In treating and controlling cancer, the most dramatic evidence of progress is that seen in childhood cancer. Once almost uniformly fatal, pediatric cancer has become a commonly curable illness in the last 30 years. For children diagnosed with cancer, the current 5-year cancerfree survival rate is 79%, and the 10-year survival rate is approaching 75% (Rowland et al., 2004). These figures already...

BACKGROUND Changes in body composition are commonly reported in pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the effect of ALL and of its treatment on body composition in children in remission from ALL has not been fully examined with the use of a reference method. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the body composition and composition of fat-free mass (FFM) in children i...

Objectives: Upper limb motor impairment causes limited activities of daily living in stroke survivors. Bimanual therapy is based on Bimanual movement that facilitates cortical balancing by simultaneous movement of paretic and non-paretic arms while performing a task. Studies aimed at exploring the effects of resisted Bimanual therapy with rhythmic auditory cues on arm function, balance, and end...

OBJECTIVES To determine the 2-year outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) following admission to pediatric critical care units (PICU). Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted between January 2012 and December 2013. We followed 131 children admitted to PICU, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a diagnosis of AKI, based on pRIFLE (pediatric risk, inj...