The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jul 2016
Specific Factors Influence Postconcussion Symptom Duration among Youth Referred to a Sports Concussion Clinic.
To identify the clinical factors that influence the duration of postconcussion symptoms among youth referred to a sports concussion clinic. ⋯ Several factors help to predict protracted postconcussion symptom durations among youth referred to a sports concussion clinic.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jul 2016
Reported Wandering Behavior among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability.
To characterize wandering, or elopement, among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. ⋯ This study affirms that wandering among children with ASD, regardless of intellectual disability status, is relatively common. However, wandering or becoming lost in the past year was also reported for many children with intellectual disability, indicating the need to broaden our understanding of this safety issue to other developmental disabilities.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Jun 2016
Development and Validation of the Neonatal Risk Estimate Score for Children Using Extracorporeal Respiratory Support.
To develop and validate the Neonatal Risk Estimate Score for Children Using Extracorporeal Respiratory Support, which estimates the risk of in-hospital death for neonates prior to receiving respiratory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. ⋯ Neonatal Risk Estimate Score for Children Using Extracorporeal Respiratory Support offers severity-of-illness adjustment for neonatal patients with respiratory failure receiving ECMO. This score may be used to adjust patient survival to assess hospital-level performance in ECMO-based care.