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LEV has a better clinical effect than PHT in the treatment of children with CSE and does not increase the incidence rate of adverse events.
To study the change and significance of hippocampal volume (HCV) in children with recurrent febrile seizures.
A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data and examination results of 34 children with recurrent febrile seizures who underwent two magnetic resonance plain scans of the head and the hippocampus from January 1, 2013 to September 30, 2019. According to the follow-up time, they were divided into the first follow-up group and the second follow-up group. According to prognosis, they were divided into a febrile seizure group, a non-febrile group and an epilepsy group. The change in HCV was analyzed and compared.
Total HCV was positively correlated with age (
=0.683,
< 0.05). The second follow-up group had a significantly larger total HCV than the first follow-up group (
< 0.05). For both groups, preschool children (≥ 3 years old) had significantly larger total HCV, left HCV, and right HCV than those at an age of < 3 years (
< 0.05). For both groups, the children with persistent seizures had significantly lower average annual increment (ΔV) of total HCV, left HCV, and right HCV than those without persistent seizures (
< 0.05). There was no significant difference in ΔV of total HCV, left HCV, and right HCV among the febrile seizure, non-febrile seizure and epilepsy groups (
> 0.05).
HCV gradually increases with age in children with recurrent febrile seizures. Persistent seizures may damage the development of the hippocampus.
HCV gradually increases with age in children with recurrent febrile seizures. Persistent seizures may damage the development of the hippocampus.
To evaluate the value of autism screening checklists in the early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
A total of 2 571 children who attended the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and completed autism screening and diagnostic test were enrolled as subjects, among whom 2 074 were diagnosed with ASD, 261 were diagnosed with global developmental delay (GDD), 206 were diagnosed with developmental language disorder (DLD), and 30 had normal development. The sensitivity, specificity, and optimal threshold value of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) and the Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) for the early identification of ASD were evaluated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
The M-CHAT had a high sensitivity of 88.3% but a low specificity of 36.0% for the identification of ASD. Its sensitivity decreased with age, and was maintained above 80% for children aged 16 to < 48 months. The ABC had a high specificity of 87.3% but a low sensitivity of 27.2%, with an optimal cut-off value of 47.5 based on the ROC curve analysis. The multivariate linear regression model based on a combination of the M-CHAT and ABC for screening of ASD showed a specificity of 85.8% and a sensitivity of 56.6%.
The M-CHAT has a high sensitivity and a low specificity in the identification of ASD, with a better effect in children aged 16 to < 48 months. The ABC has a high specificity and a low sensitivity. The multiple linear regression model method based on the combined M-CHAT and ABC to screen ASD appears to be effective.
The M-CHAT has a high sensitivity and a low specificity in the identification of ASD, with a better effect in children aged 16 to less then 48 months. The ABC has a high specificity and a low sensitivity. The multiple linear regression model method based on the combined M-CHAT and ABC to screen ASD appears to be effective.
To study the efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) versus cyclophosphamide (CTX) in the treatment of children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) and nephrotic-range proteinuria.
A prospective clinical trial was conducted in 68 pediatric patients who were admitted to the Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics and who were diagnosed with HSPN and nephrotic-range proteinuria from August 2016 to November 2019. The patients were randomly divided into two groupsMMF treatment (
=33) and CTX treatment (
=35). The two groups were compared in terms of complete remission rate, response rate (complete remission + partial remission), urinary protein clearance time, and adverse events.
At months 3, 6, and 12 of treatment, there was no significant difference in the complete remission rate and the response rate between the MMF treament and CTX treatment groups (
> 0.05). There was also no significant difference between the two groups in the urinary protein clearance time and the incidence rate of adverse events (
> 0.05).
MMF and CTX have similar efficacy and safety in the treatment of HSPN children with nephrotic-range proteinuria.
MMF and CTX have similar efficacy and safety in the treatment of HSPN children with nephrotic-range proteinuria.
To compare the effect of delayed cord clamping (DCC) versus umbilical cord milking (UCM) on cerebral blood flow in preterm infants.
