A5064286490- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2016-2025
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
2016-2025
Kosair Children's Hospital
2024
University of Kansas Medical Center
2024
Hospital Research Foundation
2023
The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation
2023
Pain and Headache Center
2023
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
2023
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2023
Hudson Institute
2023
Context. Mothers are in an important position to prevent obesity their children by shaping early diet and activity patterns. However, many mothers of overweight preschool not worried about child's weight. Objective. To explore mothers' perceptions how they determine when a child is overweight, why become what barriers exist preventing or managing childhood obesity. Design. Three focus groups with 6 participants each. Participant comments were transcribed analyzed. Themes coded independently...
Context. Childhood obesity is a major public health problem, and prevention efforts should begin early in life involve parents. Objective. To determine what factors are associated with mothers' failure to perceive when their preschool children overweight. Design. Cross-sectional survey. Settings. Offices of private pediatricians clinics the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, Children (WIC). Participants. Six hundred twenty-two mothers 23 60 months age. Main Outcome...
To better explore possible factors that may lead to childhood obesity, we developed and analyzed two new instruments assess maternal feeding practices beliefs. The Infant Feeding Questionnaire (IFQ) assesses during the entire first year of life was administered 453 mothers children 11 23 months old. Preschooler (PFQ) young between ages 2 5 years 634 this age. Each questionnaire factor mean scores were calculated linked with children's measured mothers' self-reported weight height. Mean from...
For adults, disability produced by migraines has been assessed with a migraine-specific tool-MIDAS. The objective of this study was to develop and validate similar tool that accurately depicts the headaches in school-age children adolescents.A six-question (PedMIDAS) developed administered patients attending tertiary referral center for pediatric headaches. Internal consistency test/retest reliability were assessed. Validity correlating scores headache frequency, severity, duration. Changes...
Objective. Despite the high prevalence of headaches in youths, quality life (QOL) has not been well examined. We examined QOL a clinical sample children with and compared it other chronic diseases. Methods. A survey study was conducted 572 consecutive patients (mean age, 11.4 ± 3.6 years) who presented to children’s headache center. Children parents completed Pediatric Quality Life Inventory, Version 4.0 standardized assessment. Results were established norms for healthy chronically ill...
Which medication, if any, to use prevent the headache of pediatric migraine has not been established.We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial amitriptyline (1 mg per kilogram body weight day), topiramate (2 and placebo in children adolescents 8 17 years age with migraine. Patients were randomly assigned 2:2:1 ratio receive one medications or placebo. The primary outcome was relative reduction 50% more number days comparison 28-day baseline period last 28 24-week...
Early, safe, effective, and durable evidence-based interventions for children adolescents with chronic migraine do not exist.
The primary aim of this study was to describe pain characteristics, coping strategies, depression, and functional disability in children adolescents with chronic examine potential factors that are associated a pediatric population. secondary compare two conditions: localized musculoskeletal daily headaches.The participants were 73 patients variety conditions. Subjects the second part subset (N = 44) from clinic sample 38) headache center same hospital who had headaches.Patients completed...
<h3>Objective</h3> To identify maternal beliefs and practices about child feeding that are associated with the development of childhood obesity. <h3>Design</h3> Four focus groups. One group dietitians from Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, Children (WIC) in Northern Kentucky Health District 3 groups mothers children enrolled WIC. <h3>Setting</h3> The WIC program District. <h3>Participants</h3> Fifteen 14 (14 to 34 years age) young (12 36 months <h3>Results</h3> this study...
Objective.—To study the effectiveness of a standardized dose amitriptyline, 1 mg/kg, for childhood headaches. Background.—Amitriptyline has been shown to be effective prophylaxis migraine in adults. Studies children, however, have quite limited. In adults, suggested range is 10 150 mg. dosage often not used, resulting clinical practice that varies from very low equivalent used Methods.—Children with more than three headaches per month were treated slowly increasing mg/kg day. The frequency,...
Objective.—The aim of the present study was to investigate prevalence sleep disturbances in children with migraine headaches and describe individual differences behaviors based on headache features (eg, frequency, duration, intensity). Background.—A relationship between has been suggested both adults, but there is a lack research examining specific range children. Methods.—One hundred eighteen children, aged 2 12 years (mean, 9.1; standard deviation, 2.3) were evaluated for at two pediatric...
Background.—Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been suggested to be effective in the prevention of migraine, and levels can quantified with standardized reference ranges. Objective.—This study documents prevalence CoQ10 deficiency migraine headache examines potential effectiveness supplementation. Methods.—We assessed patients attending a tertiary care center frequent headaches for deficiency. We recommended low begin supplementation as part their multidisciplinary treatment plan. response including...
Abstract Objective: To test the hypothesis that low‐income African‐American preschool children would have a higher BMI if their mothers reported greater “restriction” and “control” in feeding showed “food responsiveness” “desire to drink.” In addition, whether maternal “pressure eat” be associated with lower child BMI. Research Methods Procedures: A questionnaire was completed by 296 of children. It assessed three constructs on strategies (“restriction,” eat,” “control”) two eating behaviors...
Abstract Objective Juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder in children and adolescents for which there are no evidence‐based treatments. The objective of this multisite, single‐blind, randomized clinical trial was to test whether cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) superior (FM) education reducing functional disability, pain, symptoms depression juvenile FMS. Methods Participants were 114 (ages 11–18 years) with After receiving stable medications 8...
This prospective longitudinal study examined the long-term physical and psychosocial outcomes of adolescents with juvenile-onset fibromyalgia (JFM), compared healthy control subjects, into early adulthood.Adolescent patients JFM initially seen at a pediatric rheumatology clinic (n = 94) age- gender-matched subjects 33) completed online measures demographic characteristics, pain, functioning, mood symptoms, health care utilization ∼6 years' follow-up (mean age: 21 years). A standard in-person...
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation in prevention migraine children using a placebo-controlled, double-blinded, crossover, add-on trial. Background: CoQ10 has been demonstrated to have adults but lacks pediatric research with more rigorous methodology. observed be deficient significant number and adolescents presenting tertiary headache centers. potential modify both inflammatory changes that occur during recurrent alteration mitochondrial function. A...
Christina Szperka: Has received grant support from Pfizer and Amgen. Juliana VanderPluym: Reports speaking fees for Amgen Novartis, consulting Healint. Serena L. Orr: Receives royalties Cambridge University Press. Christopher Oakley: None. William Qubty: Irene Patniyot: Ana Marissa Lagman-Bartolome: Is on the advisory board Teva, Allergan speakers’ bureau Aralez. Cynthia Morris: Jessica Gautreaux: Speaker’s Supernus has travel funds American Academy of Neurology. M. Cristina Victorio:...
OBJECTIVE—This study assessed parent report of mealtime behavior and parenting stress in preschoolers with type 1 diabetes. It was hypothesized that children diabetes would be seen as exhibiting more problems their parents evidence greater when compared healthy subjects. also positively correlated stress. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total 40 (aged 1–6 years) were recruited from a pediatric hospital. Another matched for age, sex, marital status, socioeconomic status used control Reliable...