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Language, math scores poorer in adolescents with childhood-onset chronic rheumatic disease

Language, math scores poorer in adolescents with childhood-onset chronic rheumatic disease

27 Mar 2022

Patients with childhood-onset chronic rheumatic disease (CRD) do not perform as well as their peers on grade 12 standardized testing, independent of sociodemographic and mental health comorbidities, reports a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Language, math scores poorer in adolescents with childhood-onset chronic rheumatic disease

27 Mar 2022
Intravenous brivaracetam safe in paediatric epilepsy

Intravenous brivaracetam safe in paediatric epilepsy

21 Mar 2022

Treatment with intravenous brivaracetam is well tolerated in children with epilepsy, with a safety profile consistent with that known of the oral formulation, according to the results of a phase II study. There has been no pharmacokinetic difference observed when administered as bolus or a 15-minute infusion.

Intravenous brivaracetam safe in paediatric epilepsy

21 Mar 2022
Thrombectomy safe for paediatric stroke patients

Thrombectomy safe for paediatric stroke patients

16 Mar 2022

In the treatment of children with acute ischaemic stroke, endovascular thrombectomy is safe and results in high rates of achieving favourable functional outcomes, as shown in a study.

Thrombectomy safe for paediatric stroke patients

16 Mar 2022