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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presenting with dichotomous pubertal presentation: a case series

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder that is caused by a mutation in the NF1 gene, which is located on chromosome 17q11.2, which encodes for a protein known as “Neurofibromin”, which acts as an inhibitor of oncogene RAS. This
Versha Rani Rai, Heeranand Rathore, Manisha Kumari, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, Maira Riaz, Roshia Parveen   +5 more
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The anatomical knowledge of Namibian school children

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The public has limited knowledge of key organs and anatomical structures. The lack of anatomical knowledge and understanding can hinder time to access healthcare, quality of care, and treatment outcomes. The current study investigated the anatomical knowledge among Namibian children by comparing 8 school grades—4 to 12, which covers children ...
Adam M. Taylor, Lojandrie Kirsten, Luigi Sedda, Quenton Wessels   +3 more
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Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulator during transition to adulthood in patients with treatment‐resistant epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) as an adjunctive treatment in pediatric patients with treatment‐resistant epilepsy during the transition to adolescence. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of 30 children (ages 2–18 years) with medication‐resistant epilepsy who underwent VNS implantation between
Jonadab dos Santos Silva, Shaylla Villas Boas, Henrique Januzzelli Pires do Prado, Daniela Fontes Bezerra, Isabella D’Andrea Meira   +4 more
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‘I don't know what is autism, what is normal teenage behaviour, and what is naughtiness’: Conceptualising child and adolescent to parent violence in the context of neurodevelopmental difference

Children &Society, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This article presents findings from a UK‐based qualitative study that explored parents/carers experiences of child to parent violence (CPV) from their child who has a neurodevelopmental difference. The study used semi‐structured interviews with 15 mothers who were experiencing physical and psychological violence from their child, often on a ...
Amanda Holt
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Comparative Analysis of Violations of Physical and Sexual Development in Children and Adolescents (Boys) with Various Mass Lesions of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Region

Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2013
In this paper, the authors analyze the results of the survey 29 adolescent boys with different mass lesions of the hypothalamic-pituitary region. It is established a variety of disorders of growth and development, such as growth retardation (20.6 ...
Yu.M. Urmanova, U.Kh. Mavlonov
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Normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to a novel GNRH1 variant in two siblings

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2020
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is characterised by insufficient secretion of pituitary gonadotropins resulting in delayed puberty, anovulation and azoospermia. When hypogonadotropic hypogonadism occurs in the absence of structural or functional lesions of
Satyanarayana V Sagi, Hareesh Joshi, Emily Whiles, Mondy Hikmat, Vijith R Puthi, Jane MacDougall, Sarah L Spiden, Gavin Fuller, Soo-Mi Park, Samson O Oyibo   +9 more
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Executive functions and self‐limited epilepsy with centro‐temporal spikes: A scoping review

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Executive functions are a set of high‐level cognitive processes necessary for planning, organization, decision‐making, self‐control, and attention, and are carried out in the anterior frontal lobes. An impairment in executive functioning might present as difficulties in planning and organizing activities, in attention and concentration, in ...
Edoardo Fino, Martina Calì, Sara Senese, Simona Pellacani, Viola Margheri, Chiara Pecini, Carmen Barba   +6 more
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Comparing Pituitary MRI Findings in Patients with Thalassemia with and without Delayed Puberty

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2011
Background: β-thalassemia major is among the most common genetic disorders in Iran. Blood transfusion, as the main stem of management of these patients, has numerous side effects including iron overload.
Atoosa Adibi, Ali Hekmatnia, Maryam Moradi, Ali Asghar Rahmani, Mohammad Hassan Moaddab   +4 more
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A potential mechanism for the sexual dimorphism in the onset of puberty and incidence of idiopathic central precocious puberty in children: Sex-specific kisspeptin as an integrator of puberty signals

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2012
The major determinants of the variability in pubertal maturation are reported to be genetic and inherited. Nonetheless, nutritional status contributes significantly to this variability. Malnutrition delays puberty whereas obesity has been associated to a
Suzy eBianco, Suzy eBianco
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Epilepsy syndromes classification

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Epilepsy syndromes are distinct electroclinical entities which have been recently defined by the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Task Force. Each syndrome is associated with “a characteristic cluster of clinical and EEG features, often supported by specific etiologic findings”.
Elaine C. Wirrell, Nicola Specchio, Rima Nabbout, Phillip L. Pearl, Kate Riney   +4 more
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