ABSTRACT Objective Prognostication of disease course and prediction of treatment response in multiple sclerosis is an unmet need. We compared the performance of serum neurofilament light chain Z scores (age‐ and BMI‐adjusted) with absolute concentrations for the prediction of response to disease‐modifying therapy.
Maximilian Einsiedler +43 more
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Parents\u27 beliefs about emotion and children\u27s subsequent coping strategies as influences on children\u27s level of peer victimization [PDF]
The current study examined the relation between parents\u27 emotion socialization beliefs and the strategies children use to cope with peer victimization.
Rosso, Lauren
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The political situation in Yemen has been precarious since 2011 when popular protest broke out amid the Arab Spring, calling for President Saleh to step down.
Catherine N Morris +4 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) comprises rare genetic disorders characterized by predominantly extrapyramidal symptoms and iron deposition in the basal ganglia. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detects qualitative changes but cannot accurately quantify iron accumulation. Quantitative susceptibility
Özge Uygun +21 more
wiley +1 more source
How integrated working facilitated the transition of children from primary to secondary school (Sharing our experience, Practitioner-led research 2008-2009; PLR0809/014) [PDF]
This research focuses upon the impact that the transition from primary to secondary school may have on adopted children, and the role schools could play in supporting adopted children during this time.
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Communication and support from health-care professionals to families, with dependent children, following the diagnosis of parental life-limiting illness : a systematic review [PDF]
Background: Communication between parents and their children about parental life-limiting illness is stressful. Parents want support from health-care professionals; however, the extent of this support is not known.
Boland, Jason W., Fearnley, Rachel
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Long‐Term Evaluation of Givinostat in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Natural History Comparisons
ABSTRACT Objectives This ongoing, open‐label extension study is evaluating the long‐term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of givinostat, a Class I and II histone deacetylase inhibitor, in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Methods The recruited patients completed one of two prior clinical studies (one Phase 2 and one Phase 3 [EPIDYS ...
Craig M. McDonald +74 more
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The changing faces of America's children and youth [PDF]
Recent U.S. Census Bureau projections indicate that by the middle of this century, non-Hispanic whites will cease to be a majority of the American population.
Daniel T. Lichter, Kenneth M. Johnson
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Hispanic Children Least Likely to Have Health Insurance: Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Language Barriers to Coverage [PDF]
This policy brief examines health insurance coverage of Hispanic children and its relationship to their citizenship status, their parents’ citizenship status, parents’ insurance coverage, language spoken at home, and their state’s Medicaid expansion ...
Carson, Jessica A., Staley, Michael J.
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Speech intelligibility and prosody production in children with cochlear implants [PDF]
Objectives—The purpose of the current study was to examine the relation between speech intelligibility and prosody production in children who use cochlear implants.
Bergeson, Tonya R. +2 more
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