Exploring the Link Between Early Technology Exposure and Developmental Milestones in Childhood.

Background This study examined the relationship between touchscreen exposure and developmental outcomes in early childhood using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition (ASQ-3), a widely-used developmental screening tool. Methods During a well-child visit, parents of 51 children aged 18-36 months completed the ASQ-3 and a survey on their child's touchscreen habits (timing of introduction, daily usage duration, independent use, engagement in creative activities). Medical records were reviewed for developmental diagnoses and health conditions.

Fat Embolism Syndrome After Knee Arthroscopy in a Pediatric Patient.

Fat embolism syndrome describes a constellation of symptoms that follow an insult and that results in a triad of respiratory distress, neurologic symptoms, and petechia. The antecedent insult usually entails trauma or orthopedic procedure, most frequently involving long bone (especially the femur) and pelvic fractures. The underlying mechanism of injury remains unknown but entails biphasic vascular injury with vascular obstruction from fat emboli followed by an inflammatory response.

Oral candidiasis prevalence in human immunodeficiency virus-1 and pulmonary tuberculosis coinfection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infected people are more likely to develop tuberculosis (TB), being the leading cause of death in HIV-1. Candida spp has emerged as potential pathogenic fungi in patients with HIV and bronchopulmonary diseases. This systematic review summarizes the available data on the occurrence of oral candidiasis (OC) in the HIV-1/pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) coinfection.

Closing the Gap Between Mammalian and Invertebrate Peripheral Nerve Injury: Protocol for a Novel Nerve Repair.

Background: Outcomes after peripheral nerve injuries are poor despite current nerve repair techniques. Currently, there is no conclusive evidence that mammalian axons are capable of spontaneous fusion after transection. Notably, certain invertebrate species are able to auto-fuse after transection.

Liver histology and diffusion-weighted MRI in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A MAGNET study.

Purpose: To determine potential associations between histologic features of pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and estimated quantitative magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) parameters.

Materials And Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study was performed as part of the Magnetic Resonance Assessment Guiding NAFLD Evaluation and Treatment (MAGNET) ancillary study to the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN). Sixty-four children underwent a 3T DWI scan (b-values: 0, 100, and 500 s/mm ) within 180 days of a clinical liver biopsy of the right hepatic lobe.

The antimicrobial sensitivity of Streptococcus mutans to nanoparticles of silver, zinc oxide, and gold.

Dental caries is a worldwide public health problem for which Streptococcus mutans has been identified as the possible infectious etiology. In recent years nanotechnology has permitted the development of new properties of materials. The objective of this study was to compare the bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects of nanoparticles of silver, zinc oxide, and gold on S.

Headache profile at a medical institution with a specialized center for headache management.

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of headache to determine the distribution of antimigraine medication use by specialty of treating physician and the cost of the treatment of headache, among suffers by type of employee (health professionals vs. others).

Background: The services of a Headache Center are usually offered to the employees of the hospital in which the Center is localized; however, the number and related outcomes of employees who use the Center services versus those who use primary care facilities remain unknown in Puerto Rico.

Prevalence of headache in Puerto Rico.

Background: Headache is one of the most frequently reported disorders in the general adult population. Despite the fact that this disorder is common, no official estimate of the prevalence of headache exists in Puerto Rico.

Purpose: To examine the prevalence of headache and migraine, specifically, in Puerto Rico.