Motor improvement in children with PMM2-CDG syndrome following a six-month rehabilitation treatment utilising whole-body vibration; a retrospective study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a six-month interval rehabilitation treatment on motor function of children with PMM2-CDG syndrome (#212065 Congenital disorder of glycosylation, Type Ia; CDG1A, OMIM catalogue number).

Methods: The concept 'Auf die Beine' (Center for Prevention and Rehabilitation of the University of Cologne, Germany) combines two short inpatient stays (1 to 2 weeks) with a six-month whole-body vibration (WBV) home-training program. 13 patients with PMM2-CDG syndrome participated in this concept from 2006 until 2015.

Using artificial intelligence-based technologies to detect clinically relevant changes of gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To compare the 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66) with the reduced version of the GMFM-66 (rGMFM-66) with respect to the detection of clinically relevant changes in gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: The study was a retrospective single centre analysis of children with CP who participated in a rehabilitation programme. Overall, 1352 pairs of GMFM-66 and rGMFM66 measurements with a time interval of 5 to 7 months were available.

Reference centiles of bone mineral density, and body composition of lower limbs in children and adolescents for Hologic DXA Discovery model A.

Regional Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) assessments are useful for patients where whole body measurements are not feasible due to positioning difficulties because of anatomic anomalies (e.g. severe scoliosis) and artifacts due to neuroorthopedic hardware.

Motor Function Improvement in Children with Ataxia Receiving Interval Rehabilitation, Including Vibration-Assisted Hometraining: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Physiotherapy, including vibration-assisted therapy, has been proven to be effective for patients with ataxic cerebral palsy. Herewith, we studied the effect of a functional, goal-oriented interval rehabilitation program, including vibration-assisted home-training on the motor function of children with congenital ataxias.

Patients: 45 children (mean age 7.

Zinc-deficiency dermatitis in breast-fed infants.

We report ten infants (mean gestational age: 30 weeks; range: 25 to 40 weeks) with zinc deficiency dermatitis who developed erosive, impetiginized periorificial dermatitis at 10 weeks of age (corresponding to a mean gestational age of 41.4 weeks, with a range of 36-44 weeks), but who were otherwise well. Cutaneous symptoms were initially misdiagnosed as eczema or impetigo in 8/10 (80%) children who received either topical (4/8) and/or systemic (6/8) antibiotics.