LGBTQ Youth's Perceptions of Primary Care.

Despite published guidelines on the need to provide comprehensive care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) youth, there has been limited research related to the deliverance of primary health care to this population. The goals of this study were to learn about LGBTQ youth's experiences with their primary care physicians and to identify areas for improvement. Youth attending 1 of 5 community-based programs completed a written questionnaire and participated in a focus group discussion regarding experiences at primary care visits, including topics discussed, counselling received, and physician communication.

Impact of antiepileptic drugs on cognition, behavior, and motor skills in children with new-onset, idiopathic epilepsy.

Objective: As treatment options for epilepsy have increased, there has been a commensurate increase in interest in the side effect profiles of these drugs.

Methods: In this study, children between the ages of 6 and 17 with a diagnosis of new-onset, idiopathic epilepsy were evaluated at baseline (n=57) and 6 (n=45) and 12 (n=31) months after initiation of antiepileptic drug therapy.

Results: There was improvement in the cognitive functioning of children after 12 months of treatment.

Baseline cognition, behavior, and motor skills in children with new-onset, idiopathic epilepsy.

Aim: Epilepsy is associated with difficulties in cognition and behavior in children. These problems have been attributed to genetics, ongoing seizures, psychosocial issues, underlying abnormality of the brain, and/or antiepileptic drugs. In a previous study, we found baseline cognitive differences between children with partial versus generalized and convulsive versus non-convulsive seizures.