Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Minor head trauma is frequent among infants and leads to numerous visits to emergency departments for neurological assessment to evaluate the value of cerebral CT scan with the risk for traumatic brain injuries (TBI). ⋯ As no validated predictive score exists and pending the contribution of the S-100B protein assay, the identification of infants at high risk for TBI and justifying neuroimaging is based on the search for predisposing factors and circumstances.
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The supply and the demand for sleep recording in children are increasing. With no lower age limit, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome can be diagnosed in a lab run by a staff trained in conducting and interpreting children's sleep traces recorded with an adapted material. Whichever the criteria used to quote respiratory events, a relevant diagnosis is performed using both clinical presentation and results of sleep traces.