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Immune System Development—Pro Tips for Paediatricians

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are many misconceptions about the immune system in children, its impact on infectious disease susceptibility and its role in the rapidly increasing rates of immune mediated diseases in industrialized societies. In this mini review, I will discuss common believes and the data supporting or countering such believes, with a focus on ...
Petter Brodin
wiley   +1 more source

General movements and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age in infants born very preterm

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
This study examines the predictive role of early motor quality in very preterm born infants using the Motor Optimality Score ‐ Revised (MOS‐R). The graphical abstract depicts the link between newborn general movements and cognitive as well as motor outcomes at two years.
Ninib Yakoub   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of unilateral cerebral palsy according to gestational age at birth: A retrospective study

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) affects 826 children in the Canadian CP Registry: 69% born at term, 15% 32 to 37 weeks, and 16% less than 32 weeks. Gestational age at birth did not affect impairments such as vision or hearing impairment, ambulation, seizures, or feeding difficulty.
Johanie Victoria Piché   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive utility of a simple cranial magnetic resonance imaging score at term‐equivalent age for cerebral palsy

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the Total Abnormality Score (TAS) from cMRI at term‐equivalent age as a predictor of cerebral palsy (CP) in 137 infants born preterm or with low birthweight. Infants who developed CP had significantly higher TAS values (median 11 vs 2), with a TAS cut‐off of 9.5 demonstrating high sensitivity (88.9%) and specificity (91.4%) for CP ...
Anne‐Kathrin Dathe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motor skills and outcomes of activities and participation in children and adults born preterm without cerebral palsy: A systematic review

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
This is the first systematic review of the associations between motor skills and outcomes of activities and participation within the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework in children and adults born preterm without cerebral palsy. Motor skills were associated with attention and academic
Kari Anne I. Evensen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concurrent validity and agreement of Bayley‐4, AIMS, and HINE assessments in 1‐year‐old children

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
In this cross‐sectional study of children around 1‐year‐old, the Bayley‐4 showed concurrent validity and moderate to substantial agreement with the AIMS and the HINE in both clinical and home settings. Abstract Aim To examine concurrent validity between the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition (Bayley‐4) gross motor subtest ...
Weiyang Deng   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity and pony breed are associated with plasma L‐lactate in horses with acute gastrointestinal disease

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Background Plasma L‐lactate (lactate) is widely used as a prognostic marker in horses with acute gastrointestinal disease (colic), but association with obesity is unclear. In humans, plasma lactate is correlated with obesity and insulin resistance. Objectives This study aims to evaluate the association of obesity (body condition score ≥7/9) and
A. L. Tillisch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING: A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS [PDF]

open access: yes
A minimum of $3.6 billion would be saved if breastfeeding were increased from current levels (64 percent in-hospital, 29 percent at 6 months) to those recommended by the U.S. Surgeon General (75 and 50 percent).
Weimer, Jon P.
core   +1 more source

Duodenal stricture and portal gas accumulation secondary to ulcerative, fibronecrotising duodenitis in a foal

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Gastroduodenal ulcer disease with secondary stricture formation of the proximal duodenum and portal gas accumulation is described in a neonatal foal. Conventional diagnostics were performed to reach a diagnosis, including gastroscopy, ultrasonography and positive contrast radiography. In addition, a post‐mortem CT was acquired with the contrast
R. F. Dash   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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