OcularAge: A Comparative Study of Iris and Periocular Images for Pediatric Age Estimation by Naveenkumar G. Venkataswamy, Poorna Ravi, Stephanie Schuckers, Masudul H. Imtiaz

“…Although most biometric age estimation studies have focused on facial features and adult subjects, pediatric-specific analysis, particularly of the iris and periocular regions, remains relatively unexplored. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Pediatric Cancers in Southern Ghana: A Retrospective Observational Study by Efiba Vidda Senkyire Kwarteng, Amma Aboagyewa Larbi, Nanatte Veronica Anderson, Sheriff Wahab, Yaa Gyamfua Oppong‐Mensah, Samuel Ato Andam‐Akorful, Alexander Kwarteng, Lawrence Osei‐Tutu, Gladys Acquah, Comfort Asoogo, Bernice Eklu, Paul Obeng, Barnabas Manlokiya, Ben Gyan, Vivian Paintsil

“…Aim This retrospective observational study aimed to investigate the spatial distribution dynamics of pediatric cancer cases diagnosed at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana. …”
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A study of Iraqi patients with homocysteine remethylation disorders in a tertiary pediatric centre by Mays R. Al-Tai, Adel A. Kareem, Nebal W. Saadi, Tawfig Ben Omran, Ban A. Abdul Majeed, Ibrahim F. Ibrahim, Lamia A. Alattar

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Comparative Study on the Durability of Stainless Steel Crowns vs. Zirconia Crowns for Pediatric Use by Umesh C. Chaudhary, Malay Singh, Divyanshu Srivastava, Shridevi Hugar, Vartika Singh, Nitin Singh, Miral Mehta, Dnyanesh Shul

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 100 pediatric patients aged 4–8 years were included in the study and randomly divided into two groups: SSC (n = 50) and ZC (n = 50). …”
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Performance of Pediatric Risk of Mortality IV in Brazilian PICUs: A Multicenter Prospective Study by Gustavo Rodrigues-Santos, MD, MSc, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa, MD, PhD, Fernanda Lima-Setta, MD, PhD, Pedro Henrique Nunes Costa Silami, MD, MSc, Mariana Barros Genuíno de Oliveira, PT, MSc, Jaqueline Rodrigues Robaina, PSYCH, PhD, José Colleti Júnior, MD, PhD, Felipe Rezende Caino de Oliveira, Luís Fernando Andrade de Carvalho, MD, MSc, Mariana Digiovanni, MD, MSc, Ana Paula Novaes Bellinat, MD, Thiago Peres da Silva, MD, Taisa Roberta Ramos Nantes de Castilho, MD, Simone Camera Gregory, MD, Ana Carolina Cabral Pinheiro Scarlato, MD, Paula Marins Riveiro, MD, José Oliva Proença Filho, MD, Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha, MD, PhD, Maria Clara de Magalhães-Barbosa, MD, PhD, Claudia de Souza Lopes, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Brazilian Research Network in Pediatric Intensive Care (BRnet-PIC), Lenira Medeiros de Morais Daibes Rachid, Igor Bromonschenkel Brandão, Lucas Pulcheri, Thaís de Mello Cesar Bernardi, José Carlos Fernandes, Luiz Aurelio de Oliveira, Evane Cordeiro Franco, Cibele Cristina Manzoni Ribeiro Borsett, Roberto Sapolnik, Diogo Pedroso, Thallys Ramalho Suzart Alves, Alessandra Geisler Daud Lopes, Letícia Alves Andrade Albuquerque, Lara de Araújo Torreão, Márcio Miranda Brito, Carolina Friedrich Amoretti, Graziela de Araújo Costa, Jurema Amancio Mascarenhas, Wendell Paiva Vita

“…This is the first Brazilian study evaluating the performance of Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) IV and the first to use the calibration belt technique. …”
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Tolerability of Palmitoylethanolamide in a Pediatric Population Suffering from Migraine: A Pilot Study by Laura Papetti, Giorgia Sforza, Giulia Tullo, Pierfrancesco Alaimo di Loro, Romina Moavero, Fabiana Ursitti, Michela Ada Noris Ferilli, Samuela Tarantino, Federico Vigevano, Massimiliano Valeriani

“…Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is emerging as a new therapeutic approach in pain and inflammatory conditions, and it has been evaluated in studies on various painful diseases. The aim of this open-label study was to evaluate the efficacy of ultramicronized PEA (umPEA) in the prophylactic treatment of migraine. …”
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Dengue severity by serotype and immune status in 19 years of pediatric clinical studies in Nicaragua. by Federico Narvaez, Carlos Montenegro, Jose G Juarez, José Victor Zambrana, Karla Gonzalez, Elsa Videa, Sonia Arguello, Fanny Barrios, Sergio Ojeda, Miguel Plazaola, Nery Sanchez, Daniel Camprubí-Ferrer, Guillermina Kuan, Gabriela Paz Bailey, Eva Harris, Angel Balmaseda

