{"title":"Predictors of emotional eating behaviors in adolescents with overweight and obesity","authors":"Makbule ESEN ÖKSÜZOĞLU , Devrim AKDEMİR , Sinem AKGÜL , Pınar ÖZDEMİR","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.07.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Mood symptoms and disordered eating behaviors are common in adolescents with overweight and obesity. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between mood symptoms, difficulties in emotion regulation, and emotional eating behaviors in adolescents with overweight and obesity.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In this cross-sectional study, adolescents with normal weight (<em>N</em> = 45), overweight (<em>N</em> = 45), or obesity (<em>N</em> = 55) were assessed using semi-structured clinical interviews and self-report scales. Path analysis was used to examine factors contributing to emotional eating behaviors, considering psychiatric comorbidities, mood symptoms, emotional/binge/restrictive eating behaviors, difficulties in emotion regulation, and self-esteem.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Adolescents with overweight and obesity exhibited more depressive, anxiety, and anger symptoms; restrictive, emotional, and external eating behaviors; and psychopathologies such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with normal-weight adolescents. ADHD diagnosis, difficulties in emotion regulation, hypomanic/manic symptoms, and anger symptoms directly predicted emotional eating behavior, while self-esteem was an indirect predictor.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Adolescents with overweight and obesity tend to exhibit similar psychological characteristics, including increased mood symptoms and maladaptive eating behaviors associated with higher rates of anxiety and mood disorders, compared with their normal-weight peers. The most significant predictors of emotional eating behaviors were ADHD and difficulties in emotion regulation. Given the frequency of psychological comorbidities in obesity, their detection and management should be encouraged.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 8","pages":"Pages 527-532"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549060","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 new nonsense pathogenic variant in exon 1 of PHOX2B leads to the diagnosis of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome with intra-familial variability","authors":"Morgane Pelleter , Charlène Desaintjean , Romane Gyapay , Bruno Massenavette , Florent Baudin , Nathalie Couque , Renaud Tamisier , Benjamin Dudoignon , Patricia Franco , Antoine Mougenel-Chantereau , Laurianne Coutier","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare genetic disorder of the autonomic nervous system resulting in decreased brain sensitivity to hypercapnia and hypoxia characterized by a genetic abnormality in the pair-like homeobox 2B (<em>PHOX2B</em>) gene. Most patients have a heterozygous expansion of the polyalanine repeat in exon 3 (PARM), while 10 % of patients have non-PARM (NPARM) mutations that can span the entire gene. The majority of pathogenic variants are de novo, but variants with incomplete penetrance can be identified in the heterozygous state. In the present report, CCHS was diagnosed in a symptomatic 3-month-old infant with neonatal respiratory distress. Genetic analysis revealed a new mutation in exon 1 of the <em>PHOX2B</em> gene – <em>p.Ser28* (c.83C>G) –</em> which was further identified in two family members, one minimally symptomatic and one asymptomatic. The identification of this new mutation supports the importance of sequencing the entire gene even when the classic PARM mutation is not found and highlights the phenotypic variability of CCHS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 470-472"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301745","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":"Neonatal screening: A public health success and the ethical dilemmas it can pose","authors":"Brigitte Chabrol","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 407-409"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301747","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}
Ebru Barsal Çetiner , Zeynep Donbaloğlu , Aynur İnan Yüksel , Berna Singin , Bilge Aydın Behram , Aynur Bedel , Mesut Parlak , Hale Tuhan
{"title":"Disordered eating behaviors and associated factors in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes","authors":"Ebru Barsal Çetiner , Zeynep Donbaloğlu , Aynur İnan Yüksel , Berna Singin , Bilge Aydın Behram , Aynur Bedel , Mesut Parlak , Hale Tuhan","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Object</h3><div>As part of their treatment, patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) have to be very careful with what they eat and with their insulin doses. Therefore, the risk of eating disorders increases in this patient group. In this study, we aimed to determine the disordered eating behaviors of patients with type 1 DM and to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics, diabetes care behaviors, and quality-of-life scale results that these behaviors may be related to.