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Hunsaker P, Gupta K, Otto N, Epelman MJ, Chandra T. Developmental Abnormalities of the Pediatric Spine: A Review of the Correlation Between Ultrasound and MRI Findings. Cureus 2023; 15:e44580. [PMID: 37790066 PMCID: PMC10545393 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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A broad spectrum of spinal pathologies can affect the pediatric population. Ultrasound (US) is the primary modality for pediatric spine assessment due to its widespread availability, non-requirement of sedation, and absence of ionizing radiation. Supplementing this, MRI offers an in-depth exploration of these conditions, aiding in preoperative strategizing. In this review, we examine the clinical indications, methodologies, and protocols for US and MRI scans of the pediatric spine. Additionally, we illustrate normal pediatric spinal anatomy, highlighting several examples of normal variants that are often misinterpreted. Through a series of case-based illustrations, we offer a comprehensive overview of various pathological conditions such as tethered cord, spinal dysraphism, spinal lipoma, diastematomyelia, and dermal sinus tract, among others. Furthermore, we explore the correlation between US and MRI findings for these lesions, employing real-world cases to enhance our understanding of this topic.
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- Parker Hunsaker
- Diagnostic Radiology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, University of South Florida Health, Orlando, USA
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- Pediatric Radiology, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, USA
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Doğan AB, Güler AG, Yurttutan S, Öksüz G. The bedside practice of sonographic guided internal jugular vein access in critically ill premature infants. Minerva Pediatr (Torino) 2021; 74:181-187. [PMID: 34152111 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5276.21.06180-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intrahospital transport, general anesthesia, and the prolonged duration of the central venous catheterization (CVC) in unfavorable conditions pose a significant risk to a critically-ill premature infant. We aimed to demonstrate a minimalized and safe manner of CVC in this patient population. METHODS We worked on a prospective study in 51 critically-ill premature infants in which a 22 Gauge catheter was put in one of the central thoracic veins with the guidance of sonography as a bedside procedure. Of the patients, 27 (53%) were extremely premature, and 21 (41%) were extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW). The mean gestational age was 29 ± 5 weeks, and the mean weight at the time of the procedure was 1655 ± 1028 grams. While no anesthetic and sedative drugs were administered to ELBW infants during procedures, in the remainder of the cohort, procedures were carried out only under sedoanalgesia. RESULTS Vascular access was achieved in 48 (94%) of the patients after a mean number of 1.47 ± 0.75 attempts. Body heat loss of the patients at the end of the procedures was not statistically significant (p=0.164). However, ELBW infants lost their body heat significantly more than the rest of the cohort (p=0.032). We experienced clinically insignificant common carotid artery puncture in three patients and hemothorax in one patient. CONCLUSIONS CVC of critically ill premature infants can be safely and successfully achieved in incubators using sonography guidance, protecting them from hypothermia and anesthetic drugs.
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- Ahmet B Doğan
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey -
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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- Department of Neonatology, School of Medicine, Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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Spinal cord ultrasonography of the newborn. J Ultrasound 2018; 22:113-119. [PMID: 30535560 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-018-0345-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Ultrasound represents the first-line survey for the assessment of spinal cord development abnormalities. In fact, within 6 months of life, the non-ossification of neuronal arcs provides an excellent acoustic window that allows a detailed depiction of the spinal canal, its content and of the surrounding soft tissues. Nevertheless, an accurate ultrasound examination requires a complete knowledge of the anatomy, the condition of normality, the frequent anatomical variants and the main pathologies involved. This review is intended to briefly summarize the US technique, the main clinical indication and the key notions that could help to properly perform this type of ultrasound examination.
