Month: <span>September 2025</span>
Month: September 2025

Efficacy and safety of risperidone and aripiprazole in reducing severity of irritability in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Brain Dev. 2025 Sep 25;47(5):104454. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2025.104454. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Both risperidone and aripiprazole are effective in reducing irritability severity in children …

Electroclinical biomarkers predicting EEG normalization and polytherapy needs in self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes

Brain Dev. 2025 Sep 25;47(5):104449. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2025.104449. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) is a well-known self-limited focal epilepsy …

Role of health literacy in neurosurgical outcomes among pediatric and adult patients: a systematic review of international studies and call to action

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Sep 26:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2025.5.PEDS25172. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Limited health literacy (HL) is associated with worse clinical outcomes across …

Effects of sex, injury, and docosahexaenoic acid in a preclinical porcine model of pediatric traumatic brain injury using novel serial collection of CSF, urine, and serum biomarkers

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Sep 26:1-7. doi: 10.3171/2025.6.PEDS2555. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of acquired neurological …

Utilizing artificial intelligence to increase the readability of patient education materials in pediatric neurosurgery

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Sep 26:1-6. doi: 10.3171/2025.5.PEDS25122. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT …

Perioperative complications associated with posterior fossa tumor resection: an observational study leveraging NSQIP Pediatric data

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Sep 26:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2025.5.PEDS24613. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The posterior fossa is the most common location for primary brain …