Publications by authors named "D T Efron"
Aim: Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability often present to emergency departments with behaviours of concern: irritability, aggression and self-injurious behaviour. The objective of this study was to design, implement and evaluate a new model of care to support these patients and their families following presentation to reduce the need for re-presentation.
Methods: We designed and evaluated a new model of care for these patients, comprising consultations with a developmental paediatrician and a child psychiatrist, referral to a specialist behavioural service and 6 weeks of care coordination by a clinical nurse consultant.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied Tourette syndrome (TS) to understand the feelings that happen before tics, which are movements or sounds people with TS make.
- They looked at how different brain areas light up when healthy people have common urges, like needing to cough or blink.
- They found that some brain areas involved in these everyday urges are also similar to the ones activated in people with TS, which may help us understand why tics happen.
Recent literature advocates for delayed or avoidance of catheter drainage of infected peri-pancreatic collections (IPCs) in acute pancreatitis (AP). This may not be realistic for patients at academic centers, many of whom are critically ill. We retrospectively reviewed 72 patients admitted to our institution from 2016-2021 with AP and IPCs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite higher rates of irritability and socioemotional symptoms in ADHD, consensus is lacking regarding their developmental relationship and whether it differs by ADHD status. This longitudinal study sought to evaluate how peer and emotional difficulties relate to irritability in ADHD and control groups.
Methods: A community sample of 336 participants (45 % ADHD) were recruited for the Children's Attention Project.