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Venet T, Pichot V, Charier D, Scalabre A, Patural H. Autonomic cardiac regulation after general anesthesia in children. Paediatr Anaesth 2018; 28:881-887. [PMID: 30302883 DOI: 10.1111/pan.13468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND General anesthesia dramatically decreases the activity of the autonomic nervous system. Most of the hypnotic agents used to induce anesthesia inhibit sympathetic cardiovascular regulation and baroreflex control in a dose-dependent manner, lowering cardiac adaptability during the operation. The consequence of this effect in children during and after surgery has never been studied to date. AIM The aim of this study was to follow the variations in autonomic cardiac indices in children younger than 8 years old after general anesthesia (6-24 hours) in programmed surgery. METHOD A prospective descriptive monocentric study of 44 children under 8 years old who underwent scheduled surgery at our hospital center (Saint-Étienne University Hospital, France) was performed between June 1, 2016 and November 1, 2016. Heart rate variability was monitored for 24 hours using Holter-ECG devices and the resulting data were interpreted using linear and nonlinear analyses. RESULTS Compared to baseline thresholds before surgery, all heart rate variability indices decreased dramatically during general anesthesia. After awakening, a slight reduction in sympathetic activity persisted 6 hours after surgery, but all measurements of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity had returned to baseline thresholds 12 hours after the operation. Twenty-four hours after surgery, some parameters had increased above the corresponding baseline levels. CONCLUSION Autonomic nervous function normalizes rapidly (within 12 hours) in prepubertal children. This study indicates that general anesthesia does not seem to increase the long-term risk of autonomic dysfunction in these patients.
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- Théa Venet
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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- EA SNA-EPIS Research Laboratory, Jean Monnet University of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital of Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France.,EA SNA-EPIS Research Laboratory, Jean Monnet University of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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Sonographic spinal imaging of normal anatomy, pathology and magnetic growing rods in children. Pediatr Radiol 2017; 47:1046-1057. [PMID: 28779192 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-017-3845-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The wide availability of ultrasound, along with its lack of ionizing radiation burden and need for sedation for most exams, often make sonography the first line in the imaging evaluation of children. The developing osseous anatomy of the spine in young infants provides a distinct window allowing for a detailed depiction of the spinal canal and its contents, which is not present in older children or adults. Here we review the clinical indications, sonographic technique, normal anatomy and pathology for imaging the lumbosacral spine in neonates and young infants. Additionally, we review the procedure for ultrasound assessment of the lengthening of magnetically controlled growing spinal rods, which allows orthopedists and radiologists to evaluate the effectiveness of distraction procedures of this hardware without the use of ionizing radiation.
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Perucho-González L, Sáenz-Francés F, Morales-Fernández L, Martínez-de-la-Casa JM, Méndez-Hernández CD, Santos-Bueso E, Brookes JL, García-Feijoó J. Structural and biomechanical corneal differences between patients suffering from primary congenital glaucoma and healthy volunteers. Acta Ophthalmol 2017; 95:e107-e112. [PMID: 27573413 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether a set of ocular morphometric and biomechanical variables are able to discriminate between healthy volunteers and patients suffering from primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). METHODS Case-control study in which 66 patients with PCG and 94 age-matched healthy subjects were evaluated using ocular response analyser (ORA) to record corneal biomechanical properties. Topographic corneal variables were obtained using the Pentacam in both groups. To determine the ability to discern between both groups, a multivariate binary logistic model was constructed. The outcome was the diagnosis of PCG and the predictors; the corneal variables analysed along with their first-term interactions. Sensitivity and specificity of this model along with the area under the receiver characteristic operating curve (AUC of ROC) were determined. RESULTS The best model to discriminate between both groups included the following predictors: corneal hysteresis (CH), corneal resistance factor (CRF), posterior maximum elevation (PME), anterior maximum elevation (AME) and central corneal thickness (CCT). This model, for a cut-point of 50%, presents a sensitivity of 86.67%, a specificity of 86.89% and an AUC of the ROC curve of 93.16% [95% confidence interval (CI): 88.97-97.35]. The adjusted odds ratios of those predictors which showed a significant discriminating capacity were as follows: for CH, 0.27 (95% confidence interval: 0.15-0.46); for CRF, 2.13 (95% CI: 1.33-3.40); for PME, 1.06 (95% CI: 1.01-1.12); and for AME, 1.35 (95% CI: 1.10-1.66). CONCLUSION Corneal hysteresis (CH), CRF, PME and AME are able to discern between patients with PCG and healthy controls. This fact suggests that there are structural and biomechanical differences between these groups.
