Plasma Clusterin Concentrations May Predict Resistance to Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Patients with Kawasaki Disease by Mei-Chen Ou-Yang, Ho-Chang Kuo, I-Chun Lin, Jiunn-Ming Sheen, Fu-Chen Huang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Ying-Hsien Huang, Ying-Jui Lin, Hong-Ren Yu

“…Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile vasculitic syndrome of early childhood often complicated by coronary artery lesion that drastically reduces the quality of life. …”
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Human–nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: A comparative cross‐sectional study in France and Colombia by Gladys Barragan‐Jason, Maxime Cauchoix, Paula A. Diaz‐Valencia, Arielle Syssau‐Vaccarella, Solène Hemet, Camilo Cardozo, Suzanne M. Skevington, Philipp Heeb, Camille Parmesan

“…Analyses revealed an age‐related pattern of human–nature connectedness with a significant decline from childhood to the mid‐teens in both countries. Overall, Colombian participants have a higher human–nature connectedness than French participants and individuals' human–nature connectedness was negatively linked to the urbanisation's indices in both countries. …”
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Burden of brain and other central nervous system cancer in China, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of observational data from the global burden of disease study 2019 by Peng Yin, Maigeng Zhou, Fan Zhang, E Wang, Xinran Hou, Zongbin Song, Zhuoyi Liu, Wenyong Long, Zheng Long, Maoen Zhu

“…The burden of CNS cancer showed no significant differences between men and women, but was more pronounced in early childhood and old adulthood. The ASRs of incidence and prevalence were higher in high-income provinces, confirmed by the positive correlation with Sociodemographic Index (SDI), with correlation coefficient r of 0.322 and 0.767, respectively (both p<0.0001). …”
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Early-life famine exposure and subsequent risk of chronic diseases in later adulthood: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Rui Zhao, Qi Zheng, Le-qin Chen

“…Compared to the unexposed group, rural residents who experienced famine exposure in their early life are at a higher risk of developing multimorbidity by about 1.5 times in adulthood.ConclusionExperiencing famine in early childhood increases susceptibility to developing chronic diseases in later adulthood, with the risk of diabetes, stroke, and kidney disease nearly doubling. …”
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Acute Bronchiolitis To Pediatric Inpatient Clinic In Patients Under 2 Years Old, Installed with Diagnosis Investigation of the Relationship of Bronchiolitis and Asthma by Selin Kuzucu, İpek Türktaş, Tuğba Bedir Demirdağ, Meltem Polat, Hasan Tezer, Anıl Tapısız, Nazmi Mutlu Karakaş, Ayşe Tana Aslan, Hakan Tüzün

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Effect of Auditory Integration Training on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Auditory Attention Disorder by HUANG Qijun, ZHOU Kun, LIU Zhenhuan, YANG Jie

“…Before and after treatment, the missing number method was used to evaluate the auditory attention Gesell child development scale was used to evaluate the language and social communication skills; Psycho educational profile-3 (PEP-3) was used to evaluate the communication and behavior skills; Childhood autism rating scale (CARS) and autism behavior checklist (ABC) were used to evaluate the typical symptoms of autism.Results1) Auditory attention: compared with that before treatment, the scores of the auditory attention of both groups significantly increased after treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Perfil clínico-epidemiológico de pacientes oncológicos internados em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica by Ana Paula Silva e Silva, Larissa da Silva Baltazar, Antônio Felipe Silva Carvalho, Luna Mayra da Silva e Silva, Danielle França Furtado, Nilviane Pires Silva, Talison Taylon Diniz Ferreira, José Antônio Costa Leite

“…Results: The predominant types of childhood cancers were tumors of the central nervous system (77.5% of medical records). …”
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Prevalence, incidence and determinants of QuantiFERONTM positivity in South African schoolchildren by J. Stewart, N. Walker, K. Jennings, C. Delport, J Nuttall, A.K. Coussens, R Dyers, D.A. Jolliffe, J.C.Y. Tang, W.D. Fraser, R.J. Wilkinson, L.-G. Bekker, A.R. Martineau, K. Middelkoop

“…We describe prevalence, incidence and risk factors associated with childhood TB infection in Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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Expert Consensus on the Management of Acute Otitis Media in India: A Delphi Study by Tanu Singhal, Shyam Kukreja, Jaydeep Choudhury, Vijay Yewale, Balasubramanian Sundaram, Jagdish Chinnappa, Suhas Prabhu, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Camilla Rodrigues, Vidya Krishna, Winsley Rose, Samir Bhargava

“…Aim and background: Acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME) are common childhood ear infections. The changing epidemiological landscape in India and growing concerns about antimicrobial resistance underscore the need for evidence-based, updated guidance on management. …”
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Differences and analogies in thyroid cancer discovered incidentally or by thyroid-related screening: a multicenter study by Laura Croce, Rosaria Maddalena Ruggeri, Camilla Virili, Carlo Cappelli, Marsida Teliti, Pietro Costa, Spyridon Chytiris, Antonio Nicocia, Francesca Coperchini, Maria Flavia Bagaglini, Flavia Magri, Alfredo Campennì, Mario Rotondi

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Identifying strokes in Nigerian children with sickle cell disease as part of clinical trials: training curriculum for healthcare professionals in low-income settings by Djamila L. Ghafuri, Halima Bello-Manga, Fenella J. Kirkham, Mariana Ciobanu, Edwin Trevathan, Edwin Trevathan, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Michael R. DeBaun, Lori C. Jordan

