paediatrics
paediatrics

A child with unilateral abducens nerve palsy and neurovascular compression in Chiari malformation type 1 resolved with posterior fossa decompression: illustrative case

J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 May 6;7(19):CASE23539. doi: 10.3171/CASE23539. Print 2024 May 6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Unilateral cranial nerve (CN) VI, or abducens nerve, palsy is …

Spontaneous and Treatment-Related Changes of Serum Calcitonin in Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Long-Term Experience in a Patient With Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B

JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 May;8:e2300675. doi: 10.1200/PO.23.00675. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in MEN2B syndrome is associated with germline RET mutation. Patients harboring de …

Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Severe Community-Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004385. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Although children most frequently suffer from milder forms of community-acquired Clostridium …

The Changing Landscape of Respiratory Viruses Contributing to Hospitalizations in Quebec, Canada: Results From an Active Hospital-Based Surveillance Study

JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2024 May 6;10:e40792. doi: 10.2196/40792. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: A comprehensive description of the combined effect of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory viruses other than …