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- Lucía Perucho-González
- Ophthalmology Department; Clinico San Carlos University Hospital; Sanitary Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Ophthalmology Department; Clinico San Carlos University Hospital; Sanitary Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Ophthalmology Department; Clinico San Carlos University Hospital; Sanitary Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Ophthalmology Department; Clinico San Carlos University Hospital; Sanitary Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Ophthalmology Department; Clinico San Carlos University Hospital; Sanitary Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Ophthalmology Department; Clinico San Carlos University Hospital; Sanitary Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital; Madrid Spain
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- Glaucoma Department; Moorfields Eye Hospital & Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children; London UK
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- Ophthalmology Department; Clinico San Carlos University Hospital; Sanitary Research Institute of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital; Madrid Spain
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Liu S, Zhang X, Liu F, Paule MG, Callicott R, Newport GD, Ali SF, Patterson TA, Apana SM, Berridge MS, Maisha MP, Hanig JP, Slikker W, Wang C. The Utility of a Nonhuman Primate Model for Assessing Anesthetic-Induced Developmental Neurotoxicity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.4303/jdar/236011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Creeley CE. From Drug-Induced Developmental Neuroapoptosis to Pediatric Anesthetic Neurotoxicity-Where Are We Now? Brain Sci 2016; 6:brainsci6030032. [PMID: 27537919 PMCID: PMC5039461 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci6030032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The fetal and neonatal periods are critical and sensitive periods for neurodevelopment, and involve rapid brain growth in addition to natural programmed cell death (i.e., apoptosis) and synaptic pruning. Apoptosis is an important process for neurodevelopment, preventing redundant, faulty, or unused neurons from cluttering the developing brain. However, animal studies have shown massive neuronal cell death by apoptosis can also be caused by exposure to several classes of drugs, namely gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonists and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists that are commonly used in pediatric anesthesia. This form of neurotoxic insult could cause a major disruption in brain development with the potential to permanently shape behavior and cognitive ability. Evidence does suggest that psychoactive drugs alter neurodevelopment and synaptic plasticity in the animal brain, which, in the human brain, may translate to permanent neurodevelopmental changes associated with long-term intellectual disability. This paper reviews the seminal animal research on drug-induced developmental apoptosis and the subsequent clinical studies that have been conducted thus far. In humans, there is growing evidence that suggests anesthetics have the potential to harm the developing brain, but the long-term outcome is not definitive and causality has not been determined. The consensus is that there is more work to be done using both animal models and human clinical studies.
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- Catherine E Creeley
- Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063, USA.
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Tu A, Hengel AR, Cochrane DD. Radiographic predictors of deterioration in patients with lumbosacral lipomas. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2016; 18:171-6. [PMID: 27082975 DOI: 10.3171/2016.1.peds15614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although patients with lumbosacral lipomas may be asymptomatic at presentation, most develop neurological symptoms over time. Given the challenges in examining infants, the authors sought to determine whether MRI would be helpful in identifying patients who are more likely to deteriorate early in life and who would potentially benefit from early surgical intervention. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients with lumbosacral lipomas who were seen at the authors' institution between 1997 and 2013 and who were managed without prophylactic surgery was performed. The clinical history and imaging results for each patient were reviewed in detail and then correlated to the pattern of and age at clinical deterioration. RESULTS Twenty-four patients were identified. Nine worsened within the first 18 months of life (early deterioration), and 15 patients deteriorated or remained stable after 30 months (late deterioration/stable). No patients worsened between 18 and 30 months of age. Patients who deteriorated early were more likely to have large intradural lipomas that filled the canal, increased during the 1st year of life, and compressed neurological structures. Some had a syrinx extending above the neural-lipoma interface. Syrinxes in patients with early deterioration were large and expanded in infancy. Patients with early deterioration had motor deficits at the time of deterioration, whereas patients with late deterioration developed mixed urological and motor dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS Patients with large lipomas displacing the cord and an enlarging syrinx have a propensity for early clinical deterioration. Given this, their families may be counseled that 1) the risk of deterioration in infancy may be higher than in infants without these features, and 2) they require more diligent observation. Intervention before deterioration in these infants should also be considered. Patients without these features may be safely observed to a lesser extent.