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>The sociodemographic characteristics and diabetes treatment data of 191 patients aged 9–18 years with type 1 DM were analyzed. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), the PedsQL 3.0 Diabetes Module, and the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R) were applied.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The median DEPS-R score of the patients was 18 (19.00), and 44.5 % had a DEPS-R score above 20. A significant correlation was found between age, duration of diabetes, frequency of blood glucose measurement, hemoglobin A<sub>1c</sub> (HbA<sub>1c</sub>) level, body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS), and DEPS-R score. There was no significant difference between girls and boys. Patients with a high DEPS-R score had low scores on the PedsQL and on the PedsQL 3.0 Diabetes Module.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The DEPS-R scale is a diabetes-specific, easy-to-use, and effective method for screening patients with type 1 DM for disordered eating behaviors. It can help prevent the progression of disordered eating behaviors to clinical eating disorders in patients with type 1 DM. It would be beneficial to use this scale as a routine screening, especially in clinics where access to a psychologist is not possible.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 455-460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142115169","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":"Characteristics and predictors of outcome in children with severe acute bronchiolitis: A 10-yearexperience","authors":"Samia Hamouda , Safa Khatrouch , Aida Borgi , Ahmed Hajji , Hanen Smaoui , Najla Ben Jaballah , Fatma Khalsi , Khadija Boussetta","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Severe acute bronchiolitis (SAB) can be life-threatening for infants and may be responsible for the congestion of intensive care units (ICU) during epidemics. We aimed to study the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients with SAB requiring a transfer to the ICU in order to examine their outcomes and to identify the predictors of a stay of ≥7 days and/or death.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This was a cross-sectional retrospective study including infants aged ≤12 months transferred to the ICU for their first episode of SAB between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We collected data on 380 patients with a median age of 1.75 months. They had a history of prematurity (20.53 %), low birth weight (18.68 %), parental atopy (12.89 %), and comorbidity (7.37 %, mainly congenital heart disease [5 %]). The leading cause of transfer was hypoxemia and increased oxygen requirements (49.73 %). The patients required mechanical ventilation (MV) in 63.42 % of the cases and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in 67.63 %. NIV has supplanted MV over the years. Its use has increased from 40.4 % in 2010 to 96 % in 2019 compared with 83.84 % and 42 % for MV. A total of 14 (3.68 %) patients died. The independent predictors of a stay of ≥7 days and/or death were young age ≤2 months (<em>p</em> = 0.002), failure to thrive (<em>p</em> = 0.006), apnea (<em>p</em> = 0.045), dehydration (<em>p</em> = 0.018), the presence of biological inflammatory reaction (<em>p</em> = 0.002), isolation of respiratory syncytial virus (<em>p</em> < 0.001), and bacterial coinfection (<em>p</em> = 0.013).NIV was a protective factor (<em>p</em> < 0.001). A severity score ranging from 0 to 17 was established with an optimal cut-off value of 5 points.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Specific caution is needed in patients with these severity predictors. The generalization ofNIV in general pediatrics departments would improve SAB management and reduce transfers to the ICU.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 433-438"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301746","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}
Laureen Martin , Amaïa Bainier , Estelle Darviot , Aude Forgeron , Laurent Sarthou , Anne-Claire Wagner , Thomas Blanchais , Thomas Brigly , Françoise Troussier , Bernard Branger
{"title":"Interaction of the protective effect of breastfeeding and the aggravating effect of pacifier use in the occurrence of bronchiolitis in children","authors":"Laureen Martin , Amaïa Bainier , Estelle Darviot , Aude Forgeron , Laurent Sarthou , Anne-Claire Wagner , Thomas Blanchais , Thomas Brigly , Françoise Troussier , Bernard Branger","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.05.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Acute bronchiolitis affects around 30 % of infants each winter in France. Breastfeeding (BF) is described as being protective against acute lower respiratory infections in developing countries, but this effect is more difficult to demonstrate in industrialized countries. Moreover, the effect of using a pacifier in the occurrence of bronchiolitis is not clearly established. In this context, the aim of the study was to investigate the link between BF and the use of a pacifier in the occurrence of bronchiolitis in children under 1 year of age who presented to five pediatric emergency centers in Pays de la Loire, France.