Mapping the Gaps: A Scoping Review of Virtual Care Solutions for Caregivers of Children with Chronic Illnesses by Nicole Pope, Kathyrn A. Birnie, Melanie Noel, Justine Dol, Danyu Li, Megan Macneil, Darrel Zientek, Victoria Surry, Jennifer N. Stinson

“…To address the complexities of pediatric chronic illnesses, including chronic pain, virtual care initiatives must prioritize family-centered, accessible, and equitable approaches. …”
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Effect of core stability exercises on upper limb reaching in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial by Nadia Hassan Abd-Elhameed, Heballah Mohammed Kamal, Mai Elsayed Abbass

“…Children were assigned into two groups at random (study group and control group). The pediatric reach test (PRT) was used to assess each child both before and after two consecutive months of therapy. …”
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists’ Experience on Relevance of Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Training and Clinical Practice: A Survey Study from Italy by Chiara Baglioni, Andrea Galbiati, Debora Meneo, Greta Cavadini, Francesca Gelfo, Francesco Mancini, Carlo Buonanno

“…The less familiar therapeutics were those for pediatric insomnia. Conclusions: The results of this study highlight scarce knowledge and consideration of sleep problems in CBT practice in Italy. …”
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Impact of generalized joint hypermobility on quality of life and physical activity in school-aged children: a longitudinal study by Oluwakemi A. Ituen, Christie D. Akwaowo, Gillian Ferguson, Jacques Duysens, Bouwien Smits-Engelsman

“…The children were administered the FACES pain scale, the child activity limitation interview, a physical activity questionnaire, and the pediatric quality of life inventory questionnaire. …”
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Platelet antibody production in children with congenital heart disease leading to coagulation dysfunction and reduced platelet function by ZHEN Zida, FU Xiaoyan, ZHANG Huimin, LIU Yu, MA Shuxuan

“…[Results] The positive rate of platelet antibody in children with congenital heart disease with no history of blood transfusion was 9.7% (341/3 504), higher than the overall positive rate of 6.6% (2 657/40 311) in the general pediatric population. The platelet antibodies in congenital heart disease cases with positive platelet antibodies were mainly autoantibodies. …”
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Chronic Isolated Fallopian Tube Torsion in a Sexually Inactive Adolescent Female Diagnosed Peroperatively by Yuhya Hirahara, Koichi Nagai, Kazunori Mukaida

“…Isolated fallopian tube torsion (IFTT) has rarely been confirmed in sexually inactive adolescents, and preoperative diagnosis of IFTT is difficult because of the absence of specific symptoms. Therefore, pediatric patients with IFTT tend to be misdiagnosed before the surgery. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report by Ana Armas-Vega, Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco, María Cristina Díaz-Segovia, David Alejandro Arroyo-Bonilla, María José Cabrera-Dávila, María Christel Zambrano-Bonilla, Ingrid Ordonez-Romero, Andrea Caiza-Rennella, Andrea Zambrano-Mendoza, Celia Ponce-Faula, Andrés Viteri-García

“…Several epidemiological studies have shown that it affects the oral health of the pediatric population, and the Galapagos population in Ecuador is no exception. …”
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Frequency and Treatment Outcome of Invasive Fungal Infections in Children with Hematological Malignancies by Rabiha Manzoor, Rabia Tariq, Awais Arshed, Qurat Ul Ain Ali, Ajaz Ahmed, Fozia Sayed Rasool

“…Methods: This cohort study was performed at the Department of Pediatric Oncology, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January 2022 to June 2023. …”
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Primary Outcomes of Accelerated Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in Progressive Keratoconus in Children: A 1-Year Prospective Study by Sherif A. Eissa, Nashwa Badr Eldin, Ashraf Ahmed Nossair, Wael Ahmed Ewais

“…To evaluate corneal transparency following accelerated collagen cross-linking (ACXL) in pediatric keratoconus. Design. A prospective interventional case series. …”
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Risk factors and metabolic control degree in diabetic patients older than 8 years by Antonio Masot Rangel, Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Iván Castillo Ledo, Silvia Janet Masot Torres, Laura Vazquez Pis, Iriam Rojas Díaz

“…The sample consisted of 74 patients over 8 years of age, taken from the universe of 103 pediatric patients diagnosed as diabetic in the province. …”
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Patient and parent satisfaction after surgical repair of concealed penis in children by Amr Mehrez, Osama El Gamal, Mohamed Adel Omar, Mohamed Elmaadawy, Salah Nagla

