Pediatric headache: an examination of process variables in treatment.

The goal of this article is to provide a rational methodological review of studies addressing the treatment of childhood headache. In particular, the goal is to provide a review of process variables that may be associated with the efficacy of behavioral and psychological treatments for childhood headache. A search for studies that examined the efficacy of treatment for headache among children younger than 12 years of age was conducted using Medline from 1966 to 2005.

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome and brain volume after treatment for hydrops fetalis by in utero intravascular transfusion.

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of successfully treated fetuses with immune hydrops are similar to their unaffected siblings according to a protocol that addresses the underlying pathophysiologic condition.

Study Design: Sixteen of 18 consecutive hydropic fetuses (89%) who were treated in a dedicated fetal medicine unit between July 1985 and October 1995 survived. The transfusion protocol used a 2-step correction over a 2 to 4 day interval, combined with umbilical venous pressure measurements to avoid over transfusion and bicarbonate administration to assure a posttransfusion UV pH of >7.

The child's voice: understanding the contexts of children and families today.

Children and families live and grow in a different social context than 15 years ago. The purpose of this report was to explore contemporary themes for improved contextual understanding of children and families today and their relationship to providing optimal pediatric dental care. Twelve themes were discussed using research studies and clinical expertise from the viewpoints of a pediatric psychologist and pediatrician.

Relations between visual and auditory continuous performance tests in a clinical population: a descriptive study.

Increased interest in auditory continuous performance tests (CPTs) exists despite the absence of a clear understanding about this procedure. The relation between auditory and visual CPTs and associations with IQ, achievement, and memory are evaluated in a referred sample of 634 children, ages 5.5 to 17.

Abscission and Kernel Quality of Almond Fruit Inoculated with the Shot Hole Pathogen Wilsonomyces carpophilus.

Fruit of almond cultivar Mission were aerosol-spray inoculated with aqueous suspensions containing 10, 10, or 10 conidia/ml of Wilsonomyces carpophilus beginning when fruit emerged from the hypanthium and continuing at approximately weekly intervals until they reached full size and embryo development had begun. There was a linear increase in percent fruit abscission (P = 0.001) and average number lesions per fruit (P = 0.