Publications by authors named "Francois M Luyet"

Child maltreatment, including medical neglect, is a frequent contributor to the development of asthma as well as a barrier to its proper management. This article aims to review the role of medical neglect as a contributor to poor asthma control. Medical neglect can present as failure of the caretaker to recognize severe asthma symptoms in a child, non-adherence to medical management, failure to prevent chronic exposure to allergens or tobacco smoke, poor child nutrition leading to obesity, and allowing a young child to manage his/her illness without supervision.

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This introduction provides an overview to the special issues on medical neglect in childhood guest edited by Barbara L. Knox, MD, FAAP, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Providence, Medical Director of Alaska Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services; Randell C. Alexander, MD, PhD, FAAP, Professor and Chief, Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics at the University of Florida-Jacksonville; Francois M.

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The term "Big Black Brain" was first coined in 1993 to describe cases of abusive head trauma associated with subdural hematoma(s), brain swelling, and uni- or bilateral hypo-density involving the entire supratentorial compartment on CT scan imaging. This constellation of findings was invariably followed by extensive cerebral parenchymal destruction and a dismal neurological outcome or death. We describe two such cases and review the pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of this entity.

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