A Practice Pathway for the Treatment of Night Wakings in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) report high rates of sleep problems. In 2012, the Autism Treatment Network/ Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (ATN/AIR-P) Sleep Committee developed a pathway to address these concerns. Since its publication, ATN/AIR-P clinicians and parents have identified night wakings as a refractory problem unaddressed by the pathway.

Baclofen Toxicity Mimicking Brain Death: A Case Report of a Pediatric Patient.

Background: Baclofen is commonly used in both pediatric and adult patients to treat spasticity secondary to spinal cord and cerebral pathology. A broad range of symptoms and severity of baclofen toxicity have been described. However, to our knowledge, there are no reports to date of baclofen toxicity mimicking brain death in pediatric patients.