Selected Abstracts of the 8th World Summit on Pediatrics; Madrid (Spain); October 3-6, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…WHEN A FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGIC DIS­ORDER OVERLAPS WITH AN UNCOMMON ADVERSE DRUG REACTION: A CHALLENGING DIAGNOSIS • M. …”
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Octodon degus laboratory colony management principles and methods for behavioral analysis for Alzheimer’s disease neuroscience research by B. Maximiliano Garduño, Todd C. Holmes, Todd C. Holmes, Robert M. J. Deacon, Xiangmin Xu, Xiangmin Xu, Xiangmin Xu, Patricia Cogram, Patricia Cogram

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A rare case of adult-onset vanishing white matter leukoencephalopathy with movement disorder, expressing homozygous EIF2B3 and PRKN pathogenic variants by Bashar Kamal Ali Douden, Yazan Mohammad Abdullah Abufara, Mahmood Fayez Ali Aldrabeeh, Naela Ramadan Mohammad Tell, Ismail Abudaya

“…This example underscores the importance of more VWML research, particularly in Palestine, where studies on neurological disorders are limited. These findings underscore the importance of enhancing the region’s diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities.…”
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Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by Veronica Guadagni, Marco Sarà, Massimiliano Conson, Antonio Carolei, Simona Sacco, Silvia Vadini, Caterina Pistarini, Arcangelo Barbonetti, Giuseppe Iaria, Francesca Pistoia

“…Empathy has been previously investigated in several neurological disorders. Objective. This study is aimed at investigating empathy in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). …”
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Neonatal morbidity after fetal exposure to antipsychotics: a national register-based study by Karin Kallen, Lisa Forsberg, Essi Heinonen, Katarina Wide, Ulrika Nörby

“…The highest relative risks were seen for withdrawal symptoms (aRR: 17.7; 95% CI: 9.6 to 32.6), neurological disorders (aRR: 3.4; 95% CI: 2.4 to 5.7) and persistent pulmonary hypertension (aRR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.4 to 3.1) when compared with unexposed infants. …”
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Analysis of Social Performance and Action Units During Social Skills Training: Focus Group Study of Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia by Hiroki Tanaka, Kana Miyamoto, Jennifer Hamet Bagnou, Elise Prigent, Céline Clavel, Jean-Claude Martin, Satoshi Nakamura

“…Quantifying the degree of difficulty faced in social communication is necessary for understanding developmental and neurological disorders and for creating systems used in automatic symptom screening and assistive methods such as social skills training (SST). …”
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Relationship between social support, functional outcomes and health-related quality of life in working-aged adults at three months after ischemic stroke: results from the FRAILTY s... by Elena Gurková, Daniela Bartoníčková, Daniel Šaňák, Šárka Šaňáková, Jana Zapletalová, Lenka Štureková

“…HRQoL (using the Stroke Impact Scale, Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders), social support (using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support), functional outcomes (using a modified Rankin Scale—mRS), and post-stroke psychosocial symptoms were assessed three months after IS. …”
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Exploring the association between statins use or HMG-CoA reductase inhibition and migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hamdy A. Makhlouf, Amr K. Hassan, Nereen A. Almosilhy, Ahmed S.A. Osman, Shrouk Ramadan, Moaz Elsayed Abouelmagd

“…Conclusions Statins, already well-established for cardiovascular benefits, emerge as a promising dual-purpose therapy for many neurological disorders. The association between the HMGCR gene and increased migraine risk, coupled with the possible efficacy of statins in reducing migraine frequency, may open new avenues for migraine prophylaxis. …”
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Epilepsy Treatment Outcome and Its Predictors among Ambulatory Patients with Epilepsy at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Ameha Zewudie, Yitagesu Mamo, Desalegn Feyissa, Mohammed Yimam, Gosaye Mekonen, Ahmed Abdela

“…Epilepsy is among the most common neurological disorders which is highly treatable with currently available antiepileptic drugs at a reasonable price. …”
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Novel Poly-Arginine Peptide R18D Reduces α-Synuclein Aggregation and Uptake of α-Synuclein Seeds in Cortical Neurons by Emma C. Robinson, Anastazja M. Gorecki, Samuel R. Pesce, Vaishali Bagda, Ryan S. Anderton, Bruno P. Meloni

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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with acute myocardial infarction: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Xin Su, Yujing Zhou, Jie Chang, Xin Zhao, Haiyu Li, Haiqiang Sang

