A Relentless Commitment to the Children We Serve
2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 122; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.05.015
ISSN1873-5150
Autores Tópico(s)Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
ResumoTwo men uniquely changed my life. One is my incredible husband of 45 years. The other was Ken Swaiman. "The Child Is the Father of the Man": A Tribute to Ken SwaimanPediatric NeurologyVol. 122PreviewMy career path to a richer understanding of fetal and neonatal neurology (FNN) honors Kenneth Swaiman's influence on my training. Our lifelong friendship reinforced a life-course perspective to the neurological care for children across the life span. "The Child is the Father of the Man," a quote from an 1802 poem by William Wordsworth ("My Heart Leaps Up") applies a poetic reference to the origins of memory. While self-absorbed academics apply this reference to one's chosen specialty, I was reminded by one colleague that the American rock group "The Beach Boys" also put to music the same ideas! Full-Text PDF Pediatric Neuropsychology and Pediatric Neurology: Kenneth Swaiman's LegacyPediatric NeurologyVol. 122PreviewAlthough pediatric neuropsychology and pediatric neurology often collaborate in today's environment, this was not always the case. In many centers providing service to children with neurological disorders in the 1970s, neuropsychologic testing was seen as a laboratory service to diagnose brain damage, and not as a profession that managed the care of children. The idea that understanding children with brain disease required a "developmental" model of brain function did not emerge until the 1980s. Full-Text PDF Post-traumatic Neuroinflammation: Relevance to PediatricsPediatric NeurologyVol. 122PreviewBoth detrimental and beneficial effects of post-traumatic neuroinflammation have become a major research focus as they offer the potential for immediate as well as delayed targeted reparative therapies. Understanding the complex interactions of central and peripheral immunocompetent cells as well as their mediators on brain injury and recovery is complicated by the temporal, regional, and developmental differences in their response to injuries. Microglia, the brain-resident macrophages, have become central in these investigations as they serve a major surveillance function, have the ability to react swiftly to injury, recruit various cellular and chemical mediators, and monitor the reparative/degenerative processes. Full-Text PDF Portable Acquisition of Auditory ERPs: A Pilot Study of Premature InfantsPediatric NeurologyVol. 122PreviewPrior work suggests that event-related potential (ERP) studies in infancy may help predict developmental outcome. Full-Text PDF
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