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Caries experience and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in a low-resource setting

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2019
Background Children with complex neurodevelopmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP), have a higher risk of dental disease related at least in part to greater difficulties in performing and maintaining effective oral hygiene and oral care ...
Rahena Akhter   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in Human Trigeminal and Facial Nerve Branches and Foramina Identified by Dissection and Microcomputed Tomography

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to identify branches of the trigeminal and facial nerves (FNs) relevant to surgical incisions and injections and the scalp block techniques in the frontotemporal region, and to determine their relationships with superficial vascular structures and bony landmarks.
Hannah L. Grimes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Randomised controlled trial of a novel online cognitive rehabilitation programme for children with cerebral palsy: a study protocol

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
IntroductionCerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in children, with an estimated 600–700 infants born with CP in Australia each year. CP is typically associated with motor impairments, but nearly half of all children with CP
Jane Wotherspoon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Donor‐To‐Recipient Mean Axonal Count Ratios of Upper Limb Nerves Used in Nerve Transfer Surgery: A Systematic Review of Histomorphometric Cadaveric Studies

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nerve transfer surgery may be performed to restore sensorimotor function following peripheral nerve trauma or dysfunction. There is biological plausibility and limited correlative evidence that donor‐to‐recipient axon count ratios may impact functional outcomes.
Samuel James Ng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individualized brain-computer interface for people with disabilities: a review

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) facilitate functional interaction between the brain and external devices, enabling users to bypass their typical peripheral motor actions to control assistive and rehabilitative technologies (ARTs). This review critically
Simanto Saha   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cervical selective dorsal rhizotomy for treating spasticity in upper limb neurosurgical way to neurosurgical technique

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2015
Selective dorsal rhizotomy is an effective method to reduce spasticity of the lower limbs. However, functional outcomes in the upper limb following selective dorsal rhizotomy at the cervical level have not been reported.
Yu Duan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A touch of cerebral palsy [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 2001
A mother came into my clinic with her ex-premature baby who had been through the mill of neonatal intensive care but appeared to be doing very well. After we had finished the consultation and I had praised her and her baby for the excellent progress they both were making, she asked me what I thought of another doctor's opinion, that her daughter had “a
openaire   +2 more sources

“The Most Difficult Conversations We Have”: Resident Experiences With Pediatric Neuroprognostication

open access: yesAnnals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Pediatric neuroprognostication is often complicated by uncertainty and embedded in high‐stakes medical decisions. For child neurology residents, participation in neuroprognostication can represent key learning experiences but also comes with emotional and ethical challenges, which poses a risk of moral distress.
Grant L. Lin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family's socioeconomic and demographic factors on elements of children's dental and oral health: A scoping review

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Dental Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Family plays a significant role in children's dental and oral health (DOH) elements, such as children's DOH knowledge and practice, the development of children's dental fear and anxiety (DFA), children's dental visits, and children's DOH status.
Wisnu Fadila   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A guide to neuromodulation in drug‐resistant epilepsy

open access: yesEpileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuromodulation is approved for the treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy. It has been increasingly utilized over the past two decades with the approval of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) in addition to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)—particularly in patients who are not deemed to be good resective surgical ...
Prachi Parikh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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