2024
The diagnostic workup of children with the radiologically isolated syndrome differs by age and by sex
Makhani N, Lebrun-Frenay C, Siva A, Shabanova V, Wassmer E, Santoro J, Narula S, Brenton J, Mar S, Durand-Dubief F, Zephir H, Mathey G, Rojas J, de Seze J, Tenembaum S, Stone R, Casez O, Carra-Dallière C, Neuteboom R, Ahsan N, Arroyo H, Cabre P, Gombolay G, Inglese M, Louapre C, Margoni M, Palavra F, Pohl D, Reich D, Ruet A, Thouvenot E, Timby N, Tintore M, Uygunoglu U, Vargas W, Venkateswaran S, Verhelst H, Wickstrom R, Azevedo C, Kantarci O, Shapiro E, Okuda D, Pelletier D. The diagnostic workup of children with the radiologically isolated syndrome differs by age and by sex. Journal Of Neurology 2024, 271: 4019-4027. PMID: 38564056, PMCID: PMC11323224, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12289-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiologically isolated syndromeSpinal MRIDiagnostic workup of childrenMultiple sclerosisWorkup of childrenFisher's exact testMultivariate logistic regressionInternational longitudinal studyDiagnostic workupConsensus guidelinesExact testMS riskLogistic regressionConclusionsYoung childrenCSFBackgroundCerebrospinal fluidMRIPre-2017Longitudinal studySyndromeRadiologyChildrenAgeSexRisk
1997
Reduction in the Risk of Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 Associated with Treatment of Pregnant Women with Orally Administered Zidovudine Alone
Simpson B, Shapiro E, Andiman W. Reduction in the Risk of Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 Associated with Treatment of Pregnant Women with Orally Administered Zidovudine Alone. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1997, 14: 145-152. PMID: 9052723, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199702010-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLongitudinal StudiesOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsZidovudineConceptsRisk of transmissionT-lymphocyte countsMode of deliveryVertical transmissionHIV-1Cell countT-cell countsProspective cohort studyRisk of motherRoutine prenatal careSubgroup of womenChild transmissionUntreated womenCohort studyUntreated mothersPregnant womenPrenatal careObservational studyCD4ZidovudineSignificant associationWomenMothersRiskSignificant reduction
1992
A Prospective Study of Recurrent Febrile Seizures
Berg A, Shinnar S, Hauser W, Alemany M, Shapiro E, Salomon M, Crain E. A Prospective Study of Recurrent Febrile Seizures. New England Journal Of Medicine 1992, 327: 1122-1127. PMID: 1528207, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199210153271603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of recurrenceRecurrent febrile seizuresFebrile seizuresProspective studyFamily historyFirst febrile seizureDuration of feverPredictors of recurrenceComplex febrile seizuresInitial febrile seizurePediatric emergency departmentInitial seizureEmergency departmentMedical recordsNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesCumulative riskRecurrenceFeverSeizuresDegree of increaseDegrees FChildrenRiskShort durationMonths
1986
Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia
Shapiro E, Aaron N, Wald E, Chiponis D. Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1986, 109: 15-19. PMID: 3088242, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(86)80564-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccult bacteremiaBacterial meningitisInfluenzae type bClinical characteristicsInitial visitLumbar punctureRisk factorsRelative riskHaemophilus influenzae type bYale-New Haven HospitalH. influenzae type bType BChildren's HospitalPossible confounding effectsMeningitisBacteremiaEstimates of riskS. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeLogistic regressionN. meningitidisNeisseria meningitidisHospitalChildrenRisk