- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Vascular Anomalies and Treatments
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
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All patients deserve high-quality health care. Patients with disabilities have historically experienced discrimination in care and subsequently detrimental outcomes. Health professionals often lack confidence preparedness treating effectively. Barriers such as communication difficulties, biased assumptions, inadequate equipment hinder comprehensive These barriers to lead inequalities a diminished overall quality of life for individuals disabilities. Existing clinical guidelines this...
Prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic testing should be offered to every pregnant individual, with methods varying based on gestational age. Since Roe v Wade was overturned in June 2022, many states have implemented age-based abortion restrictions. It is critical that reproductive health care professionals aware of the interaction between timing availability legal services their state. We examined individual state restrictions per publicly available data from The New York Times...
Background: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an underutilized surgical therapy for Parkinson's Disease (PD). Both physician and patient hesitancies have been described as potential barriers to DBS, but the specifics of perceptions DBS not well-characterized in general PD population. Objective: To characterize understanding impressions patients prior formal evaluation. Methods: A 30-question survey assessing was administered seen at urban movement disorders clinic. Results: One hundred two...
Abstract Background Macrocephaly is present in 2.3% of children with important neurosurgical conditions the differential diagnosis. The objective this study was to identify clinical associations actionable imaging findings among head for macrocephaly. Methods We conducted a case-control studies ordered macrocephaly 24 months and younger multistate children’s health system. Four neurosurgeons reviewed images, determining cases be ‘concern’ if follow-up or intervention indicated. Electronic...