{"title":"Advances in big data and omics: Paving the way for discovery in childhood epilepsies","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101634","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101634","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The insights gained from big data and omics approaches have transformed the field of childhood genetic<span> epilepsy. With an increasing number of individuals receiving genetic testing for seizures, we are provided with an opportunity to identify clinically relevant subgroups and extract meaningful observations from this large-scale clinical data. However, the volume of data from electronic medical records and omics (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics) is so vast that standardized methods, such as the Human Phenotype Ontology, are necessary for reliable and comprehensive characterization. Here, we explore the integration of clinical and omics data, highlighting how these approaches pave the way for discovery in childhood epilepsies.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 8","pages":"Article 101634"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141201004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FOREWORD: Innovation in Managing Childhood Epilepsy-Part-2","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101654","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101654","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 8","pages":"Article 101654"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial Board Page","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1538-5442(24)00118-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1538-5442(24)00118-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 8","pages":"Article 101667"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1538544224001184/pdfft?md5=cde5f5d80d551303f389b9b89afd031d&pid=1-s2.0-S1538544224001184-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141962312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of psychology and neuropsychology in pediatric epilepsy surgery evaluation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological problems affecting 470,000 children in the United States. While most youth will achieve seizure freedom using medication, up to a third will continue to have seizures and are therefore considered to have drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Children and adolescents with epilepsy are at higher risk of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional disorders. Youth with DRE are at even greater risk of behavioral and emotional problems impacting </span>quality of life and may need to pursue surgical interventions, including resective surgery or device implantation. Due to advances in the evaluation of candidates and surgical options, </span>epilepsy surgery is more effective and has become second-line treatment for youth with DRE. This paper highlights the importance of exploring, assessing, and treating psychological and neuropsychological factors throughout the three phases of the epilepsy surgery process and ways pediatricians can support youth and families.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 8","pages":"Article 101592"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140330254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael E. Baumgartner PhD , Kathleen Galligan MS, PA-C , Benjamin C. Kennedy MD
{"title":"Advanced approaches in Pediatric Epilepsy surgery","authors":"Michael E. Baumgartner PhD , Kathleen Galligan MS, PA-C , Benjamin C. Kennedy MD","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101575","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101575","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While recent technological advancements are reshaping the landscape of surgical epilepsy management, the established techniques of resective and disconnective surgeries guided by electrographic monitoring remain the workhorse interventions for the management of refractory seizures and have the highest likelihood of achieving complete seizure resolution. Here we discuss examples of recent developments in surgical approaches and techniques for resective and disconnective surgeries with discussion of their indications and potential advantages.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 7","pages":"Article 101575"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139940987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A pediatrician's guide to epilepsy surgery","authors":"Ania Dabrowski MD, PhD, Caren Armstrong MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101578","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101578","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Surgical intervention for epilepsy emerged in the second half of the 20th century as an important option for pediatric patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Both the number of patients undergoing epilepsy surgery and the available surgical procedures for epilepsy have expanded in the last 3 decades, and now range from surgical resection to neuromodulatory device placement<span><sup>1</sup></span><sup>,</sup><span><sup>2</sup></span> Studies showing that many patients who would be excellent candidates for surgery are still not being offered appropriate interventions have prompted an interest in ensuring that all providers who see patients with epilepsy are aware of the options for epilepsy surgery to facilitate earlier referrals when medications have not been effective<span><sup>3</sup></span> In this article, we will introduce the pediatrician to the process involved in determining epilepsy surgery candidacy and to surgical outcomes, with the goal of empowering pediatric providers to refer their medically refractory epilepsy patients to a pediatric epilepsy center.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 7","pages":"Article 101578"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140133064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Han MD , Marissa P. DiGiovine MD , Caren Armstrong MD, PhD
{"title":"An overview of responsive neurostimulation for the pediatrician","authors":"Michelle Han MD , Marissa P. DiGiovine MD , Caren Armstrong MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101622","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101622","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 7","pages":"Article 101622"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141035905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Han, Marissa P DiGiovine, Caren Armstrong
{"title":"An overview of responsive neurostimulation for the pediatrician.","authors":"Michelle Han, Marissa P DiGiovine, Caren Armstrong","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101622","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101622","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"101622"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140960571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial Board Page","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1538-5442(24)00110-X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1538-5442(24)00110-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 7","pages":"Article 101659"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S153854422400110X/pdfft?md5=57c2370588706ef4f3fa786cd9a8a308&pid=1-s2.0-S153854422400110X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141543036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Whitney Fitts MD, Shavonne L. Massey MD, MSCE, Jillian L. McKee MD, PhD, Marisa S. Prelack MD
{"title":"An introduction to epilepsy care","authors":"Whitney Fitts MD, Shavonne L. Massey MD, MSCE, Jillian L. McKee MD, PhD, Marisa S. Prelack MD","doi":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101591","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101591","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49086,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care","volume":"54 7","pages":"Article 101591"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}