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A questionnaire collecting data on diet, sociodemographic characteristics, and the reason for presentation was provided at the admission to pediatric emergency centers in five hospitals in Pays de Loire, France, between 2018 and 2020. Children with bronchiolitis were included in group 1, and children consulting for other reasons (except gastrointestinal infections or otitis) were included in group 2. Breastfeeding was classified as exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and partial breastfeeding (PBF). Pacifier use was classified as frequent and during sleep or not used.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The study included 671 children under 1 year of age, including 174 (25.8 %) who were admitted with bronchiolitis. In univariate analysis, a significantly smaller number of children in group 1 s were breastfed (EBF and PBF) at admission compared with children in group 2:21.8 % versus 32.8 %, respectively, (OR=0.57, 95 % CI: 0.38–0.86, <em>p</em> = 0.006); furthermore, children in group 1 used a pacifier more often than those in group 2: 84.5 % versus 75.8 % (OR=1.74, 95 % CI: 1.10–2.76, <em>p</em> = 0.017). In multivariate analysis, after adjusting for age, ongoing BF or EBF beyond 9 and 12 months of age remained a protective factor; however, the protective effect of BF disappeared with the introduction of a pacifier, and pacifier use was significantly associated with bronchiolitis.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The protective effect of BF against bronchiolitis was demonstrated independently of pacifier use. However, due to the strong association between pacifier use and bronchiolitis, the effect of BF weakened. The advice to be given to parents for BF and pacifier use is discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 426-432"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367637","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}
Mathilde Bodolec , Moriamo-Bisi Eniafe-Eveillard , Brice Loddé , Sanna Ouedraogo , Laurence Pougnet , Anne Moal , Richard Pougnet
{"title":"Breastfeeding and return to work at a teaching hospital","authors":"Mathilde Bodolec , Moriamo-Bisi Eniafe-Eveillard , Brice Loddé , Sanna Ouedraogo , Laurence Pougnet , Anne Moal , Richard Pougnet","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In France, return to work represents a break in the continuation of breastfeeding, especially for caregivers. The objective of this study was to describe the breastfeeding practices of hospital workers. From 378 respondents, the prevalence of breastfeeding was found to be 69 % when leaving the maternity ward, 36.5 % when returning to work, and 20.1 % at 6 months. The average duration of breastfeeding was 23.3 weeks. In total, 44 % of breastfeeding women said they stopped breastfeeding because of their work: workload, irregular hours, no breastfeeding room, and fatigue.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 467-469"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333017","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":"The relationship between chronotype and mental toughness in adolescents: Is resilience a mediator?","authors":"Esra Uslu , Hülya Çelik Özdemir , Türkan Peşkirci","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study was designed to examine the mediator role of resilience in the relationship between chronotype and mental toughness in adolescents.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The descriptive correlational study was completed with 342 high school students from one school in Türkiye (mean age 17.25±1.11 years). Data were collected with the Morningness–Eveningness Scale for Children, Child and Youth Resilience Measure, and Mental Toughness Scale for Adolescents. Hierarchical regression analyses with PROCESS Model 4 were used to evaluate the mediator effect.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>It was observed that the morning chronotype tendency increased resilience (<em>p</em> < 0.001) mental toughness (<em>p</em> < 0.001). Higher resilience led to increased mental toughness. When the mediation effect was examined, resilience was a full mediator in the relationship between chronotype characteristics and mental toughness (β=0.396; <em>p</em> = 0.000).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>According to these results, a morning chronotype tendency in adolescents increases their resilience and, therefore, mental toughness. These results suggest that effective methods for enhancing mental toughness in adolescents should be multifaceted. Additionally, it highlights the importance of identifying and regulating chronotype tendencies among adolescents, while also emphasizing the need to increase resilience in this demographic.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 446-450"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301750","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}
Claire Fontaine , Cécile Rochefort-Morel , Gwenaëlle Veyrac , Elisabeth Polard , Lucie-Marie Scailteux , French Pharmacovigilance Network
{"title":"Immediate allergies to chlorhexidine: A series of pediatric cases from the French pharmacovigilance database","authors":"Claire Fontaine , Cécile Rochefort-Morel , Gwenaëlle Veyrac , Elisabeth Polard , Lucie-Marie Scailteux , French Pharmacovigilance Network","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Immediate allergic reactions to chlorhexidine have been clearly identified in numerous countries, generating governmental warnings worldwide.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The aim of our study was to characterize (i) these allergies, which are less reported in pediatric populations, and (ii) the patient-at-risk profile so as to suggest preventive measures.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In association with the allergy department and the regional pharmacovigilance center in Rennes University Hospital, France, a multicenter retrospective, descriptive, and observational study was conducted using data from the national pharmacovigilance database for the period of January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2020. Immediate allergies to chlorhexidine cases based on a clinical history compatible with an immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated reaction, along with positive allergic testing, were analyzed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the 478 cases identified, 17 pediatric cases of immediate allergic reaction to chlorhexidine (13 cases of grades II–IV anaphylaxis) were retained for the analysis. For 58.8 % of these cases, a history of a previous more moderate reaction to the substance was identified. The reactions occurred most frequently in cases of domestic misuse (88.2 %, <em>n</em> = 15/17) of chlorhexidine to dress a wound. Recurrence was reported for two cases, later leading to severe reactions at each new exposure to the allergen, suggesting an aggravation mechanism.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The number of pediatric cases of immediate allergies to chlorhexidine has possibly been underestimated on account of insufficient knowledge of the allergy and in view of its common usage. Information on the method of caring for wounds among children and on the risk of allergic sensitization as well as exploring any unusual reaction to chlorhexidine application could reduce the number of allergic reactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 419-425"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333019","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}
Fiona Bensoussan , Guillaume Costa , Anne Blanchard , Isabelle Vaugier , Stéphanie Baron , Aben Essid , Blaise Mbieleu , Awa Bakayoko , Nicolas Deconinck , Jean Bergounioux , Justine Zini
{"title":"Paradoxical metabolic acidosis after vomiting in children with spinal muscular atrophy: A report of 9 patients","authors":"Fiona Bensoussan , Guillaume Costa , Anne Blanchard , Isabelle Vaugier , Stéphanie Baron , Aben Essid , Blaise Mbieleu , Awa Bakayoko , Nicolas Deconinck , Jean Bergounioux , Justine Zini","doi":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.03.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.arcped.2024.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a hereditary neuromuscular disease that progresses toward restrictive respiratory failure due to muscle paralysis. We observed that SMA patients presented with a specific clinical and laboratory profile, consisting of severe metabolic acidosis following an episode of mild vomiting. This is an unusual, little-known, and life-threatening situation for these patients, as hyperventilation induced by metabolic acidosis can lead to exhaustion and to death by mixed acidosis.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of our study was to describe this paradoxical acidosis after vomiting in SMA patients and to discuss the physiological basis of this condition.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We conducted a retrospective single-center study reviewing the clinical and laboratory data of SMA patients who were hospitalized in the intensive care unit for severe metabolic acidosis after vomiting.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our cohort comprised 11 cases. On arrival, the median pH of the patients was 7.23 with a median bicarbonate concentration of 11.7 mmol/L and almost half of them (45 %) had ketone bodies in the blood and/or urine. The median correction time was 24 h for pH and 48 h for bicarbonate concentrations after receiving intravenous hydration with a glucose solution.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>We suggest that SMA patients are particularly sensitive to ketoacidosis induced by fasting, even after a few episodes of mild vomiting. Moreover, they have a low buffering capacity due to their severe amyotrophy, which favors metabolic acidosis. They must be quickly hydrated through a glucose-containing solution to avoid exhaustion, mixed acidosis, and death.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55477,"journal":{"name":"Archives De Pediatrie","volume":"31 7","pages":"Pages 451-454"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333020","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}