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The microbiome-gut-brain axis in acute and chronic brain diseases [PDF]

, 2020
The gut microbiome — the largest reservoir of microorganisms of the human body — is emerging as an important player in neurodevelopment and ageing as well as in brain diseases including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Martin-Gallausiaux, C., Benakis, C., Melton, P., Trezzi, J. P., Wilmes, P., Liesz, Arthur   +5 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ketogenic therapy in childhood and adolescence: recommendations of the Brazilian experts group

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023
Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are a safe and effective treatment for pharmacoresistant epilepsy in children. There are four principal types of KDTs: the classic KD, the modified Atkins diet (MAD), the medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) diet, and the ...
Letícia Pereira de Brito Sampaio, Adélia Maria de Miranda Henriques-Souza, Katia Lin, Lenycia de Cassya Lopes Neri, Luciana Midori Inuzuka, Ludmila Inácio de Lima Uchôa, Marcela Marques de Oliveira Gregório, Laura Maria Guilhoto, Maria Augusta Montenegro, Mariana Lunardi, Marielza Veiga, Patricia Azevedo de Lima, Vera Braatz   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in imaging of new targets for pharmacological intervention in stroke: real-time tracking of T-cells in the ischaemic brain [PDF]

, 2010
Background and purpose: T‐cells may play a role in the evolution of ischaemic damage and repair, but the ability to image these cells in the living brain after a stroke has been limited.
Brewer JM, De Simoni, M.G., Millington OR, Rodolico G, Bushell, T.J., Dever G, Dever, G., Brewer, J.M., Bushell, T., Ortolano, F., Maffia, P., Millington, O.R., Ortolano F, Rodolico, G., Carswell H.V., Garside P, Garside, P., Carswell, H.V., Maffia, Pasquale, De Simoni MG, Bushell TJ, Carswell, H.V.O.   +21 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phase dependent modulation of tremor amplitude in essential tremor through thalamic stimulation [PDF]

, 2013
High frequency deep brain stimulation of the thalamus can help ameliorate severe essential tremor. Here we explore how the efficacy, efficiency and selectivity of thalamic deep brain stimulation might be improved in this condition.
Green, Alexander L, Zrinzo, L, Brittain, John-Stuart, Green, Alexander L., Aziz, Tipu, Green, AL, Zrinzo, Ludvic, Little, S, Cagnan, H, Little, Simon, Limousin, P, Fitzgerald, James, Cagnan, Hayrire, Foltynie, Thomas, Hariz, Marwan, Brittain, JS, Limousin, Patricia, Aziz, T, Brown, Peter, Joint, Carole, Fitzgerald, J, Hariz, M, Cagnan, Hayriye, Foltynie, T, Brown, P, Green, Alexander, Joint, C   +26 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of brain disease in the mucopolysaccharidoses

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 2017
The mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders are a group of lysosomal storage diseases caused by lysosomal enzyme deficits that lead to glycosaminoglycan accumulation, affecting various tissues throughout the body based on the specific enzyme deficiency. These disorders are characterized by their progressive nature and a variety of somatic manifestations ...
Scarpa, Maurizio, Orchard, Paul J., Schulz, Angela, Dickson, Patricia I., Haskins, Mark E., Escolar, Maria L., Giugliani, Roberto   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources