The Brief Observation of Symptoms of Autism: Validation study in a Latin American sample.

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex condition associated with significant impairments in social communication and behavioral functioning. Diagnosis is dependent on clinician expertise, gathering of developmental history, and observation of specific behaviors. The suggested protocols include tools rendered invalid during the pandemic, which created significant barriers for diagnostic assessments.

[Strategies of planned physical activity in autism: systematic review].

Objective: To identify the strategies used in the development of planned and scientifically documented physical activity, as well as the results achieved with those interventions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Methods: Systematic analysis of scientific articles regarding the use of physical activity as a therapeutic tool for children with ASD. Articles published between 2006 and 2016 were included in the review.

[Intraneural cysts of the peroneal nerve in childhood: report of 2 cases and literature review].

Intraneural cysts are benign lesions filled with mucinous content and located inside the epineurum of the peripheral nerves. Peroneal nerve is the most affected nerve. The entity is rare and its ethiopathology still remains to be definitely elucidated.

Atypical evolution in childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms (Panayiotopoulos type).

We report, on two, school-age girls with clinical and electroencephalographic features of early onset childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms (CEOP) of the "Panayiotopoulos type" that showed atypical evolution. Neurological examination and brain imaging were normal in both. One child presented at age 2.