Paediatrics
Paediatrics

Understanding posterior drooling in children and young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities: a parental perspective

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Oct 9;25(1):789. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06039-z. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Saliva control problems in children and young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities are classified as anterior drooling …

Systematic review and standardized comparison of health-related quality-of-life instruments available for patients with oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer

BMC Oral Health. 2025 Oct 9;25(1):1584. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-06984-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To identify HRQoL instruments available for oral cavity cancer (OCC) or oropharyngeal cancer (OC) patients …

Beyond the Diagnosis: Evaluation of Quality-of-Life Measures in Representing the Clinical Characteristics of SLC6A1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Pediatr Neurol. 2025 Sep 15;173:98-106. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.09.005. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: SLC6A1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (SLC6A1-NDD) is one of the most common monogenic disorders …

Investigation of DNA damage response genes validates the role of DNA repair in pediatric cancer risk and identifies SMARCAL1 as novel osteosarcoma predisposition gene

J Clin Oncol. 2025 Oct 9:101200JCO2501114. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-01114. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Recent studies reveal that 5-18% of children with cancer harbor pathogenic …

Efficacy of emapalumab in treating 3 pediatric patients with epstein-barr virus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis complicated by multiple organ dysfunction

Ann Med. 2025 Dec;57(1):2569991. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2025.2569991. Epub 2025 Oct 9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic lympho-histiocytosis (EBV-HLH) is common among HLH in paediatric …