Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pediatrics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics, 2024 • June 13, 2024
This study presents a case series of three young children with traumatic atlantoaxial joint infra-anterior dislocation complicating odontoid fracture (ADOF) who were treated conservatively. The conser...
KEY FINDING: All three patients' C1-2 infra-anterior dislocations were successfully reduced using gentle traction methods (halo or occipital-jaw) without surgery.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This retrospective study evaluated the impact of early rehabilitation on neurofunctional outcomes in 70 pediatric patients who underwent spinal tumor surgery. The patients received rehabilitation trea...
KEY FINDING: Early rehabilitation significantly improved sensory function, motor function, and activity of daily living in pediatric children after spinal tumor surgery.
Children, 2025 • January 29, 2025
This report details a rare instance of an infant with achondroplasia developing acute tetraparesis after a cervical whiplash injury, highlighting key multidisciplinary management considerations and sp...
KEY FINDING: A multidisciplinary approach is crucial for managing children with achondroplasia, especially those with foramen magnum stenosis and cervical spine injuries.
Postgrad Med J, 1998 • January 1, 1998
The case report highlights the risk of atlantoaxial dislocation with spinal cord compression in patients with Down's syndrome, particularly in relation to physical therapy. Early detection of AAI thro...
KEY FINDING: Atlantoaxial instability (AAI) is common in Down's syndrome but often clinically silent.
Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2023 • May 19, 2023
This case series presents proof of concept for the application of interventions targeting pre-injury neuromuscular head control. Each patient progressed in head control; however, patients who returned...
KEY FINDING: Children with SCI and chronic paralysis due to AFM can begin to develop head control through a multiphase approach when paired with activity-based restorative therapies.
J Bras Pneumol, 2014 • January 1, 2014
The article reports the case of a 5-year-old child with tetraplegia who received a diaphragmatic pacemaker (DP) via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after a cervical spine fracture. The objective ...
KEY FINDING: Diaphragmatic pacing can successfully replace mechanical ventilation in children with tetraplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This study examined the connections between family dynamics and the psychosocial functioning of children with SCI/D from Latin America. Findings of this study, while preliminary in nature, lend furthe...
KEY FINDING: Family satisfaction, empathy, and flexibility significantly explained 27% of the variance in child worry.
BMC Pediatrics, 2018 • March 26, 2018
This case report highlights a rare presentation of a germ cell tumor (GCT) in the posterior mediastinum of a child, leading to spinal cord compression and paraparesis. The child was treated with a com...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with progressive back pain, leg weakness, and was found to have a large mass in the posterior mediastinum compressing the spinal cord.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
The study examined the relationship between neurological impairment and psychosocial outcomes in youth with SCI. Neurological impairment was significantly related to participation and quality of life,...
KEY FINDING: Youth with tetraplegia participated in fewer activities than those with paraplegia or incomplete injuries.
Cureus, 2025 • January 16, 2025
This case highlights the vast diversity of pediatric spinal tumors and their potential for favorable postoperative outcomes. It also provides evidence for the existence of benign, fibrolipomatous infl...
KEY FINDING: The patient had an extensive extradural, intracanal mass from T1 to T10 causing spinal cord compression.