blood have been performed for malignancies and for congenital disorders. Umbilical cord blood presents multiple advantages over bone marrow as a source of stem cells. Harvesting presents no donor risk or discomfort,...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Newburger PE,Quesenberry PJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00