Individualized Care Delivery for Children With Autism and Related Disabilities Undergoing Overnight Video Electroencephalography (EEG): One Hospital's Experience With a Coordinated Team Approach.

Children with developmental disabilities have increased risk of epilepsy and need for overnight video electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring. However, video EEGs have historically been considered difficult to complete for this population. An autism support service at a pediatric tertiary care hospital implemented a coordinated team approach to help children with developmental disability tolerate overnight video EEGs.

Perceived transition readiness among adolescents and young adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas: a cross-sectional descriptive study.

Objectives: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic cancer predisposition syndrome that can impact multiple organ systems and is associated with plexiform neurofibroma tumors, requiring care from birth through adulthood. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with NF1 face several barriers to transition from pediatric to adult care. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess transition readiness in this population and to evaluate relationships between specific NF1 symptoms and transition readiness.

Written language achievement in children and adolescents with neurofibromatosis type 1 and Plexiform Neurofibromas.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with below average writing achievement. However, little is known about specific aspects of written language impacted by NF1, changes in writing over time, and associations between cognitive aspects of the NF1 phenotype and writing. At three timepoints over six years, children with NF1 and plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) completed Woodcock-Johnson tests of writing mechanics (Spelling, Punctuation & Capitalization, handwriting), written expression of ideas (Writing Samples), writing speed (Writing Fluency), and tests of general cognitive ability, executive function, memory, and attention.

Uptake and timing of bilateral and contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy in women with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

Purpose: Women with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) often consider risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) due to extremely high risk of breast cancer at early ages. Data on uptake of RRM in LFS are scarce, and are inferred from experience in women with pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1/2, despite differences in cancer risks. This study evaluated RRM uptake in a cohort of women with LFS.

Sex differences in affect-triggered lapses during smoking cessation: A daily diary study.

Introduction: Smoking lapses during a cessation attempt are common and are thought to be a key predictor of full relapse. Positive and negative affective states have been hypothesized as important precipitants of lapses during quit attempts, although findings have been mixed. Accumulating evidence suggests that women may smoke more when experiencing negative affective states, while men may smoke more when experiencing positive affective states.

Direct and Indirect Effects of Psychological Distress on Stress-Induced Smoking.

Objective: Numerous studies have modeled the effects of stress in the laboratory, demonstrating that smokers who are exposed to experimental stressors exhibit significant increases in acute psychological distress. Whether these stress reactions are predictive of stress-induced smoking during an actual quit attempt, however, has not been examined. Furthermore, the possibility that such effects are particularly strong among smokers with higher ambient levels of distress has not been addressed.