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What Skills Should Be Acquired in Pre-School Education?

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Turner Syndrome and Attention-Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder in a Pediatri...

Association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms and sleep in presc...

Introduction: Sleep problems are frequent in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Some authors have tried to characterize paediatric sleep habits in Portugal, but none has focused on preschool-age children nor attempted to establish their association with ADHD. We aimed to assess the prevalence of ADHD symptoms in preschool-age children and to study their association with sleep habits....

Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on screen time of children and adolescents

The use of screens by children and adolescents has been increasing in the last two decades, including mobile devices and interactive and social platforms. At present media exposure affects even young children and is part of their daily routine. Although there are benefits of media use for children, including educational potential, there are concerns about their overuse, especially in early childhood, during the...

Can the Synergic Contribution of Multigenic Variants Explain the Clinical and C...

We describe an infant female with a syndromic neurodevelopmental clinical phenotype and increased chromosome instability as cellular phenotype. Genotype characterization revealed heterozygous variants in genes directly or indirectly linked to DNA repair: a de novo X-linked HDAC8 pathogenic variant, a paternally inherited FANCG pathogenic variant and a maternally inherited BRCA2 variant of uncertain significance...

SPS-SPP Recommendations: The Practice of Naps for Nursery and Preschool Children

A Secção de Pediatria Social (SPS) da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria (SPP), de acordo com o artigo 4º dos seus Estatutos, tem por missão a proteção e promoção da defesa dos Direitos da Criança e do Jovem, inseridos numa sociedade em evolução. A atual situação de inexistência de recomendações claras sobre a sesta para a criança na creche e nos infantários condiciona um importante risco para a saúde e bem-esta...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis - two cases, two perspectives

Although endemic in some regions, as the Douro river valley, cutaneous leishmaniasis is a rare zoonosis in Portugal. Children are the most affected age group. Treatment remains controversial, given the lack of scientific evidence. The goal of cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment is to avoid dissemination and progression to disfiguring lesions. The option between no, systemic, or intralesional treatment should be c...

Sleep and Media Screens in Pediatric Ages

Introduction: Sleep plays an essential role in children’s physical, emotional and behavioral health. Understanding the sleep architecture, sleep duration requirements as well as the interference of media screens activity with sleep across pediatric ages is essential in order to provide an adequate anticipatory guidance for the children’s parents. Objectives: To review current knowledge on sleep physiology with ...