Antipyretic use in children: more than just temperature

Antipyretic use in children: more than just temperature.

One of the most remarkable facts about the treatment of febrile illness in children is that, despite its ubiquity and the plethora of guidelines, recommendations, and other publications, the exaggerated fear of fever (sometimes referred to as “fever phobia”) remains common around the world, and has remained so for many years. The result of this fear is that parents and professionals worry undul...

Antipyretic use in children: more than just temperature Uso de antipiréticos em crianças: mais do que apenas temperatura

One of the most remarkable facts about the treatment of febrile illness in children is that, despite its ubiquity and the plethora of guidelines, recommendations, and other publications, the exaggerated fear of fever (sometimes referred to as “fever phobia”) remains common around the world, and has remained so for many years. The result of this fear is that parents and professionals worry undul...

More than just vanilla.

Temporal lobectomies in children: more than just for seizure control?

OBJECTIVE Temporal lobe resection is an established treatment for medication-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, which in recent years has increasingly been performed in children. However, little is known about the long-term outcome in these children. The aim of this study was to characterize intellectual and psychosocial functioning of children after temporal lobe resection as they progress into...

Salivation and Saliva Control in Children, More than Just Drooling

Welcome to our 4th year! I want to thank all those resubscribers for your support and welcome new readers. We have a jam packed issue this quarter with articles by some of the experts in the field!. Joan Sheppard Ph.D. writes about saliva control, Lynn Wolf MOT, OTR and colleague Nan Street PT discuss a personal GI experience, and Betsy Clawson Ph.D. provides an interesting case and explanation...