“…IntroductionNigeria has the highest proportion of children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) globally; without transcranial Doppler screening and ongoing treatment (regular blood transfusions or hydroxyurea therapy), 10% will have a stroke in childhood. In low-resource settings, training to recognize and prevent strokes in children with SCA is vital. …”
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Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…LANGUAGE DEFICIENCIES IN CHILDHOOD – INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES • S.L. Burlea, G. …”
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Home-Based Intervention Tool for Cardiac Telerehabilitation: Protocol for a Controlled Trial by Francesca Mastorci, Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri, Lamia Ait-Ali, Paolo Marcheschi, Paola Quadrelli, Massimiliano Mariani, Rafik Margaryan, Wanda Pennè, Marco Savino, Giuseppe Prencipe, Alina Sirbu, Paolo Ferragina, Corrado Priami, Alessandro Tommasi, Cesare Zavattari, Pierluigi Festa, Stefano Dalmiani, Alessandro Pingitore

“…However, approximately 20% of these patients will require surgery in adulthood and 40% of these cases will necessitate reintervention for residual defects or sequelae of childhood surgery. In this field, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in the postsurgical phase has an important impact on the patient by improving psychophysical and clinical recovery in reducing fatigue and dyspnea to ultimately increase survival. …”
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Penerapan Animasi 3D pada Media Pembelajaran Mengenal Huruf Vocal untuk Anak 2-4 Tahun by Riens Pratama, Riana Defi Mahadji Putri

“…Abstract The recognition of vowels for early childhood needs to be introduced early because the vowels function to string the letters of the consonant groups that are used as words. …”
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Exploring under-five child malnutrition in Bangladesh: Analysis using the Extended Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (ECIEF) by Farzana Akhter Bornee, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Badrun Naher Siddique, Baki Billah, Farjana Akter, Md Nazmul Karim

“…Mothers with no formal education (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.51, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.10), underweight mother (AOR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.83), poorest socio-economic status (AOR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.64, 2.81), children age 24-35 months of age (AOR: 2.37, 95% CI: 1.97, 2.85), and fourth and above birth order children (AOR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.16, 1.72) were identified key factors associated with childhood malnutrition while adjusting community and household level variations. …”
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Distribution of air quality health benefits of medium and heavy-duty electrification policies in New York City by Brian Naess, Jonathan Buonocore, Veronica Southerland, Muskaan Khemani, Catherine Seppanen, Ananya Roy, Frederica Perera, Kaitlyn E Coomes, Rick Rykowski, Saravanan Arunachalam

“…We find that electrification of MHDVs would have substantial air pollution and health benefits for NYC, with full on-road electrification of MHDVs saving $2.4 billion in health costs in 2040, including the prevention of 248 deaths and 173 childhood asthma emergency departments visits. We find that NO _2 benefits contributed between 85% and 97% of the total health benefits, emphasizing its importance for on-road health studies. …”
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Clinical follow-up of 2 families with glomerulopathy caused by COQ8B gene variants and literature review by Lei Zhang, Gentzon Hall, Peitong Han, Chunzhen Li, Jieyuan Cui

“…COQ8B-related glomerulopathy is a recently recognized glomerular disease that most often presents as steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) in childhood. The disease often progresses to kidney failure and the renal histopathology is most commonly focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).MethodsFour SRNS cases (2 females and 2 males) from 2 unrelated families who were followed clinically for nearly 3 years. …”
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Efficacy of cartilage-targeted IGF-1 in a mouse model of growth hormone insensitivity by Krishma Tailor, Krishma Tailor, Janine van Ree, Timothy Stowe, Brit Ventura, Connor Sisk, Joanna Courtis, Anna Camp, Fatima Elzamzami, Jan van Deursen, Robert O’Brien, Jeffrey Baron, Julian C. Lui

“…Taken together, our findings provide further evidence that cartilage-targeted therapy could provide new pharmacological approaches for the treatment of childhood growth disorders, such as GH-insensitivity syndrome.…”
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Case report: Novel ACTN4 variant of uncertain significance in a pediatric case of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome requesting kidney transplantation by Ignacio Alarcón, Carolina Peralta, Francisco Cammarata-Scalisi, Maykol Araya Castillo, Francisco Cano, Francisco Cano, Angélica Rojo, María Luisa Ceballos, María Luisa Ceballos, Paola Krall, Paola Krall

“…One-third of SRNS-FSGS cases are attributed to a genetic cause ultimately leading to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) during childhood or adulthood. ACTN4 variants, although rare, typically manifest in early adulthood as SRNS-FSGS with autosomal dominant inheritance pattern and are associated with variable progression toward ESKD.Case–diagnosis/treatmentA 10-year-old Chilean male patient, born to a complicated pregnancy without any history of prenatal care, was incidentally found to have mild proteinuria during pre-surgery analysis. …”
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C-reactive protein testing in primary care and antibiotic use in children with acute respiratory tract infections in Kyrgyzstan: an open-label, individually randomised, controlled... by Elvira Isaeva, Joakim Bloch, Azamat Akylbekov, Robert L. Skov, Anja Poulsen, Jørgen A.L. Kurtzhals, Susanne Reventlow, Nandini Sreenivasan, Maamed Mademilov, Volkert D. Siersma, Talant Sooronbaev, Jesper Kjærgaard, Rune M. Aabenhus

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