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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring transition in epilepsy within ERN EpiCARE centers: Insights from a survey analysis

Epilepsia Open
The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare is a critical stage for young individuals with chronic neurological disorders, particularly those with rare and complex epilepsies.
Valentina De Giorgis, Masa Malenica, Ludovica Pasca, Irena Bibic, Vedrana Bibic, Francesca Bisulli, Francesca Darra, Tiziana Granata, Francesca Ragona, Guido Rubboli, Belén Trebino Harrington, Isabella Brambilla, Rima Nabbout   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining and sparing sexual function-related organs at risk for rectal cancer radiotherapy

Acta Oncologica
Background and purpose: Sexual dysfunction is a common consequence of pelvic radiotherapy, influenced by psychological, physical, social, and relational factors.
Camilla J S Kronborg, Dennis T Arp, Rana Bahij, Susan B N Biancardo, Laura V Diness, Kenni H Engstrøm, Lars U Fokdal, Bodil G Pedersen, Birgitte Havelund, Christian A Hvid, Kirsten L Jakobsen, Kathrin Kirchheiner, Christina M Lutz, Lars Nyvang, Birthe T Oggesen, Stine E Petersen, Laurids Ø Poulsen, Heidi S Rønde, Lise K Schou, Eva Serup-Hansen, Johanne H Steffensen, Jimmi Søndergaard, Joanna Szpejewska, Henrik D Nissen   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asymmetric and incomplete vogt Koyanagi – Harada syndrome: Patient's perceptive dilemma

TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2022
Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) is a rare autoimmune multisystem disease. Here, we report a case of VKH with asymmetric involvement and the importance of patient counselling and a comprehensive approach. A 45-year-old female patient went to tertiary care with
Priyanka H Gandhi, Syed Faraaz Hussain, Abha Shah, Yogya Reddy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Multidisciplinary Management of Osteosarcoma [PDF]

Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2009
Patients with suspected or confirmed osteosarcoma should be evaluated and treated at a comprehensive cancer center within a multidisciplinary sarcoma program that includes pediatric, medical and radiation oncologists, orthopedic and surgical oncologists, musculoskeletal pathologists, and radiologists.
Federman, Noah, Bernthal, Nicholas, Eilber, Fritz C., Tap, William D.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Cranioplasty: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is an operation where a large section of the skull is removed to accommodate brain swelling. Patients who survive will usually require subsequent reconstruction of the skull using either their own bone or an artificial prosthesis, known as cranioplasty.
Mee, H, Anwar, F, Timofeev, I, Owens, N, Grieve, K, Whiting, G, Alexander, K, Kendrick, K, Helmy, A, Hutchinson, P, Kolias, A   +10 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

A global core outcome set for orthopaedic interventions in children with spinal dysraphism: aiming to enhance research quality and patient outcomes

Bone & Joint Open
Aims: Orthopaedic interventions in spinal dysraphism (SD) are frequently required to address a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal deformities. The outcomes used to assess treatment, however, are heterogeneous and most fail to incorporate patient/family ...
Anna Bridgens, Deborah M. Eastwood, James G. Wright, Jason Mavrotas, Alpesh Kothari, Luiz R. Agrizzi de Angeli, Alaric Aroojis, Yael Gelfer, The Spinal Dysraphism Core Outcome Set Group   +8 more
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Multidisciplinary meeting of minds [PDF]

Obstetric Medicine, 2014
The Third International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy was held in Venice, Italy on 20–23 February 2014. In the UNESCO world heritage site, several hundred physicians and health care providers gathered to feast on a banquet of knowledge and ideas exchanged over two and a half days of presentations.
Wee-Shian, Chan, Jayson, Potts, Lucille, Wilkinson   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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