Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine
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To evaluate the safety and feasibility of virtual reality (VR) exercise as a novel acute rehabilitation intervention in a Pediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) setting. ⋯ While the results of this pilot trial suggest that VR exercise may be safely applied in a subset of critically ill children, we observed several threats to its feasibility in this population.
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J Pediatr Rehabil Med · Jan 2013
Autonomic cardiovascular dysfunction and vitamin D deficiency in pediatric spinal cord injury.
The purpose of this manuscript is to present a general overview and preliminary results of pilot projects of two complications in pediatric spinal cord injury (SCI): autonomic cardiovascular dysfunction and vitamin D deficiency. ⋯ Because of the clinical significance of autonomic dysreflexia and orthostatic hypotension, baseline BP and HR need to be routinely assessed in youth with SCI. In view of the high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in youth with SCI and the risk of complications such as pathological fractures, serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol levels should be routinely monitored.