A Demographic Description of Children and Adolescents With Concomitant Autism and Anxiety Along With a Comparison of Receipt of Psychological Services.

Objective: (1) Evaluate differences in demographic distributions between those with autism alone and those with autism concomitant with anxiety and (2) assess demographic factors associated with receipt of psychological therapy in patients with autism.

Methods: Using deidentified health care claims data, we extracted all encounters among children with the International Classification of Diseases-10-CM for Autism Spectrum Disorder (F84) and flagged those with concomitant anxiety (F41.9).

Downbeat Nystagmus in a 7-Year-Old Girl With Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Meningitis and Cerebellitis.

Downbeat nystagmus is a type of jerk nystagmus that may be seen in patients with lesions affecting the vestibulocerebellum. This is a case of a 7-year-old girl presenting with a history of fever, headache, and episodic vertigo with downbeat nystagmus. The diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus meningitis with acute cerebellitis was made by contrast magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and serum Epstein-Barr virus titers.

Continuous Intravenous Valproate as Abortive Therapy for Pediatric Status Migrainosus.

Objective: This study describes the use of continuous intravenous valproate as an abortive therapy for pediatric status migrainosus.

Background: Intravenous valproate as a bolus dose has been shown to be an effective abortive therapy for status migrainosus in children; however, Valproate's pharmacokinetic profile suggests that it would be safer and more therapeutic as a continuous infusion. This dosing strategy results in less serum concentration fluctuations, more consistent therapeutic effects, and less adverse effects.