The Usefulness of Tissue Calprotectin in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease—A Pilot Study
Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2023 Background: Fecal calprotectin (FCP) is a highly sensitive biomarker of intestinal inflammation widely used in diagnostics and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Edyta Szymanska +5 more
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Somatic development in children with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 Background Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare genetic, multi-systemic disease characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, immune deficiency, bone marrow failure and skeletal abnormalities.
Agnieszka Bogusz-Wójcik +5 more
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Modulation of Intermuscular Beta Coherence in Different Rhythmic Mandibular Behaviors
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020 IntroductionJaw movement during chewing and speech is facilitated by neural activation patterns for opening and closing movements of the mandible. This study investigated anatomic- and task-dependent differences in intermuscular coherence (IMC) and their
Evan R. Usler +5 more
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The role of telehealth technology in the remediation of pediatric feeding disorders [PDF]
, 2016 Teletherapy, the use of video conferencing technology to deliver therapy services, has the potential to provide ongoing services to children that might not otherwise be able to receive traditional intervention that it essential for them to thrive.
Luke, Taylor Ann
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Two Distinct Clinical Phenotypes of Bulbar Motor Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Objective: Understanding clinical variants of motor neuron diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is critical for discovering disease mechanisms and across-patient differences in therapeutic response. The current work describes two clinical
Kaila L. Stipancic +6 more
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Swallowing impairment in neurologic disorders : the role of videofluorographic swallowing study [PDF]
, 2018 Patients with neurologic diseases almost inevitably develop various degrees of swallowing disorders during their life. Dysphagia is one of the main negative prognostic factors in this class of patients, leading to severe morbidity (i.e.
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Successful pregnancy after ileal exclusion in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2
Annals of Hepatology, 2015 Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 (PFIC 2) results from mutations in ABCB11 gene coding bile salt export pump (BSEP). Medical treatment is usually unsuccessful and surgery intervention is necessary.
Piotr Czubkowski +2 more
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Pediatric feeding and swallowing rehabilitation: An overview [PDF]
, 2017 Children with neurological disabilities frequently have problems with feeding and swallowing. Such problems have a significant impact on the health and well-being of these children and their families.
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The limited prognostic value of liver histology in children with biliary atresia
Annals of Hepatology, 2015 Background and rationale for the study. The aim of the study was to determine the prognostic value of histopathological findings with special care to the severity of liver fibrosis at the moment of hepatopor-toenterostomy (HPE) in children with biliary ...
Piotr Czubkowski +5 more
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Eating and feeding disorders in pediatric age [PDF]
, 2018 Eating and feeding disorders are common in pediatric age and may be important to discover and recover the early symptoms in order to optimize the treatment and ...
Cerroni F. +20 more
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