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- Albert Tu
- Division of Neurosurgery, Vancouver General Hospital; and
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Tu A, Hengel R, Cochrane DD. The natural history and management of patients with congenital deficits associated with lumbosacral lipomas. Childs Nerv Syst 2016; 32:667-73. [PMID: 26753902 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-3008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Many patients with lumbosacral lipoma are asymptomatic; however, a significant proportion will have neurological deficits present at birth. Implication of these deficits with respect to natural history and management are not well understood. METHODS A retrospective review of all infants with lumbosacral lipoma seen at BCCH between 1997 and 2013 was carried out. The study population was stratified on the presence of a congenital, non-progressive deficit and subdivided on treatment approach. The subsequent developments of deficits resulting in untethering procedures were recorded. RESULTS Of the 44 infants in this study, 24 patients had no neurologic deficit while 20 patients had a fixed, non-progressive deficit evident at birth. Ten of 24 patients without a neurological deficit at birth underwent a prophylactic untethering with 3 eventually requiring repeat untethering after, on average, 62.7 months. Eleven of 14 asymptomatic, monitored patients required untethering for clinical deterioration. Two required a second untethering procedure after 48.7 months. Ten of 20 infants with congenital deficits present at birth underwent prophylactic untethering, and 4 required further surgery after 124 months. Ten patients underwent observation with 8 eventually requiring surgery. Two required repeat untethered after 154 months. The complication rates and operative burden for patients are similar whether prophylactic or delayed surgery is performed. CONCLUSION The presence of congenital neurologic deficit does not affect the likelihood of deterioration in patients managed expectantly; prophylactic detethering of these patients did not prevent delayed neurologic deterioration. Comparing the need for repeat surgery in prophylactically untethered patients with initial untethering of patients operated upon at the time of deterioration, prophylactic untethering may confer a benefit with respect to subsequent symptomatic tethering if complication rates are low. However, in a setting with multidisciplinary follow-up, a period of observation for patients and intervention when patients become symptomatic is an acceptable approach for patients with or without congenital deficits.
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- Albert Tu
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital (BCCH), 4480 Oak Street, Rm K3 - 216, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital (BCCH), 4480 Oak Street, Rm K3 - 216, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital (BCCH), 4480 Oak Street, Rm K3 - 216, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada.
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Hynes SL, Harvey I, Thomas K, Copeland J, Borschel GH. CT angiography-guided single-stage release of adjacent webspaces in non-Apert syndactyly. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2015; 40:625-32. [PMID: 25005563 DOI: 10.1177/1753193414541222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/31/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED We describe the CT angiography protocol and surgical technique utilized at our institution for single-stage release of adjacent web-spaces in non-Apert syndactyly. In a series of seven consecutive hands we analyse syndactyly anatomy, CT angiographic findings, operative details, and complications. Outcomes were assessed with a functional activity evaluation, range of motion, and a parental visual analogue scale. Seven affected hands in four patients underwent single-stage release of adjacent webspaces. In all cases, the CT angiogram correctly predicted the presence of at least one artery supplying each digit. There were no cases of digital ischemia or loss. Angiographically guided, single-stage release of adjacent webspaces is technically feasible and benefits patients by reducing the number of surgical stages and allowing complete release to be achieved at an earlier age compared with the standard multi-stage approach. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV.
