Category Neurology

Pseudosubluxation

Happy New Year!!!! Inevitably the coming days will be a pain in the neck, or at least present you with the opportunity to evaluate kids with pains in their necks. When that happens, recall that kids have several normal radiographic…

Leukokoria – The White Pupil

· Leukokoria is seen in 50-60% of the patients with retinoblastoma· Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in children, usually detected in the primary care clinic (which the ED often is now).· Median age of diagnosis: unilateral = 24 months; bilateral =…

Pediatric C-spine “clearance”[1]

          Pediatric C-Spine There are no quality studies that help us determine how to clear a child who is <8 years of age; there are several studies that include pediatric patients, but none include large numbers…