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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Health Care Providers’ Perspectives of Clinical Decision Support Tools for Pediatric Sepsis in Bangladesh: Qualitative Study

JMIR Form Res. 2025 Sep 26;9:e73451. doi: 10.2196/73451. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sepsis, a life-threatening condition resulting from a dysregulated immune response to infection, disproportionately affects children …

Changes in rural China’s caregiver outcomes, behaviours, and health services utilisation following the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study

J Glob Health. 2025 Sep 26;15:04203. doi: 10.7189/jogh.15.04203. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Under-resourced communities in rural China have long faced limitations in accessing and utilising caregiver and …