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Community perspectives regarding brain-computer interfaces: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults in the UK. by Austen El-Osta, Mahmoud Al Ammouri, Shujhat Khan, Sami Altalib, Manisha Karki, Eva Riboli-Sasco, Azeem Majeed

“…This technology has the potential to significantly improve the lives of individuals with neurological disorders by providing innovative solutions for rehabilitation, communication and personal autonomy. …”
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Longitudinal association of thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin levels with clinical characteristics in thyroid eye disease by Kyung In Woo, Suk-Woo Yang, Jeong Kyu Lee, Sang In Khwarg, Jin Sook Yoon, Sehyun Baek, Jae Wook Yang, JaeSang Ko, Koung Hoon Kook, Sang Duck Kim, Jun Hyuk Son, Helen Lew, Sung Bok Lee, Jae Woo Jang, Hee Young Choi, Mi Jung Chi

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Age-associated microglial transcriptome leads to diminished immunogenicity and dysregulation of MCT4 and P2RY12/P2RY13 related functions by Martin Škandík, Lara Friess, Guillermo Vázquez-Cabrera, Lily Keane, Kathleen Grabert, Mireia Cruz De los Santos, Mercedes Posada-Pérez, Austeja Baleviciute, Mathilde Cheray, Bertrand Joseph

“…This comprehensive approach offers potential insights for understanding and potentially reprogramming aged microglia, with implications for combating age-related neurological disorders.…”
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Neuroinflammation mediates the progression of neonate hypoxia-ischemia brain damage to Alzheimer’s disease: a bioinformatics and experimental study by Shengjie Zhang, Ruqiu Zhang, Zhaoqin Chen, Zihan Shao, An Li, Fan Li, Fang Huang

“…However, the shared pathogenesis of patients affected with both neurological disorders has not been fully elucidated.PurposeWe here aim to identify the shared molecular signatures between nHIBD and AD. …”
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Marigold: a machine learning-based web app for zebrafish pose tracking by Gregory Teicher, R. Madison Riffe, Wayne Barnaby, Gabrielle Martin, Benjamin E. Clayton, Josef G. Trapani, Gerald B. Downes

“…Abstract Background High-throughput behavioral analysis is important for drug discovery, toxicological studies, and the modeling of neurological disorders such as autism and epilepsy. Zebrafish embryos and larvae are ideal for such applications because they are spawned in large clutches, develop rapidly, feature a relatively simple nervous system, and have orthologs to many human disease genes. …”
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Research Progress of Nerve Mobilization in Basic and Clinical Rehabilitation by Shuo LUAN, Quanshou LING, Miaoshang ZENG, Anni LIN, Yingping JIANG

“…Despite of insufficient evidence, the NM is proved to be used in the prevention, assessment and treatment of neurological disorders, including stroke, traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's disease. …”
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Bioinformatics-Based Exploration of the Ability of Ginkgetin to Alleviate the Senescence of Cardiomyocytes After Myocardial Infarction and Its Cardioprotective Effects by Li H, Wei D, Cao H, Han Y, Li L, Liu Y, Qi J, Wu X, Zhang Z

“…Ginkgo biloba extract is extensively used to treat neurological disorders and peripheral vascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the protective effects and mechanisms of ginkgetin on postinfarction cardiomyocytes through bioinformatics and experimental validation.Methods: Bioinformatics analysis was performed to predict the underlying biological mechanisms of ginkgetin in the treatment of MI. …”
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Dutch Validation of the Self-Evaluation of Negative Symptoms Scale (SNS) by Tim van Brouwershaven, Anika Poppe, Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborg, André Aleman, Nynke Boonstra, Shiral Gangadin, Sonia Dollfus, Wim Veling, Stynke Castelein, Jan Alexander de Vos, Edith Liemburg, PHAMOUS-researchers, Lisette van der Meer

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Transformers for Neuroimage Segmentation: Scoping Review by Maya Iratni, Amira Abdullah, Mariam Aldhaheri, Omar Elharrouss, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Zahiriddin Rustamov, Nazar Zaki, Rafat Damseh

“…Continuing development may make transformers the state-of-the-art for fast, accurate, and reliable brain magnetic resonance imaging segmentation, which could lead to improved clinical tools for diagnosing and evaluating neurological disorders.…”
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