Adolescents with Cancer and Occupational Deprivation in Hospital Settings: A Qualitative Study
Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2016 Objective/Background: The aim of this article was to analyze the needs of hospitalized adolescents with cancer in relation to the performance of meaningful activities as well as to explore the possible scenarios of occupational deprivation in hospital ...
Pedro Moruno Miralles +2 more
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Focus on the Right of Children with Disabilities to Live in the Community [PDF]
, 2006 [Excerpt] The European Coalition for Community Living believes that all children have the right to live in the community and be included in society. However, this is far from reality for many children with disabilities.
European Coalition for Community Living
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective In multiple sclerosis, the optimal time for deploying a therapeutic intervention is before the central nervous system is damaged; given the success of trials treating the earliest stage of MS, the radiologically isolated syndrome, developing primary prevention strategies is an important next challenge.
Amy W. Laitinen +7 more
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Disabled Children, Disabling Practices
, 1984 Reports and Proceedings ...
Rees, Stuart, Emerson, Anneke
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Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina +11 more
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Limited Choices: How the School-Choice Paradigm Subverts Equal Education for Students with Disabilities [PDF]
, 2019 While there is no absolute right to education in the Constitution of the United States, legislation and litigation have created and elucidated specific rights of children to, at a minimum, equal opportunity in education.
Sen, Amanda S.
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Epilepsy‐Associated Variants of a Single SCN1A Codon Exhibit Divergent Functional Properties
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Pathogenic variants in SCN1A, which encodes the voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV1.1, are associated with multiple epilepsy syndromes exhibiting a range of clinical severity. SCN1A variants are reported in different syndromes, including Dravet syndrome, which is associated with loss‐of‐function, whereas neonatal/infantile‐onset ...
Lanie N. Liebovitz +3 more
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How can the blow of math difficulty on elementary school children’s motivational, cognitive, and affective experiences be dampened? : The critical role of autonomy-supportive instructions [PDF]
, 2020 Although teachers are recommended to create a stimulating learning environment in which children can use, perfect, and extend their skills, this is far from easy.
Baten, Elke +4 more
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Ketogenic Diet as an Epigenetic Therapy in SETD1B‐Related Epilepsy
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Histone lysine methyltransferases such as SETD1B regulate chromatin structure and gene transcription. Ketone bodies, including butyrate, act as histone deacetylase inhibitors. We report a 4‐year‐old boy with SETD1B‐related absence epilepsy, refractory to conventional medications, who achieved sustained > 90% seizure reduction on the Modified ...
Erica Tsang +10 more
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