This was a single-center, prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. A total of 46 preterm infants, with a gestational age of 30-33
weeks, who were born in Suining Central Hospital from November 2, 2018 to November 15, 2019 were enrolled and randomly divided into DCC group and UCM group, with 23 infants in each group. The primary outcome indexes included cerebral hemodynamic parameters[peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), and resistance index (RI)] measured by ultrasound within 0.5-1 hour, (24±1) hours, (48±1) hours, and (72±1) hours after birth. Ricolinostat purchase Secondary outcome indexes included hematocrit, hemoglobin, red blood cell count, and serum total bilirubin levels on the first day after birth and the incidence rate of intraventricular hemorrhage during hospitalization.
A total of 21 preterm infants in the DCC group and 23 in the UCM group were included in the statistical analysis. There was no significant difference in PSV, EDV, and RI between the two groups at all time points after birth (
> 0.05). There was also no significant difference between the two groups in the hematocrit, hemoglobin, red blood cell count and total bilirubin levels on the first day after birth, and the incidence rate of intraventricular hemorrhage during hospitalization (
> 0.05).
DCC and UCM have a similar effect on cerebral hemodynamics in preterm infants with a gestational age of 30-33
weeks.
DCC and UCM have a similar effect on cerebral hemodynamics in preterm infants with a gestational age of 30-33+6 weeks.Under the guidance and support of national policies in recent years, the community medical system has been developed rapidly, among which primary child healthcare is carried out routinely in community hospitals, greatly alleviating the pressure of specialized pediatric hospitals and departments of pediatrics in secondary and tertiary general hospitals. However, due to the lack of professional training for primary child healthcare personnel in community medical institutions, early symptoms of children with cerebral palsy cannot be identified and so children with cerebral palsy are often unable to receive early diagnosis and intervention, which may affect their prognosis. An article about international expert consensus and recommendations on early identification and referral of cerebral palsy in community medical institutions was published in Development Medicine and Child Neurology in 2020. It proposed six clinical features that should prompt referral and two warning signs that warrant enhanced monitoring, as well as five recommendations for referral to medical experts and other healthcare professionals for the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. The recommendations may help primary child healthcare personnel in community medical institutions to early identify the children at high risk of cerebral palsy, thus reducing the delay of referral and intervention. This article gives an interpretation of the recommendations based on the actual situation in China, in order to improve the ability of primary child healthcare personnel in community medical institutions to early identify high-risk signals of cerebral palsy and conduct reasonable referral. This will help to achieve the early identification, early diagnosis, and early intervention to improve the prognosis of children with cerebral palsy.Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been widely used in chemotherapy for hematological malignancies, targeted therapy, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; however, there are still no available guidelines or consensus statements on the application of IVIG in pediatric hematological/neoplastic diseases at present in China and overseas. This consensus is developed based on the research advances in the application of IVIG in pediatric hematological/neoplastic diseases across the world and provides detailed recommendations for the clinical application of IVIG in pediatric hematological/neoplastic diseases and the prevention and treatment of related adverse reactions.Ethnic inequalities in the experiences and outcomes of severe mental illness are well established. These include a higher incidence of severe mental illnesses (psychoses), adverse pathways into and through care, including crisis care, police and criminal justice systems involvement, and care under the powers of the Mental Health Act. The situation persists despite awareness and is driven by a mixture of the social determinants of poor health, societal disadvantage and structural racism, as well as conflictual interactions with care systems, which themselves are configured in ways that sustain or deepen these inequalities. Although training and education are often proposed, this is not shown to have sustained effects. Clinical processes (interviewing/assessment/formulation/intervention) need to address systemic influences and improve the cultural precision with which care is delivered, organised and commissioned. We discuss clinical ethnography and present evidence of its value in addressing systemic as well as individual care needs for diverse communities.
The number of mental health-related 999 calls to emergency services has increased in recent years. However, emergency services staff have an unfavourable reputation when it comes to supporting people experiencing mental health problems.
To assess the levels of explicit and implicit mental health stigma among accident and emergency, ambulance and police staff, and draw comparisons with the general population. Additional analyses sought to identify which variables predict mental health stigma among emergency services staff.
A cross-sectional survey of 1837 participants, comprising four independent groups (accident and emergency, ambulance and police staff, and the general population).
Levels of mental health stigma across all four groups were lower than those reported in recent surveys of the general population by the 'Time to Change' campaign. Within this study, explicit levels of mental health stigma were lower among the general population compared with emergency services staff. There was no difference between emergency service professions, nor were there any between-group differences in terms of implicit mental health stigma.
