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Effect of Exercise on the Ability of Children with Cerebellar Ataxia to Perform Activities of Daily Living

Review Article of International Journal of Pediatric Research and Reviews Effect of Exercise on the Ability of Children with Cerebellar Ataxia to Perform Activities of Daily Living Daisuke Takagi, PhD1, Yasunari Kurita1, Masatoshi Kageyama2 1Department of Shizuoka Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Tokoha University 2Long-Term Care Health Facilities Sunrise Ohama Background: People with ataxia cannot adjust the direction and intensity of movements due to poor voluntary muscle control and the lack of voluntary or reflexive muscle contraction necessary to improve position or posture problems. Ataxia is one of the main symptoms of cerebellar disorder. Most patients with cerebellar ataxia experience ataxia-related difficulties in performing activities of daily living. Exercise has positive effects on ataxia and the ability to perform activities of daily living. Balance exercises, walking exercises, muscle-strengthening exercises, activities of daily living exercises, torso weighting, etc., were reported to improve ataxia, gait capacity, and ability to perform activities of daily living in adults (including older people) with cerebellar ataxia. However, not much has been still done to clarify the effect of exercise on ataxia and the ability of children with cerebellar ataxia to perform activities of daily living. Objective: This review mainly aimed to add to existing knowledge and reveal the relationship between exercise and ataxia and the ability of children with cerebellum-related ataxia to perform activities of daily living. Results: Walking exercises, balance exercises, muscle-strengthening exercises, video games, tracking tasks, core stability exercises, and hippotherapy could improve ataxia, gross motor skills, and the ability of these children to perform activities of daily living. Conclusion: Given the lack of reports, studies are needed to clarify how exercise affects ataxia, gross motor skills, and the ability of children with cerebellar ataxia to perform activities of daily living. Keywords: Cerebellum, Ataxia, Activities of daily living, Exercise, Children ...
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Sensory integration therapy (SIT) in the assistance to child population: integrative literature review

Review Article of International Journal of Pediatric Research and Reviews Sensory integration therapy (SIT) in the assistance to child population: integrative literature review Maria Gisele Cavalcanti de Oliveira¹*; Vanessa dos Santos Nunes²; Sara Maria Xavier da Cruz³; Isvania Maria Serafim da Silva Lopes4. ¹ UFPE; ² UFPE; ³ UFPE; 4 UFPE. Introduction: Sensory Integration is a neurological process that organizes and integrates sensory information in an appropriate way, causing the body to produce adaptive responses. Ayres created the theory and the Sensory Integration Therapy (SIT) to study this brain function and the learning disorders in children that he faced in his professional practice. Objective: To analyze, through a literature review, the benefits of Sensory Integration Therapy in assisting the development of the Child Population. Methods: Searches were made in the BVS, LILACS and Scielo databases, including articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish and excluding theses, dissertations, monographs and repeated articles. After analyzing the articles, 13 of them were selected to compose the present results. Results: After the Sensory Integration Therapy, children started to have better communication, writing and articulation of words, in addition to better social interaction with their own family and with other children. The use of Therapy was seen in contexts of food selectivity and autism, helping the child to identify and organize the information and stimuli received, also influencing the Daily Living Activities such as eating, dressing and cleaning. Conclusion: Sensory Integration Therapy has been increasingly used and required of occupational therapists, to assist the child population for the benefits generated by this approach such as improvement in ADLs and social participation. Keywords: Child; Systems integration; Sensation; Occupational therapy ...
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Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized in Sidra Medicine with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Doha-Qatar, March 1-December 12, 2020

Research Article of International Journal of Pediatric Research and Reviews Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized in Sidra Medicine with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Doha-Qatar, March 1-December 12, 2020 Sondos Altaraqji1*, Rana al-Shami1, Abdulrahman Al-Debs1, Rihab Alozeib1, Ahlam Ahmed1, Azhar Alamri1, Hanem Abdullah1, and Patrick Tang2      1Pediatric neurology department. 2pathology department at Sidra medicine /Doha –Qatar. Most reported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children aged <18 years appear to be asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, adolescents aged 12-17 were twice that of children aged 5-11 years to be affected and those with underlying conditions were more school-aged children with severe outcomes related to COVID-19. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of children with COVID-19. Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; children; coronavirus ...
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Identification Of Parasitic Infections In Food Handlers And The Imminent Risks Of Transmission To School-Aged Children

Review Article of International Journal of Pediatric Research and Reviews Identification Of Parasitic Infections In Food Handlers And The Imminent Risks Of Transmission To School-Aged Children PEREIRA, I. S.*; LIMA NETO, J. B.; SAMPAIO, M. G. V. CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CATÓLICA DE QUIXADÁ Introduction: Most diseases transmitted by food contaminated by protozoa and/or helminths are originated from food improper handling. This fact is related to poor hygiene conditions in the food handling environment or the practices of food handlers. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify parasitic diseases in food handlers, as well as the risk of transmission to school-aged children. Methods: This is a literature review accomplished through researchers in Pubmed, Academic OneFile, SciELO and Google Scholar. The review comprised 40 articles published in the period from 2009 to 2019. In order effect the review, were included in this study literature reviews and original articles, identified in the aforementioned databases and which met the inclusion criteria: having their publication in indexed journals, articles with abstracts and full texts available online, articles published in Portuguese, English or Spanish in the last ten years. Studies whose year of publication was less than 2009 were excluded. Results: Enteroparasitosis are a serious public health problem that affects the world population. This fact is mainly related to the ingestion of contaminated food, having a direct connection with those who handle it. Conclusion: Therefore, food handlers have an important role in the transmissibility of diseases and food security. Keywords: Food handlers. Children. Enteroparasitosis ...

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