Brain MRI without anesthesia in children less than 3 months old.

Introduction: The use of general anesthesia in infants involves both short-term and long-term risks. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of brain MRI without anesthesia in infants younger than 3-month-old immobilized with a pillow.

Patients And Methods: This prospective case-control study was done in 2019.

Brain MRI without anesthesia in children less than 3 months old.

Introduction: The use of general anesthesia in infants involves both short-term and long-term risks. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of brain MRI without anesthesia in infants younger than 3-month-old immobilized with a pillow.

Patients And Methods: This prospective case-control study was done in 2019.

[Optic chiasm glioma in children: Endocrine disorders in 14 cases].

Background And Objectives: To describe the frequency of endocrine disorders in children with optic chiasm glioma and analyze related factors.

Patients And Methods: Review of medical records by collecting sex, age, history of neurofibromatosis, clinical presentation, treatment of tumour, and presence of endocrine abnormalities. Statistical tests Wilcoxon and Fisher.

[Evaluation of clinical diagnostic guidelines for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis].

Objectives: To analyze the international consensus statement on diagnostic criteria for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Methods: All patients diagnosed of any interstitial lung disease by means of open lung biopsy since 1980 were included. The patients' clinical records were examined to determine whether they fulfilled the diagnostic criteria, and their biopsies were reviewed to find those with the usual interstitial pneumonia pattern.