“…<h4>Background</h4>Dengue virus, a major global health threat, consists of four serotypes (DENV1-4) that cause a range of clinical manifestations from mild to severe and potentially fatal disease.<h4>Methods</h4>This study, based on 19 years of data from the Pediatric Dengue Cohort Study and Pediatric Dengue Hospital-based Study in Managua, Nicaragua, investigates the relationship of serotype and immune status with dengue severity. …”
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USG and CBCT indications in pediatric to adult dental patients: a university hospital study by Gülay Altan Şallı, Mehmet Feryüz Öksüz, Taha Emre Köse, Dilara Nil Günaçar, Muhammed Enes Naralan

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Evaluation of referral documentation in pediatrics emergency transfers: A cross-sectional observational study by Nitika Agrawal, Rakesh Kumar, Savita Pandey, Alpa Gupta, Kunal Das, Ashish Simalti

“…There is a need to improve pediatric referral documentation and transfer services.…”
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Study of Feasibility and Safety of Higher-Dose Dexmedetomidine in Special Outpatient Examination of Pediatric Ophthalmology by Chaoqiao Chen, Minji You, ZhangLiang Li, Li Nie, Yune Zhao, Gang Chen

“…Methods. 100 cases of children were recruited in the study and randomly equally divided into two groups. …”
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Corrigendum to “Fibrinogen as a Prognostic Predictor in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis: A Database Study” by Xiaomeng Tang, Lujing Shao, Jiaying Dou, Yiping Zhou, Min Chen, Yun Cui, Yucai Zhang, Chunxia Wang

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Hereditary spastic paraplegia: a clinical and epidemiological study of a Brazilian pediatric population by Roberta Paiva Magalhães Ortega, Sérgio Rosemberg

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Pediatric and adolescent chronic myeloid leukemia: A follow-up study in Western India by Sangita A. Vanik, Dhaval Jetly, Biren Parikh, Karthik Dhandapani, Rukmini Bezbaruah

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 44 Breakpoint Cluster Region-Abelson leukemia virus (BCR-ABL1)-positive pediatric and adolescent CML cases registered at our hospital was done. …”
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Three-year study of health care-associated infections in a Turkish pediatric ward by Canan Kuzdan, Ahmet Soysal, Gulcan Çulha, Gulsen Altinkanat, Guner Soyletir, Mustafa Bakir

“…As information on the epidemiology of HCAIs in pediatric patientsinTurkey is limited, we decided to study the annual incidence and antibiotic resistance patterns in our pediatric ward at Marmara University Hospital. …”
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InfoKids+: A Validation Study of a Pediatric Acuity Risk Stratification Algorithm by Carl A. Starvaggi, MD, Sophie Affentranger, MMed, Noelie Lengeler, MMed, Johan N. Siebert, MD, Annick Galetto-Lacour, MD, Rainer Tan, PhD, Manon Jaboyedoff, MD, Claudia E. Kuehni, MD, Mary-Anne Hartley, PhD, Kristina Keitel, PhD

“…Participants and Methods: We conducted a prospective validation study in a Swiss university hospital pediatric emergency department to assess the performance of a pediatric acuity eRSA, InfoKids+, on the basis of a well-established parental guidance application, InfoKids. …”
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New Perspectives of Underlying Cardiomyopathy in Pediatric SMA Patients—An Age Matched Control Study by Georgiana Nicolae, Andrei Capitanescu, Madalina Cristina Leanca, Elena Neagu, Daniela Vasile, Cristina Filip, Eliza Cinteza, Amelia Aria, Bianka Maria Pavlov, Gabriela Uscoiu, Cristiana Ioana Raita, Andrada Mirea

“…Emerging evidence suggests it also involves multiple organs, including potential cardiac manifestations. This study aimed to evaluate cardiac abnormalities in pediatric SMA patients compared to age-matched healthy controls, providing insight into underlying cardiomyopathy in this population. …”
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Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment and Wearable Activity Tracking in Pediatric Depression: Cohort Study by Jimena Unzueta Saavedra, Emma A Deaso, Margot Austin, Laura Cadavid, Rachel Kraff, Emma E M Knowles

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Quality of life among pediatric and adolescent patients with migraine: A cross-sectional study by Ahmed K. Bamaga, Lama Alqarni, Mariya Ibrahim Alrefaei, Hind Zayed Aljedani, Khlod Ahmad Ywsef, Hadeel Hamzah Yaseen, Kholood Rasdwi, Yosra Khalil Alhuzaifi

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at several specialized pediatric neurology clinics between 2020 and 2023. …”
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Pediatric endophthalmitis-associated penetrating ocular trauma: A single-center retrospective study by Alireza Dehghani, Heshmatollah Ghanbari, Mohammadreza Akhlaghi, Farzan Kianersi, Farhad Fazel, Samin NabaviNejhad, Iman Mohammadbeigy, Mohsen Pourazizi

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Determinants of Cerebral Palsy in Pediatric Patients in Northern Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Study by Peter E. Ekanem, Anne C. K. Nyaga, Niguse Tsegay, Haftamu Ebuy, Elizabeth A. Imbusi, Regina Ekanem, Nissi Peter

“…An unmatched case-control study was conducted among 50 pediatric cerebral palsy patients and 100 controls, pediatric patients without cerebral palsy or other motor or central nervous system illnesses, attending Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia. …”
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