COVID-19 in pregnancy: Perinatal outcomes and complications.

Background: The risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant women is elevated.

Aim: To examine the outcomes of pregnant women with COVID-19 and report perinatal outcomes and complications, while providing a brief review of current literature.

Methods: The study included pregnant women presenting from April 2020 to February 2022 to the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary hospital.

Short-term selective dorsal rhizotomy responders among children with bilateral cerebral palsy.

Aim: To identify the short-term effects of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) on gait and clinical impairments in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and subgroups based on baseline gait patterns.

Method: Eighty-nine children with bilateral spastic CP (55 males, mean age [SD] before SDR: 9 years 5 months [2 years 3 months]; Gross Motor Function Classification System level I: 18; II: 54; III: 17) received three-dimensional gait analyses at two time points (baseline and 1 year after SDR); their baseline gait patterns were classified. The analysis included the comparisons of (1) sagittal plane kinematic waveforms, the Gait Profile Score, and non-dimensional spatiotemporal parameters between the two time points, (2) the kinematic waveforms of both time points to those of typically developing children, and (3) composite impairment scores of spasticity, weakness, and selectivity between the two time points.

Is There an Association Between Cesarean Section Delivery with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) or/and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? A Cross-Sectional Study in Greek Population.

Background/objective: Learning difficulties (LDs) are lifelong neurodevelopmental disorders with multifactorial causes, including perinatal factors like mode of delivery. This study aims to explore whether cesarean section (CS) delivery is linked to the occurrence of specific learning disabilities (SLDs), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or their comorbidity.

Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed via Google Forms to Greek mothers and parents of children with and without diagnoses, shared through school-related groups and various Greek pages focused on child development, special education, and learning difficulties.

Effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy on neuromuscular symptoms, muscle morphology, and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Aim: To investigate the effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) on an integrated outcome set 1-year post-SDR, in a cohort of children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: Fifteen children with bilateral spastic CP (median age 8 years 8 months [interquartile range 3 years 3 months], 11 males, four females, eight in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level II, seven in GMFCS level III) were measured pre- and 1-year post-SDR. Clinical scales and goniometry assessed plantar flexor spasticity, range of motion, strength, and selectivity.