Publications by authors named "K Aouchiche"

Objective: Poirier-Bienvenu neurodevelopmental syndrome (POBINDS) is a rare neurodevelopmental syndrome, resulting from germline heterozygous CSNKB2 pathogenic variants. The main presentations are severe epilepsy, delayed psychomotor development, and/or profound intellectual disability. More recently, CSNK2B pathogenic variants have been reported in patients with mild intellectual disability and no history of epileptic symptoms.

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Article Synopsis
  • New technologies for managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young children are growing, but there’s a lack of real-life studies focused on kids under 6 years old.
  • The study aimed to investigate parental satisfaction with continuous and flash glucose monitoring devices for T1D in children, involving 114 parents who completed a questionnaire.
  • Results showed 95% of parents were satisfied with the monitoring devices, with satisfaction linked to the device's reliability, though some parents reported challenges related to applying the devices and skin reactions.
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Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the quality of life (QoL) of children with a chronic illness treated in a tertiary multidisciplinary pediatric department in comparison with the general population.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the tertiary multidisciplinary (nephrology, hepatogastroenterology, endocrinology, diabetology, transplantation) pediatric department of Timone Hospital in Marseille, France. Patients 8-17 years of age with a chronic disease were included during regular follow-up appointments.

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Introduction: The prevalence of type 1 diabetes is increasing worldwide. The advent of new monitoring devices has enabled tighter glycemic control.

Aim: To study the impact of glucose monitoring devices on the everyday life of young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their parents.

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Aim: To compare the outcomes of home-based and conventional hospital-based care for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: A descriptive study was conducted of all children newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus at the Timone Hospital in Marseille, France, between November 2017 and July 2019. The patients received either home-based or in-patient hospital care.

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