Acute suppurative thyroiditis in a child secondary to pyriform sinus fistula: From single case to systematic review.

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST), a rare yet potentially life-threatening infection, comprises less than 1 % of neck pathologies and requires prompt treatment. Symptoms range from neck pain and fever to dysphagia and possible abscess formation. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are the primary treatment; however, surgical drainage may be necessary for abscesses to prevent systemic infection.

Association between bullying at school and tooth loss among 15-19-year-olds from southern Brazil.

This study aimed to investigate the association between bullying at school and tooth loss in southern Brazilian adolescents. This population-based cross-sectional study included a representative sample of 15-19-year-old students attending high schools in Santa Maria, southern Brazil. Data on sociodemographic and behavioral variables were collected through questionnaires.

Association between underlying dentin shadows (ICDAS 4) and OHRQoL among adolescents from southern Brazil.

This study aimed to assess the association between underlying dentin shadows (UDS) and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 15-19-year-old adolescents from southern Brazil. This population-based cross-sectional study included a representative sample of 1,197 15-19-year-old adolescents attending 31 public and private schools from Santa Maria, Brazil. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) was used to evaluate the OHRQoL, and clinical examinations were performed by two calibrated examiners (intra/interexaminer kappa values for caries examination ≥ 0.

Impaired Cortical Tracking of Speech in Children with Developmental Language Disorder.

In developmental language disorder (DLD), learning to comprehend and express oneself with spoken language is impaired, but the reason for this remains unknown. Using millisecond-scale magnetoencephalography recordings combined with machine learning models, we investigated whether the possible neural basis of this disruption lies in poor cortical tracking of speech. The stimuli were common spoken Finnish words (e.

Moving behavioral interventions in nursing homes from planning to action: a work system evaluation of a urinary tract infection toolkit implementation.

Background: Implementation evaluations based on a hybrid deductive-inductive approach provide a detailed understanding of organizational choices to introduce and implement complex interventions and may help explain implementation success or failure. However, such evaluations may not be feasible due to resource constraints. Qualitative analyses of artifacts collected for other purposes during implementation may represent a cost-effective method to understand program implementation when robust evaluations are not feasible.

Early is Better: Report of a Cowden Syndrome.

In the clinical practice, it is not common for pediatricians to visit children with overgrowth phenotype. When it happens, it is important to focus on the age of manifestations and research the pathogenic causes using appropriate genetic test. Cowden syndrome is one of these rare causes; it is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by multiple hamartomas of ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal origin.

Association between obesity and early tooth eruption in adolescents: Findings from a popu-lation-based cohort study in southern Brazil.

Background: Obesity is a prevalent chronic condition affecting children and adults worldwide, and it seems to influence the timing of tooth eruption. The aim of this study was to assess the as-sociation between weight status at age 12 and the eruption of permanent teeth at ages 12 and 14-15 among schoolchildren from southern Brazil.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, and included a representative sample of 1,528 12-year-old schoolchildren.

Sociodemographic disparities in oral health-related quality of life of schoolchildren in rural and urban areas.

Objective: To assess the association between residence place, socioeconomic conditions and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among schoolchildren from southern Brazil.

Methods: Participants were 9-14-year-old schoolchildren from rural and urban municipal schools from Rosário do Sul, Brazil. The Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14) was used to assess OHRQoL.

Prevalence, extent, risk indicators, and intraoral distribution of underlying dentin shadows (ICDAS 4) among 15-19-year-old South Brazilian adolescents.

Background And Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence, extent, risk indicators, and intraoral distribution of underlying dentin shadows (UDS) in the occlusal surfaces of the permanent posterior teeth.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 1197 adolescents were included in the study (participation rate of 72.3%).

Efficacy of fluoride gel in arresting active non-cavitated caries lesions: a randomized clinical trial.

This study evaluated the efficacy of fluoride gel in arresting active non-cavitated caries lesions in permanent teeth. This randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial randomized 100 schoolchildren aged 10.7 ± 2.

Case report: Incidence and prognostic value of brain MRI lesions and elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein in children with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Background: Guillain-Barrè syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated disorder affecting peripheral nerves and nerve roots with a variable clinical course and outcome. Epidemiologic analyses have revealed that the incidence of the syndrome increases linearly among the age. The clinical diagnosis of GBS is based on the family history, physical and neurological examination, electrodiagnostic exams, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis with the classical presence of albumin-cytologic dissociation.

Association between the city region and traumatic dental injuries among adolescents from Santa Maria, South Brazil.

This study investigated the association between the city region and traumatic dental injury (TDI) among adolescents from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to November 2018, which included a representative sample of adolescents (15-19-year-old) attending public and private high schools. A questionnaire on sociodemographic information was sent to the parents/legal guardians of the selected adolescents.

Dihydropyridine Reductase Deficiency: Acute Encephalopathy Related to Folinic Acid Treatment Interruption in a Girl.

We reported the case of acute encephalopathy related to colonic acid treatment interruption in a 12-year-old female child presenting to our unit with episodes of vomiting, headache, irritability, acute confusional state, seizures, and left lower limb hypotonia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed signs of vasogenic and cytotoxic edema at the cerebellar level bilaterally, and lesions at the temporo-occipito-parietal right level, temporomandibular left, and right thalamic with swelling of the convolutions and reduced differentiation between white and gray matter. The patient had suspended the folinic acid treatment at least 6 months before the present admission.

Factors associated with a cariogenic diet among adolescents: a structural equation modeling approach.

Objective: To investigate the factors directly and indirectly associated with a cariogenic diet among southern Brazilian adolescents.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 15-19-year-old students attending high schools in Santa Maria, southern Brazil. The participants completed a questionnaire on sociodemographic and behavioral variables.

Dandy-Walker malformation and variants: clinical features and associated anomalies in 28 affected children-a single retrospective study and a review of the literature.

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics, the neuroimaging features and associated anomalies observed in children affected by Dandy-Walker malformations (DWM) and variants (DWV) in a single tertiary hospital in Catania and compare our data to their existent in the literature.

Methods: A retrospective case series using the medical records has been performed on 28 children diagnosed with DWM and DWV admitted to a single tertiary section of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Catania, Italy from January 2005 to January 2021. We reviewed the neuroimaging using the new diagnostic criteria of Klein et al.

Ankle brachial indices and anaerobes: is peripheral arterial disease associated with anaerobic bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers?

Background: Lower extremity amputations from diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are rebounding, and new biomarkers that predict wound healing are urgently needed. Anaerobic bacteria have been associated with persistent ulcers and may be a promising biomarker beyond currently recommended vascular assessments. It is unknown whether anaerobic markers are simply a downstream outcome of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and ischemia, however.

Antibiotic postprescribing modification opportunities among nursing home residents treated for urinary tract infection.

Objective: To characterize opportunities to postprescriptively modify antibiotic prescriptions initiated for treatment of suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) in nursing homes.

Design: Cross-sectional cohort study.

Methods: Data from the health records of residents treated for UTI between 2013 and 2014 in 5 Wisconsin nursing homes were abstracted using a structured approach.

A New 12q21 Deletion Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Diagnosis in children with physical and intellective anomalies is very challenging because of the wide spectrum of causes. Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) has acquired an important role in pediatric diagnostic work up. Interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 12 are rare.