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Assessment and Rehabilitation Intervention of Feeding and Swallowing Skills in Children with Down Syndrome Using the Global Intensive Feeding Therapy (GIFT)

Children
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) experience more difficulties with oral motor skills, including chewing, drinking, and swallowing. The present study attempts to measure the preliminary effectiveness of Global Intensive Feeding Therapy (GIFT ...
Silvia Franceschetti, Marco Tofani, Serena Mazzafoglia, Francesca Pizza, Eleonora Capuano, Massimiliano Raponi, Gessica Della Bella, Antonella Cerchiari   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Screening Prediction in the Portuguese National Health Service: Data Analysis, Machine Learning Models, Explainability and Meta-Evaluation

Future Internet, 2023
This paper presents an analysis of the calls made to the Portuguese National Health Contact Center (SNS24) during a three years period. The final goal was to develop a system to help nurse attendants select the appropriate clinical pathway (from 59 ...
Teresa Gonçalves, Rute Veladas, Hua Yang, Renata Vieira, Paulo Quaresma, Paulo Infante, Cátia Sousa Pinto, João Oliveira, Maria Cortes Ferreira, Jéssica Morais, Ana Raquel Pereira, Nuno Fernandes, Carolina Gonçalves   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Management of Necrotizing Gingivitis in Paediatric Patients: A Scoping Review and Two Case Reports

Children
Necrotizing gingivitis (NG) is an acute inflammatory process with an estimated prevalence of less than 1%. The treatment of choice is usually antibiotics in addition to periodontal treatment.
Massimiliano Ciribè, Erika Cirillo, Paolo Giacomo Arduino, Alessandra Putrino, Martina Caputo, Simona Zaami, Gaia Bompiani, Angela Galeotti   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Pathways, Claims Data, And Measuring Quality

, 2017
Matthew Morton and coauthors present claims data from Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), India’s insurance program for the poor, as a proxy for measuring quality of care (Oct 2016). They highlight the fact that such data are incomplete and unreliable.
Laura E. Downey, Chalkidou, Kalipso, Downey, Laura E, Françoise A. Cluzeau, Cluzeau, Françoise A, Kalipso Chalkidou   +5 more
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomechanical Insights into the Variation of Maxillary Arch Dimension with Clear Aligners: A Finite Element Analysis-Based Scoping Review

Applied Sciences
Clear aligners (CAs) have emerged as a widely accepted alternative to conventional fixed orthodontic appliances due to their aesthetic appeal, comfort, and removability. Despite their increasing use, the precise biomechanical behavior of CAs—particularly
Alessandra Putrino, Gaia Bompiani, Francesco Aristei, Valerio Fornari, Ludovico Massafra, Roberto Uomo, Angela Galeotti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability and Construct Validity of the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) in an Italian Population of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Children
Background/objectives: Communication difficulties are highly prevalent among children with cerebral palsy (CP) and have a significant impact on participation, psychosocial development, and quality of life. The Communication Function Classification System
Azzurra Speroni, Gessica Della Bella, Antonella Cerchiari, Ester Mignolli, Marco Tofani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source