Publications by authors named "Jeff Otjen"

Rational And Objectives: Ultrasound investigation of peripheral nerves, long used in the adult population, has been shown to be of value in diagnosing a variety of peripheral nerve abnormalities. More recently, nerve sonography has also been shown to be of use in pediatrics. However, normative values for nerve size in children have been lacking.

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Seizures in children are common and represent a final pathway for a variety of brain insults. Although most children with seizures do not require imaging, when indicated, imaging plays an important role in the clinical workup. Imaging in the pediatric seizure population is reserved for a particular subset of patients depending on factors, such as age of onset, symptomatology, physical examination findings, and specific electroencephalography changes to name a few.

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