Publications by authors named "Amanda Kraus"

Background And Purpose: Spinal arachnoid webs (SAWs) are rare and can present with myelopathic symptoms. This study aims to add 85 more cases of SAWs to the literature so we can continue to analyze clinical and imaging trends of SAWs to better understand this entity and its natural history.

Methods: An institutional review board-approved retrospective review of SAW cases between 2016 and 2022 within a metropolitan, multihospital network was performed, searching for MR and CT reports that included "arachnoid web.

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Study Objectives: Daytime sleepiness increases across adolescence. This increase is commonly attributed to insufficient sleep durations resulting from increasingly limited time in bed. We tested the effects of 3 sleep schedules on daytime sleepiness and whether these effects changed with age in early adolescence.

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Study Objectives: School night total sleep time decreases across adolescence (9-18 years) by 10 min/year. This decline is comprised entirely of a selective decrease in NREM sleep; REM sleep actually increases slightly. Decreasing sleep duration across adolescence is often attributed to insufficient time in bed.

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