What is the impact of Mediterranean diet based nutrition education on migraine disability in adolescents? Read results from this pilot study buff.ly/mDqemi1 Visual abstract from the paper summarizes the effects of a 3-month Mediterranean diet–focused nutrition education program

Patterns of misdiagnoses in pediatric epilepsy. Read this prospective study from a tertiary care medical center in India - Understanding Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Prospective Analysis of Predictors and Patterns buff.ly/5qQZYyQ

Dive into this retrospective case-control cohort analysis exploring stroke complicating bacterial meningitis at a single site. Read Here: buff.ly/wCdhbaA

Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury has always been considered a peripheral nerve disorder. Emerging data suggest CNS Involvement. This review article summarized the current evidence and questions for this condition. Read here: buff.ly/ON3dYCU

What is is the association of social anxiety and primary headache in adolescents? This case-control study sought to explore this question! Read here: buff.ly/1euL4lt

What is the economic impact of #PediatricStroke? How has it changed over the years? And what are some factors that affect it? Hospital Care for Pediatric Stroke in the United States: Resource Utilization, Charges, Comorbidities, Death, and Disability (2003-2022) buff.ly/G5TLwZm

Read about the rates of assessing and addressing mental health concerns in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (#DMD) from a single center retrospective review in this #ArticleinPress Link www.pedneur.com/article/S088...

Humanism is a central principle in the practice of child neurology. This study sought to explore the attitudes and practice of humanistic care in pediatric neurologists worldwide. Read Here: buff.ly/DwDroW0

Staring Spells are a common concern in kids and differentiating epileptic and non-epileptic staring can be a challenge. This study explored the use of a smartphone tool for screening for absence seizures in pediatric settings. Read Here: buff.ly/yo3JZ01

Pediatric Ischemic Stroke incident and prevalence are increasing. This cross-sectional study explored healthcare utilization and outcomes over 2 decades. Read Here: buff.ly/w7y2Elg

Saturday Coffee ☕️ & a Case 📖 : Don't let this one make you shudder! What should you think about when shivering looks like seizures? Read Here!: buff.ly/Lbyb9Z3

Check out this retrospective cohort study examining short term neonatal outcomes in infants with HIE exposed to Chorioamnionitis. Read Here: buff.ly/e8vqZ6A

In June's #pedneur issue, Wheless et al reviews available evidence for use of stiropentol for children with non-Dravet Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs). Read the open access article here: buff.ly/Tx6CSWW

Editor's Choice: In the era of disease modifying therapies for #SMA, here is a timely topical review discussing treatment and emerging phenotypes. Read the #OpenAccess article here - www.pedneur.com/article/S088... 💪

In this month's issue, Ballabh et al explored T4 treatment of neonates with grade III IVH or periventricular echo density would promote white matter recovery, using magnetic resonance imaging-diffusion tensor imaging metrics to explore the hypothesis. Read Here: buff.ly/HKsWGwd

Language Impairments in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex is common but language evaluations are often delayed. This study examined early vocal development in TSC infants and predictiveness of certain vocal measures for later language outcomes and autism. Read Here: buff.ly/vVW8Oyw

Mineralizing lenticulostiate vasculopathy is an underrecognized risk factor for basal ganglia stroke in toddlers after minor head trauma. Read more in this research about this unique entity and its implications in #PediatricStroke buff.ly/myIUn2J #StrokeAwarenessMonth

What Do We Currently Know About Functional Tic-Like Behaviors: A Topical Review Read more - buff.ly/QzQy61m

Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis is associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment, especially in early stages of disease. What are the key risk factors and protective factors for these patients? Read Here: buff.ly/kOeFoKy

What are key predictors of various visual impairments in children with unilateral cerebral palsy? A recent study explored markers predictive of specific visual impairments. Read Here: buff.ly/DqNxxX8

Anxiety symptoms are common in children with headache and epilepsy. What is the difference of screening for Generalized Anxiety Disorder using the GAD-2 versus GAD-7 in the clinic? Read Here: buff.ly/34J0rGc

This retrospective review study looks at intrathecal baclofen pump (ITBP) implantation at a single center over a period of 3 years. 43 pediatric patients were implanted with an ITBP. This study analyzed the test dose, the dose-finding process and complications experienced.

Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy in Children: Testing, Dose-Finding, and Complications—A Single-Center Experience

Intrathecal administration of Baclofen, a γ-aminobutyric acid agonist, is an established treatment for spasticity in both pediatric and adult populations, resulting in functional improvements in…

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Work up for spasmus nutans includes ruling out intracranial space occupying lesions or retinal conditions. While traditionally associated with structural lesions, this case highlights an underlying genetic diagnosis. Can you guess what the genetic diagnosis was?

Early Exome Sequencing for an Infant With Paroxysmal Eye Movements Reveals a Monogenic Etiology for Spasmus Nutans

A 5-month-old, full-term, developmentally typical male infant presented with a 2-week history of abnormal rapid eye movements occurring multiple times per day. Parents noted that the patient was…

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Learn about the neurological complications of infantile vitamin B12 deficiency in this prospective cohort study from India Read here - buff.ly/EVbH3jy

Avery et al identified risk factors for appointment non-adherence in a pediatric neurology clinic and evaluated the effectiveness of a successful targeted intervention: reminder phone calls. Read Here: buff.ly/ipi0MBg

The April 2026 #pedneuro journal is out! Check out this months 🌟 editor choice🌟 article on developing a proforma for the neonatal neurological examination to increase reliability, accuracy and confidence for pediatricians. Read Here:https://buff.ly/My5gVpT

In SMA, where "time is muscle", can we use prenatal diagnosis to facilitate ultra rapid treatment initiation after birth? Read this short communication that describes two such cases where prenatal diagnosis led to a lead time of 5-8 days, and therefore early treatment planning and start!

About a third of patients with pediatric epilepsy, report at least one barrier in adherence to anti seizure medication. This study by Molisani et al looks at what these barriers are in a large cohort of patients. Medication Barriers in Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy -

Medication Barriers in Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy

To identify the most common medication adherence barriers among pediatric patients with epilepsy, standardized screening was implemented in a child neurology division using the Barriers to Adherence…

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What are the educational and social outcomes for patients with optic nerve hypoplasia or septo-optic dysplasia? Salman and colleagues explore this question in the latest issue of #pedneuro journal. Read Here: buff.ly/nXPPvMk

In this month's issue of #pedneuro, Dr. Ronen shares a review article of the impact of the current climate crisis on people with neurodevelopmental disablities. Read Here: buff.ly/OtaP1rp