Aspiration in the First Year of Life and Later Tube Feeding: A Retrospective Cohort from a Low-Income Country.

The objective of this study is to investigate in infants submitted to videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) during the first year of life, the association between aspiration and later tube feeding, and to identify potential risk factors related to feeding route outcome. Retrospective cohort study with data from electronic health records was performed. Data were collected from infants < 12 months of age who underwent VFSS during inpatient hospital stay in the period between 2013 and 2018.

Influence of intra- and extrauterine factors on infant sleep in the first 6 months of life.

Objective: Infant sleep problems can affect the child's health. Maternal characteristics have been associated with the quality of infant sleep, but few studies have investigated the impact of intrauterine conditions. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between adverse intrauterine environments (maternal smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and intrauterine growth restriction) and extrauterine factors on infant sleep in the first 6 months of life.

Methylphenidate improves the quality of life of children and adolescents with ADHD and difficult-to-treat epilepsies.

Objective: Comorbidity between difficult-to-treat epilepsies and ADHD is frequent and impacts negatively on quality of life. The commonly held (yet poorly substantiated) view that stimulants may worsen seizure control has prevented studies from evaluating the impact of such treatment in this population. Our aim was to study the effect of methylphenidate on the quality of life of children and adolescents with difficult-to-treat epilepsies and comorbid ADHD.