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- S L Hynes
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ko F, Papadopoulos M, Khaw PT. Primary congenital glaucoma. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2015; 221:177-89. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2015.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bajic D, Commons KG, Soriano SG. Morphine-enhanced apoptosis in selective brain regions of neonatal rats. Int J Dev Neurosci 2013; 31:258-66. [PMID: 23499314 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Revised: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Prolonged neonatal opioid exposure has been associated with: antinociceptive tolerance, long-term neurodevelopmental delay, cognitive, and motor impairment. Morphine has also been shown to induce apoptotic cell death in vitro studies, but its in vivo effect in developing rat brain is unknown. Thus, we hypothesized that prolongued morphine administration in neonatal rats in a model of antinociceptive tolerance and dependence is associated with increased neuroapoptosis. We analyzed neonatal rats from the following groups (1) naïve group (n=6); (2) control group (normal saline (NS), n=5), and (3) morphine group (n=8). Morphine sulfate or equal volume of NS was injected subcutaneously twice daily for 6½ days starting on postnatal day (PD) 1. Development of antinociceptive tolerance was previously confirmed by Hot Plate test on the 7th day. Evidence of neuronal and glial apoptosis was determined by cleaved caspase-3 immunofluorescence combined with specific markers. At PD7, morphine administration after 6½ days significantly increased the density of apoptotic cells in the cortex and amygdala, but not in the hippocampus, hypothalamus, or periaqueductal gray. Apoptotic cells exhibited morphology analogous to neurons. Irrespective of the treatment, only a very few individual microglia but not astrocytes were caspase-3 positive. In summary, repeated morphine administration in neonatal rats (PD1-7) is associated with increased supraspinal apoptosis in distinct anatomical regions known to be important for sensory (cortex) and emotional memory processing (amygdala). Brain regions important for learning (hippocampus), and autonomic and nociceptive processing (hypothalamus and periaqueductal gray) were not affected. Lack of widespread glial apoptosis or robust glial activation following repeated morphine administration suggests that glia might not be affected by chronic morphine at this early age. Future studies should investigate long-term behavioral sequelae of demonstrated enhanced apoptosis associated with prolonged morphine administration in a neonatal rat model.
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- Dusica Bajic
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Bader 3, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Hays SR, Deshpande JK. Newly postulated neurodevelopmental risks of pediatric anesthesia: theories that could rock our world. J Urol 2012. [PMID: 23178900 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.11.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE General anesthetics can induce apoptotic neurodegeneration and subsequent maladaptive behaviors in animals. Retrospective human studies suggest associations between early anesthetic exposure and subsequent adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. The relevance of animal data to clinical practice is unclear and to our knowledge the causality underlying observed associations in humans is unknown. We reviewed newly postulated neurodevelopmental risks of pediatric anesthesia and discuss implications for the surgical care of children. MATERIALS AND METHODS We queried the MEDLINE®/PubMed® and EMBASE® databases for citations in English on pediatric anesthetic neurotoxicity with the focus on references from the last decade. RESULTS Animal studies in rodents and primates demonstrate apoptotic neuropathology and subsequent maladaptive behaviors after exposure to all currently available general anesthetics with the possible exception of α2-adrenergic agonists. Similar adverse pathological and clinical effects occur after untreated pain. Anesthetic neurotoxicity in animals develops only after exposure above threshold doses and durations during a critical neurodevelopmental window of maximal synaptogenesis in the absence of concomitant painful stimuli. Anesthetic exposure outside this window or below threshold doses and durations shows no apparent neurotoxicity, while exposure in the context of concomitant painful stimuli is neuroprotective. Retrospective human studies suggest associations between early anesthetic exposure and subsequent adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes, particularly after multiple exposures. The causality underlying the associations is unknown. Ongoing investigations may clarify the risks associated with current practice. CONCLUSIONS Surgical care of all patients mandates appropriate anesthesia. Neurotoxic doses and the duration of anesthetic exposure in animals may have little relevance to clinical practice, particularly surgical anesthesia for perioperative pain. The causality underlying the observed associations between early anesthetic exposure and subsequent adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes is unknown. Anesthetic exposure may be a marker of increased risk. Especially in young children, procedures requiring general anesthesia should be performed only as necessary and general anesthesia duration should be minimized. Alternatives to general anesthesia and the deferral of elective procedures beyond the first few years of life should be considered, as appropriate. Participation in ongoing efforts should be encouraged to generate further data.
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- Stephen Robert Hays
- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Pediatric Pain Services, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-9070, USA.
