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Supporting Families of Children with Rare Diseases
edited by , and Lynne Lohfeld
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare diseases; child health; family support; family well-being; complex care; psychosocial impact; social and economic burden; genetics; co-creation; participant voice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
edited by Gianluca Piras
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open
Keywords: auditory processing disorder; children; kids; diagnosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
edited by and Ivan Begovac
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: eating disorders; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; binge eating disorder; atypical anorexia nervosa; pica; rumination disorder; adolescents; children; medical complications; body shape; disturbed eating attitude; multidisciplinary approach; nutritional recovery; growth and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Current Research on Cleft Lip in Children - Volume 2 submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10079 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral clefts; cleft lip and palate; growth and development; speech disorders; quality of life; etiology; genetics and enviroment factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)
Pediatric Growth and Skeletal Disorders
edited by Sasigarn A. Bowden
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5591 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatrics; growth disorder; growth hormone; targeted therapy; hormone replacement therapy; skeletal dysplasia; metabolic bone disease; vitamin D; calcium; parathyroid hormone; bone resorption; bone formation; endocrine disorders; bisphosphonates; burosumab; asfotase alfa
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Oral Health of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3828 | Submission Open
Keywords: autism spectrum disorder; pediatric dentistry; evidence-based dentistry; dental care for children; child behavior; dental research; biological caries treatment; advances in dentistry; dental care for children with special needs; silver-diamine fluoride
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)
Research Progress of the Pediatric Cardiology: 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2342 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric cardiology; congenital heart disease; heart failure; myocarditis; COVID-19 and cardiovascular system; heart transplantation; cardiac imaging in children; pediatric cardiology in low-income countries; rheumatic heart disease; child/children; adolescent
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology)
Radiologic Diagnosis of Urinary Tract and Kidney in Children
edited by Ramona Florina Stroescu, and Andreea Liana Rachisan
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2192 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric ultrasound; urinary tract malformations; rare cases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nephrology & Urology)
Visual Deficits and Eye Care in Children
edited by and Henry HL Chan
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2008 | Submission Open
Keywords: visual deficits; pediatric eye care; childhood vision problems; refractive errors; strabismus; amblyopia; congenital visual disorders; developmental disorders; eye health policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Ophthalmology)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; adolescents; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; psychology; psychiatry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Application of Electroencephalogram (EEG) in Pediatrics
edited by Duyu Nie
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open
Keywords: epilepsy syndrome; conventional EEG; stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG); quantitative EEG (qEEG); developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs); electrophysiological biomarkers; epilepsy surgery; critical care eeg terminology; non-epileptic paroxysmal spells; neuroprognostication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Promoting Well-Being in Children and Adolescents
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: positive development; social development; moral development; relational wellbeing; bio-psychosocial perspective
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
The State of the Art in Obesity, Eating Habits and Nutrition among Children and Adolescents
edited by Grigoris Risvas and Paul Farajian
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition education; health promotion; childhood obesity prevention and management; obesity epidemiology; disease prevention; food policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases in Children
edited by and Sag Erdal
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: immune-mediated inflammatory diseases; IMID; children; biomarkers; treatment; outcome
Rehabilitation and Neurological Considerations: Post Pediatric Resuscitation
edited by Kapil Arya and Vikki A. Stefans
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitation; epilepsy; disability; neurocognitive; resuscitation; CPR; pediatric
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open
Keywords: insufficient sleep syndrome; adolescents; optimal sleep duration; body mass index; academic performance; educational program; suicide; bio-psycho-social model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
Pediatric Sleep Medicine: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; complications; multidisciplinary; prevention; sleep apnea; sleep disorder; sleep medicine; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
Pediatric Radiologic Imaging: The Current Status and Further Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; diagnostic imaging; pediatric radiology; radiography; ultrasound; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Bowel Management in Paediatric Colorectal Disease
edited by Judith Lindert and Joseph Curry
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: bowel management; Hirschsprung disease; anorectal malformation; functional constipation; spina bifida; cloaca disease; bowel function score
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)
Nutrition Intake and Outcomes for Premature Infants
edited by Pradeep Alur, Naveed Hussain and Sreekanth K Viswanathan
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: preterm; nutrition; body composition; growth; transition phase of nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)
Oral Hygiene and Periodontal Status of Children: Progress and Prospects
edited by Marta Macarena Paz-Cortés and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental caries; children; public health dentistry; oral health; health status disparities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)
Stabilization and Resuscitation of Newborns: 3rd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: birth asphyxia; preterm birth; initial ventilation strategies; airway management; oxygen titration; timing of umbilical cord clamping; temperature control; chest compressions; vascular access; emergency medication; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; post-resuscitation care; simulation in neonatal resuscitation; patient safety
Advances in Neonatal Resuscitation and Intensive Care
edited by Pranav Jani, Dharmesh Shah and Rajesh Maheshwari
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: neonatal intensive care; resuscitation; infant; premature infant; low-birth-weight infant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)
Issues Involving Prenatal Findings and Neonatal Outcomes
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10363 | Submission Open
Keywords: perinatal; neonatal; delivery; preterm infants; pregnancy; birth defects; genetics; prenatal ultrasonography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Promoting Breastfeeding and Human Milk in Infants submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4647 | Submission Open
