Pediatric Neurology News

Data from two large studies in Canada and the United States suggest that concussions do not impact the intelligence or IQ scores of children in the months after their injury, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

AUSTIN, Texas – Children and adolescents diagnosed with anxiety, depression or both had greater headache-related disability compared with those without, according to a poster presented at the American Headache Society annual meeting.

AUSTIN, Texas — Treatment with IV ketamine for pediatric refractory headache resulted in a 50% reduction in pain at discharge, with nearly two-thirds of patients not requiring rescue care within 1 month, according to a poster presentation.

AUSTIN, Texas — Treatment with candesartan led to significant reduction in mean monthly headache days and headache intensity in adolescents with high baseline migraine frequency, according to a poster presented here.

The FDA has approved Elevidys, a recombinant gene therapy for pediatric patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and confirmed gene mutation who do not have a pre-existing medical reason preventing treatment.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center was ranked No. 1 on the U.S. News & World Report’s list of best children’s hospitals for the first time.

AUSTIN, Texas — Significant improvement was reported in children who have follow-up visits to a headache clinic, although Black patients and patients on Medicaid were less likely to complete these visits, according to data presented here.

According to published results, adolescent football players may exhibit impairments in oculomotor functions and several blood biomarkers associated with subconcussive head impacts.

In this video, Jason James Howard, MD, discussed results that showed an association between deformed femoral head shape in children with cerebral palsy and the development of osteoarthritis.

INDIANAPOLIS — Compared with siblings, survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for sleep concerns up to 30 years after diagnosis, according to a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.