Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pediatrics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • November 3, 2017
This case series presents the cardiovascular profile of three adolescent patients with chronic SCI, ages 14–16, following 2 or 3 days of 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM). The ABPM findin...
KEY FINDING: The ABPM findings indicate significant variation in 24-h cardiovascular hemodynamics among adolescents with SCI.
BMC Pediatrics, 2018 • March 26, 2018
This case report highlights a rare presentation of a germ cell tumor (GCT) in the posterior mediastinum of a child, leading to spinal cord compression and paraparesis. The child was treated with a com...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with progressive back pain, leg weakness, and was found to have a large mass in the posterior mediastinum compressing the spinal cord.
BMJ Case Rep, 2018 • May 20, 2018
A 4-year-old girl with no significant medical or family history presented with toe walking, leg pain, unsteady gait and frequent falls for 2 months. MRI cervical and thoracic spine showed a large intr...
KEY FINDING: Toe walking, when accompanied by leg pain, unsteady gait, and frequent falls, can be indicative of serious underlying neurological conditions such as spinal tumors.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2018 • July 1, 2018
This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Capabilities of Upper Extremity Test (CUE-T) in children with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The CUE-T scores demonstrated strong test-rete...
KEY FINDING: The CUE-T scores showed strong test-retest reliability, meaning the test gave consistent results when administered multiple times.
Pediatr Pulmonol., 2019 • March 1, 2019
This retrospective review aimed to determine the utility of polysomnography (PSG) in influencing the decision to decannulate pediatric patients with brain and spinal cord injuries. The study found tha...
KEY FINDING: Lower obstructive apnea hypopnea index (AHI), respiratory disturbance index (RDI), and peak end tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on PSG were associated with successful decannulation.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This study challenges the assumption that spinal cord injuries (SCI) must occur in the same location as the spinal column injury, a concept called "locality," which led to the SCIWORA hypothesis. The ...
KEY FINDING: Six SCI patients with a residual diagnosis of SCIWORA were identified, 3 pediatric and 3 adult. All had injuries fitting non-locality. None were an actual SCIWORA.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2019 • December 12, 2018
This case report describes the functional progress of a 3-year-old girl born with IUSCI who participated in intensive, interdisciplinary ABT. The child was delivered by caesarean section at 35 weeks d...
KEY FINDING: The 3-year-old girl with IUSCI demonstrated improvements in developmental milestone achievement including fine and gross motor skills and social/cognitive development after participating in activity-based therapies (ABT).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2019 • April 1, 2019
The study evaluated the interrater reliability of the Pediatric Neuromuscular Recovery Scale (Pediatric NRS) for children with spinal cord injury (SCI). Clinicians with pediatric experience were train...
KEY FINDING: The interrater reliability coefficient was determined to be near 1 for the overall Pediatric NRS score (ICC = 0.966; 95% CI, 0.89-0.98).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This narrative review addresses seven key issues related to pediatric non-traumatic spinal cord dysfunction (SCDys), including terminology, history, classification, epidemiology, rehabilitation princi...
KEY FINDING: There is no internationally accepted term for spinal cord damage not due to trauma, which hinders literature searches and comparability of research.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2019 • April 1, 2019
This is the first report of neuromuscular capacity as a primary outcome measure and indicates statistically significant score changes, large effect sizes, and meaningful impact in children with acquir...
KEY FINDING: Sixty AB-LT sessions significantly improved trunk and neuromuscular capacity in children with SCI, regardless of age or chronicity at enrollment.