Keywords: breastfeeding; human milk; infant feeding; bioactive factors; human milk composition; breastfeeding promotion; human milk banking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Clinical Advances and Perspectives on Neonatal Surgery—Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital malformations; esophageal atresia; anorectal malformations; laparoscopy; thoracoscopy; prenatal diagnosis; neonatal dysphagia; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; ECMO; neonatal enterostomy; congenital intestinal obstruction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)
Advances in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders in Children: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by Emily Bilek and Emily M. Becker-Haimes
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric anxiety; pediatric OCD; assessment; diagnosis; treatment; evidence-based practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
New Research in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open
Keywords: cerebral palsy; children; adolescents; cognition; communication; behavior; perception; sensation; neurodevelopmental
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Comprehensive Care of Critically Ill Infants and Children submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5957 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric critical care medicine; neurologic critical care; perioperative cardiac critical care and heart failure; non-invasive ventilatory support in pediatrics; infants with severe sequelae of prematurity; primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension in pediatrics; diabetes mellitus in pediatrics; septic shock and life-threatening infections; management of severe infections due to emerging global pathogens; acute kidney injury in children; critical care of children with underlying malignancies; complex medical decision-making; primary palliative care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nursing)
Diagnosis and Treatment in Pediatric Inborn Errors of Metabolism: From Bench to Bedside
edited by , and Adina Chiș
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2176 | Submission Open
Keywords: inborn metabolic diseases; NGS (next generation sequencing); biomarkers; epidemiology; newborn screening; tandem mass spectrometry; metabolomics; nutritional status; nutritional (dietary) therapy; management; gene therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Epidemiology and Injury Morphology of Childhood Traumatic Fractures
edited by and Peter Vajda
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric; pediatric burn injuries; pediatric trauma; pediatric hand fractures; resorbable implants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine)
Research Progress in Pediatric Lymphoma
edited by Shunyou Gong
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; lymphoma; hematology; oncology; Hodgkin's lymphoma; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)
Motor Development in Children and Adolescence submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical literacy; physical activity; sport participation; neurodevelopmental disabilities; affordances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Maternal–Fetal Health: Helping Children Grow
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2533 | Submission Open
Keywords: corpus callosum agenesis; clubfoot; cleft lip and palate; placental insufficiency; prenatal diagnosis; prenatal ultrasound; polyhydramnion; olygohydramnion; fetal growth restriction; macrosomia; CMA abnormalities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Screening, Assessment and Interventions for Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) in Neurodevelopmental Conditions
edited by Antonella Cerchiari, and Eugenio Maria Mercuri
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: dysphagia; feeding and swallowing disorders; neurodevelopmental conditions; cerebral palsy; spinal muscular atrophy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; autism spectrum disorder; rare and genetic diseases; traumatic brain injury; drooling and sialorrhea; rehabilitation; speech and language therapy; assessment; screening; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; body image; weight status; body composition; anthropometry; exercise; public health; health-related intervention; mental health; exercise psychology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Clinical Research and Current Status of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury
edited by Paloma Parvex
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute kidney injury (AKI); neonates; renal function measurement; prematurity; AKI prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nephrology & Urology)
Screen Time, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Childhood Mental Health on Child and Adolescent Development: Current Research and Future Directions
edited by and Luciano Lima Correia
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5801 | Submission Open
Keywords: child development; screen time; nutritional status; social determinants of health; stress; psychological; poverty; educational status
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Neonatal Heart Rate at Birth submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4036 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart rate at birth; normal range; resuscitation; cesarean section
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Child Trauma and Psychology submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3916 | Submission Open
Keywords: childhood trauma; child psychology; child and youth psychopathology; reactive attachment disorder; adverse childhood experiences; children at risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Ethical Decision Making in Children's Healthcare
edited by Janet Yvonne Mattsson and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethics; encounter; high technological care; moral; child health care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nursing)
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
edited by Dimitra Gialamprinou and Maria Lithoxopoulou
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: necrotizing enterocolitis; preterm infants; nutrition; diagnosis; treatment; pathophysiology; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Cognitive and Linguistic Development in Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral language; reading; writing; cognitive development; neurodevelopmental disorders; learning disabilitie
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
State of the Art in Pediatric Anesthesia: Second Edition submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia; children; surgical pain; opioids; regional anesthesia; pediatric anesthesia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine)
New Trends in Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology
edited by Artur Beke
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1327 | Submission Open
Keywords: craniospinal malformations; genetic background; epidemiology; perinatal care; prenatal diagnostics
Advances in Research on Childhood Immune and Allergic Diseases
edited by Aleksandra Szczawińska-Popłonyk and Paulina Sobkowiak
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma; atopy; autoimmunity; autoinflammation; immune dysregulation; immunosuppression; immunotherapy; inborn errors of immunity; lymphoproliferation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)
Children with Cancer Diseases: The Present and a Challenge for Future
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; adolescents; cancer; parents; family; symptoms; needs; therapy; care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)
Effects of Screen Time on Children’s Mental, Social, and Cognitive Health
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
Keywords: screen time; social media; mental health; cognition; social skills
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
New Insights in Pediatric Mental Healthcare
edited by , and Leonard Bickman
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: child mental health; inequalities; child abuse; technological advances; society; developmental trauma; neurodevelopmental problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Nutritional Supplement Use in Infants and Children
edited by Tena Niseteo and Evgen Benedik
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: infants; children; healthy; sick; supplementation; nutritional supplements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
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