Publications by authors named "Kiana King"

Article Synopsis
  • This study looked at how early treatment helps babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a condition that affects muscles.
  • Researchers checked the health of 66 babies treated within the first 6 weeks of life and found good results, like all babies being able to sit up on their own.
  • However, some babies with a certain genetic marker (two SMN2 copies) had a harder time walking compared to those with more copies, showing that more studies are needed to improve their care.
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) anxiety and depressive symptom domains in conjunction with the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS)for identifying pediatric patients with emotional symptoms following a concussion, and to identify predictors of higher emotional symptom loads.

Methods: We recruited English-speaking patients aged 8-17 years presenting to a tertiary-care concussion clinic from 2014 to 2018 ( = 458). Demographics and clinical data including PCSS, injury date, previous history of anxiety/depression, and Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Screen (VOMS) were collected from patients' electronic medical records.

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Objective: Adequate resources are required to rapidly diagnose and treat pediatric musculoskeletal infection (MSKI). The workload MSKI consults contribute to pediatric orthopaedic services is unknown as prior epidemiologic studies are variable and negative work-ups are not included in national discharge databases. The hypothesis was tested that MSKI consults constitute a substantial volume of total consultations for pediatric orthopaedic services across the United States.

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