Using artificial tools to collect and analyze conversations and comments about epilepsy posted online, researchers revealed that 7.8% of all posts by teenagers with epilepsy were related to suicide, compared with 3.2% of adult posts.
For pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis, there are more admissions among girls and among white children.
In utero exposure to efavirenz is associated with an increased risk for microcephaly among children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected.
The FDA has accepted for filing and granted Priority Review to the New Drug Application (NDA) for Fintepla (low-dose fenfluramine oral solution; Zogenix) for the treatment for seizures associated with Dravet syndrome.
Sleep-wake disturbances affect approximately 50% of children with acquired brain injury, and many children with preadmission chronic conditions have an increased risk for sleep-wake disturbances, a study in Pediatric Neurology suggests. A total of 78 children (median age, 9.9 years) with acquired brain injury who had been released from critical care hospitalization within 3 months…
The rate of concussions sustained during high school football practice has decreased over the past 5 years, while the rate of concussions sustained in competition during regular football game season has increased.
Investigators aimed to determine the prevalence of concentrate use and associated risk factors among adolescents who used cannabis.
Early initiation of highly effective escalation therapies in pediatric patients with MS is associated with reduced cognitive impairment and may prevent cognitive decline.
Multimodal MRI in concussed athletes highlights persistent effects on CBF and mean diffusivity 1 year after medical clearance to return to play.
Reduced cortical thickness in the prefrontal cortex related to childhood obesity may result in compromised executive function.