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Forcelli PA, Janssen MJ, Vicini S, Gale K. Neonatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs disrupts striatal synaptic development. Ann Neurol 2012; 72:363-72. [PMID: 22581672 DOI: 10.1002/ana.23600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Drug exposure during critical periods of brain development may adversely affect nervous system function, posing a challenge for treating infants. This is of particular concern for treating neonatal seizures, as early life exposure to drugs such as phenobarbital is associated with adverse neurological outcomes in patients and induction of neuronal apoptosis in animal models. The functional significance of the preclinical neurotoxicity has been questioned due to the absence of evidence for functional impairment associated with drug-induced developmental apoptosis. METHODS We used patch-clamp recordings to examine functional synaptic maturation in striatal medium spiny neurons from neonatal rats exposed to antiepileptic drugs with proapoptotic action (phenobarbital, phenytoin, lamotrigine) and without proapoptotic action (levetiracetam). Phenobarbital-exposed rats were also assessed for reversal learning at weaning. RESULTS Recordings from control animals revealed increased inhibitory and excitatory synaptic connectivity between postnatal day (P)10 and P18. This maturation was absent in rats exposed at P7 to a single dose of phenobarbital, phenytoin, or lamotrigine. Additionally, phenobarbital exposure impaired striatal-mediated behavior on P25. Neuroprotective pretreatment with melatonin, which prevents drug-induced neurodevelopmental apoptosis, prevented the drug-induced disruption in maturation. Levetiracetam was found not to disrupt synaptic development. INTERPRETATION Our results provide the first evidence that exposure to antiepileptic drugs during a sensitive postnatal period impairs physiological maturation of synapses in neurons that survive the initial drug insult. These findings suggest a mechanism by which early life exposure to antiepileptic drugs can impact cognitive and behavioral outcomes, underscoring the need to identify therapies that control seizures without compromising synaptic maturation.
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- Patrick A Forcelli
- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
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ttime: an R package for translating the timing of brain development across mammalian species. Neuroinformatics 2011; 8:201-5. [PMID: 20824390 DOI: 10.1007/s12021-010-9081-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Understanding relationships between the sequence and timing of brain developmental events across a given set of mammalian species can provide information about both neural development and evolution. Yet neurodevelopmental event timing data available from the published literature are incomplete, particularly for humans. Experimental documentation of unknown event timings requires considerable effort that can be expensive, time consuming, and for humans, often impossible. Application of suitable statistical models for translating neurodevelopmental event timings across mammalian species is essential. The present study implements an established statistical model and related functions as an open-source R package (ttime, translating time). The model incorporated into ttime allows predictions of unknown neurodevelopmental timings and explorations of phylogenetic relationships. The open-source package will enable transparency and reproducibility while minimizing redundancy. Sustainability and widespread dissemination will be guaranteed by the active CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network) community. The package updates the web-service (Clancy et al. 2007b) www.translatingtime.net by permitting predictions based on curated event timing databases which may include species not yet incorporated in the current model. The R package can be integrated into complex workflows that use the event predictions in their analyses. The package ttime is publicly available and can be downloaded from http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ttime/index.html .
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Infants of birth weight ≤2500 g are termed low birth weight (LBW). These children often have considerable morbidity from prematurity and intra-uterine growth restriction. Additionally, LBW infants have increased risk for cardiac and noncardiac congenital anomalies and may require surgery. Primary rather than palliative surgical repair of cardiac lesions has been preferred in recent years. However, LBW remains a risk factor for increased mortality and morbidity after open-heart surgery (OHS). There is a paucity of information about the anesthetic challenges presented by LBW infants undergoing OHS. This review summarizes the perioperative issues of relevance to anesthesiologists who manage these high-risk patients. Emphasis is placed on management concerns that are unique to LBW infants. Retrospective data from the authors' institution are provided for those aspects of anesthetic care that lack published studies. Successful outcome often requires substantial hospital resources and collaborative multi-disciplinary effort.
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- Glyn D Williams
- Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA
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Mazoit JX, Besson R, Roulleau P, Dalmas S. [Regional anaesthesia in newborn: expectations, limitations]. ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 2010; 29:563-565. [PMID: 20599341 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2010.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- J-X Mazoit
- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, 78, rue du Général-Leclerc, 94275 Bicêtre cedex, France.
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