“…Adolescents and parents’ satisfaction were measured 3 months after concealed penis repair by 4 tools including a pre-validated questionnaire to evaluate outcome of the surgical treatment, the pediatric penile perception score for penile morphology, the patient’s global impressions of improvement scale, and rating the satisfaction with the final penile appearance by an expert independent urologist. …”
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Psychological care service for children and adolescents convalescing from COVID-19 in Villa Clara by Addys Pérez Fernández, Isaac Irán Cabrera Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Toledo Méndez, Ariadna Martínez Requeiro

“…Recognizing it implies the need for evaluation, monitoring and intervention, especially when it comes to infants who have suffered from the disease and require comprehensive pediatric care.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to implement a psychological care service for children and adolescents convalescent from COVID-19.…”
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Modern possibilities of sodium hyaluronate in tear substitutive therapy of patients with “dry eye” syndrome by V.V. Brzheskiy, V.Yu. Popov

“…Popov<br> <br> St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation<br> <br> At present, artificial tear preparations based on sodium hyaluronate account for 53.3% of the total of 45 tear substitutes registered in Russia, of which 72.7% are from 22 of their non-preservative forms. …”
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Caracterização das crianças com síndrome de Down concomitante ao hipotireoidismo congênito no estado de Mato Grosso, Região Central do Brasil, 2010–2021 by Camila Moraes Mello, Stela Maris Silvestrin

“…OBJECTIVE: Congenital hypothyroidism is a frequent disease in pediatric endocrinology, with a high prevalence among children with Down syndrome. …”
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Drivers of innovation value: simulation for new drug pricing evaluation based on system dynamics modelling by Qian Xing, Wendi Cheng, Wei Wang, Chunlin Jin, Haiyin Wang

“…It integrates various decision-making factors across dimensions such as value premium, marketability premium, pediatric premium, and SAKIGAKE premium, employing Vensim PLE software for simulation purposes.ResultsUnder the current policy framework, pharmaceutical innovation is on the rise, with significant policy effects observable after 5 years. …”
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Prevalence of acute kidney injury in Mexico; a systematic review and meta-analysis of pre-pandemic reports by Jose J. Zaragoza, Jonathan S. Chavez-Iñiguez, Armando Vazquez-Rangel

“…There is little available information regarding the characteristics and incidence of AKI in Latin America (LA), especially in Mexico.Objectives Systematically search the literature and perform a meta-analysis of the epidemiology of AKI in Mexico, to provide data on AKI and kidney replacement therapy (KRT) that would contribute to general knowledge in this matter.Methods We performed a systematic search for articles in pediatric and adult patients admitted to the general ward, Emergency Room or Intensive Care Unit published between January 1, 2000, and September 30, 2024. …”
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Evaluation of the Rubber Dam Use of Dentistry Students by Enes Mustafa Aşar

“…While the rate of those who never used a rubber dam was 82% in adult patients, it was 85% in pediatric patients. Despite this, 84% of the participants think that the use of rubber dam should be mandatory in vital endodontic treatments and 71% in non-vital endodontic treatments. …”
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A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Child with a Congenital Heart Disease by Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Ujjwal Laghu, Raju Poudel, Konosuke Morimoto, Koya Ariyoshi

“…Despite the treatment with lyposomal amphotericin B and flucytosine, she died on 9th day of admission in pediatric intensive care unit. It is necessary for global advocacy for need of availability of CrAg test in resource-limited regions. …”
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Restoration of Primary Anterior Teeth with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Post and Core: 3-Year Follow-Up Case Report by Salah Afraa, Hashim Raghad, Khalid Ayam, Hamid Aeshah

“…Retention of primary teeth is one of the challenges in pediatric dentistry. Restoration of primary decayed incisors is important for child medical, physical, and psychological conditions. …”
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Characterization of serum metabolome and respiratory microbiota in children with influenza A virus infection by Xinyi Shi, Shenghao Hua, Zeyuan Chen, Weiyi Cao, Mengqing Xiao, Wenlong Pei, Zhe Cao, Zhan Zhang, Haibing Yang, Haibing Yang, Xuejun Shao, Yu Xia, Yu Xia

“…This study revealed the characteristics of the respiratory microbiome and serum metabolites in pediatric patients with IAV, providing a new direction for exploring the pathogenesis of IAV in children.…”
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