Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine: Archives

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Infants' Eye Tracking Shifts When They Start to BabbleFree

• February 8, 2012
• Martin T. Stein, MD

Infants' selective attention to the eyes or mouth seems to correspond with developmental phases of speech production.

• Reviewing:
• Lewkowicz DJ and Hansen-Tift AM., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 Jan 31; 109:1431

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Neuroprotective Benefits of Neonatal Caffeine Wane by Age 5 Years

• February 8, 2012
• William P. Kanto, Jr., MD

But this finding does not refute the benefits of caffeine during the neonatal period.

• Reviewing:
• Schmidt B et al., JAMA 2012 Jan 18; 307:275 Maitre NL and Stark AR., JAMA 2012 Jan 18; 307:304

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Youth Sexting Is a Diverse Phenomenon

• February 1, 2012
• Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP

But most incidents involved existing relationships, and few images were distributed on the Internet.

• Reviewing:
• Mitchell KJ et al., Pediatrics 2012 Jan; 129:13 Wolak J et al., Pediatrics 2012 Jan; 129:4

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Dieting and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors Predict Later Weight Gain

• February 1, 2012
• Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP

Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors in adolescents are associated with excess increases in body-mass index 10 years later

• Reviewing:
• Neumark-Sztainer D et al., J Adolesc Health 2012 Jan; 50:80

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Is Preventing Transmission of Mental Illness from Parent to Child Possible?

• February 1, 2012
• Martin T. Stein, MD

Interventions for parents decreased risk for childhood psychiatric diagnosis by 40%.

• Reviewing:
• Siegenthaler E et al., J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012 Jan; 51:8

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Imaging Trends for Pediatric Appendicitis: Use of Ultrasound Is Up and Use of CT Is Down

• February 1, 2012
• F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

Ultrasound alone or with CT, but not CT alone, was associated with lower negative appendectomy rates.

• Reviewing:
• Bachur RG et al., J Pediatr 2011 Dec 20

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Pulmonary Hypertension Is Different in Children Than in AdultsFree

• February 1, 2012
• F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

Syncope is more common and functional activity is better preserved than in adults. Dyspnea on exertion and fatigue were the most common symptoms.

• Reviewing:
• Berger RMF et al., Lancet 2012 Jan 10 Mallory GB Jr., Lancet 2012 Jan 10

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Tinnitus Is Common in Children With and Without Hearing ImpairmentFree

• January 25, 2012
• F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

Forty percent of children with normal hearing reported some form of tinnitus.

• Reviewing:
• Juul J et al., Arch Dis Child 2012 Jan; 97:28

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Quality of Life in Adolescents with Lesbian Parents

• January 25, 2012
• Martin T. Stein, MD

Adolescents with lesbian parents reported similar quality of life as did adolescents with heterosexual parents.

• Reviewing:
• van Gelderen L et al., J Dev Behav Pediatr 2012 Jan; 33:17

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Overall Prevalence of Childhood Obesity Is Stable

• January 25, 2012
• F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

But prevalence might be increasing in boys.

• Reviewing:
• Ogden CL et al., JAMA 2012 Jan 17