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Unveiling the Integral Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Comprehensive Evaluation and Diagnosis of Spinal Dysraphism

Cureus. 2024 May 24;16(5):e60972. doi: 10.7759/cureus.60972. eCollection 2024 May. ABSTRACT Background Spinal dysraphism, characterized by incomplete closure of neural and bone spinal structures, manifests as …

Paediatrics

Inadvertent Arterial Placement of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter in an Infant With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report

Cureus. 2024 May 25;16(5):e61053. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61053. eCollection 2024 May. ABSTRACT Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement under real-time ultrasound guidance has emerged as a favorable …

Paediatrics

A Novel Variant in the DIAPH1 Gene Causing Macrothrombocytopenia and Non-syndromic Hearing Loss in a Pediatric Saudi Girl

Cureus. 2024 May 25;16(5):e61044. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61044. eCollection 2024 May. ABSTRACT Macrothrompocytopenia (MTP) is a rare group of hereditary disorders that lead to impaired hemostasis. Macrothrompocytopenia …

Child And Adolescent Mental Health

Hypoxaemia and risk of death among children: rethinking oxygen saturation, risk-stratification, and the role of pulse oximetry in primary care

Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jun 21:S2214-109X(24)00209-2. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00209-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Pulse oximeters are essential for assessing blood oxygen levels in emergency departments, …

Neonatal Medicine

Tracheomalacia and tracheomegaly in infants and children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia managed with and without fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO): a multicentre, retrospective cohort study

Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Jun 21:S2352-4642(24)00109-3. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00109-3. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Temporary fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) promotes lung growth and …

Neonatal Medicine

Altered thalamocortical tract trajectory growth with undisrupted thalamic parcellation pattern in human lissencephaly brain at mid-gestational stage

Neurobiol Dis. 2024 Jun 22:106577. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106577. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Proper topographically organized neural connections between the thalamus and the cerebral cortex are …

Neonatal Medicine

Risk of adverse pregnancy, delivery and neonatal outcomes associated with bipolar disorder and prenatal use of mood stabilizers: A population-based cohort study

Psychiatry Res. 2024 Jun 21;339:116050. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116050. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Previous research examining bipolar-disorder (BD) and pregnancy/neonatal outcomes yielded mixed results, were mostly …