- Review Article
- Nutrition
- How to approach feeding difficulties in young children
- Hye Ran Yang
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(12):379-384. Published online December 22, 2017
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Feeding is an interaction between a child and caregiver, and feeding difficulty is an umbrella term encompassing all feeding problems, regardless of etiology, severity, or consequences, while feeding disorder refers to an inability or refusal to eat sufficient quantities or variety of food to maintain adequate nutritional status, leading to substantial consequences, including malnutrition, impaired growth, and possible neurocognitive dysfunction....
- Original Articles
- Neonatology (Perinatology)
- Does anaesthesia in mothers during delivery affect bilirubin levels in their neonates?
- Zeinab A El-Kabbany, Nadin N Toaima, Tamer N Toaima, Mona Y Gamal EL-Din
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(12):385-389. Published online December 22, 2017
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Purpose This study aimed to assess whether different anesthetic techniques and oxytocin use applied during delivery affect transcutaneous bilirubin levels during the first 24 hours in neonates.
Methods A total of 1,044 neonates delivered by either caesarian section (C/S) or normal vaginal delivery (NVD) were included in the study. They were classified into 5 groups as follows: group 1: born by C/S using...
- Cardiology
- Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in children and adolescents: a single center experience
- Myung Chul Hyun
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(12):390-394. Published online December 22, 2017
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Purpose Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) is less common in pediatric patients than in adult patients. Thus, data for pediatric AVNRT patients are insufficient. Hence, we aimed to analyze the patient characteristics, treatment, and any recurrences in pediatric AVNRT patients.
Methods We reviewed the records of 50 pediatric AVNRT patients who had undergone radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) between January 1998 and December 2016...
- Endocrinology
- The influence of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists on anthropometric change in girls with central precocious puberty
- Jong Wan Yoon, Hyun A Park, Jieun Lee, Jae Hyun Kim
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(12):395-402. Published online December 22, 2017
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Purpose The potential effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) treatment on the weight of girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) remains a controversy. We investigated anthropometric changes during and after GnRHa treatment among girls with CPP.
Methods This retrospective study evaluated data from 127 girls with CPP who received GnRHa treatment for ≥2 years. Height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) values were...
- The effect of low-dose intravenous bisphosphonate treatment on osteoporosis in children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy
- Soon Jeong Moon, Young Min An, Soon Ki Kim, Young Se Kwon, Ji Eun Lee
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(12):403-407. Published online December 22, 2017
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Purpose Quadriplegic children with cerebral palsy are more susceptible to osteoporosis because of various risk factors that interfere with bone metabolism. Pamidronate is effective for pediatric osteoporosis, but there are no guidelines for optimal dosage or duration of treatment in quadriplegic children with osteoporosis. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose pamidronate treatment in these patients.
Methods Ten quadriplegic patients on antiepileptic...
- Case Report
- Genetics and Metabolism
- The First Korean case of combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency-17 diagnosed by clinical and molecular investigation
- Young A Kim, Yoo-Mi Kim, Yun-Jin Lee, Chong Kun Cheon
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(12):408-412. Published online December 22, 2017
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Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency-17 (COXPD-17) is very rare and is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the
ELAC2 gene on chromosome 17p12. TheELAC2 gene functions as a mitochondrial tRNA processing gene, and only 4 different pathogenic mutations have been reported inELAC2 -associated mitochondrial dysfunction involving oxidative phosphorylation. Affected patients show various clinical symptoms and prognosis, depending on...