Solitary Tumefactive Demyelinating Lesions in Children: Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features, Pathologic Characteristics, and Outcomes.

Background: Isolated tumefactive demyelinating lesions (≥2 cm) may be difficult to distinguish from contrast-enhancing brain tumors, central nervous system infections, and (rarely) tissue dysgenesis, which may all occur with increased signal on T2-weighted images. Establishing an accurate diagnosis is essential for management, and we delineate our single-center experience.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of medical records, imaging, and biopsy specimens for patients under 18 years presenting with isolated tumefactive demyelination over a 10-year period.

Preparing Future Doctors for Telemedicine: An Asynchronous Curriculum for Medical Students Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in both the clinical environment and medical education. The abrupt shift to telemedicine in March 2020, coupled with the recommendation that medical students pause in-person clinical rotations, highlighted the need for student training in telemedicine.

Approach: To maintain students' ability to participate in clinical encounters and continue learning in the new virtual environment, a telemedicine curriculum for clinical students was rapidly developed at Harvard Medical School (HMS) focusing on the knowledge and skills needed to conduct live video encounters.

Influenza-Associated Neurologic Complications in Hospitalized Children.

Objectives: To define the incidence and characteristics of influenza-associated neurologic complications in a cohort of children hospitalized at a tertiary care pediatric hospital with laboratory-confirmed influenza and to identify associated clinical, epidemiologic, and virologic factors.

Study Design: This was an historical cohort study of children aged 0.5-18.

Twelve tips for clinical teaching with telemedicine visits.

Telemedicine is now an established mode of clinical care for most medical specialties, and clinical teachers must teach and precept learners in this modality. However, faculty need training on how best to teach students when caring for patients via telemedicine. Effectively incorporating learners into telemedicine visits to optimize their education is a critical skill for clinical teachers.