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| Amir A KimiaSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Yield of emergent neuroimaging among children presenting with a first complex febrile seizureAmir A Kimia
Divisions of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 28:316-21. 2012..The objective of this study was to assess the risk of intracranial pathology requiring immediate intervention among children presenting with their first complex febrile seizure (CFS)...
Occurrence of metabolic acidosis in pediatric emergency department patients as a data source for disease surveillance systemsAmir A Kimia
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 26:733-8. 2010....
Yield of lumbar puncture among children who present with their first complex febrile seizureAmir Kimia
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 126:62-9. 2010..To assess the rate of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) among children who present with their first complex febrile seizure (CFS)...
Lumbar puncture ordering and results in the pediatric population: a promising data source for surveillance systemsAmir Kimia
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:767-73. 2006..When normal patterns of laboratory test orders and results are modeled, aberrations can be detected. Because many test orders are available electronically well before results, atypical patterns of test ordering may signal outbreaks...
Holiday ornament-related injuries in childrenAmir Kimia
Division of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 25:819-22. 2009..Holiday ornament injuries in children have not been well documented in the medical literature. Our aim was to investigate the patterns of injuries sustained from these ornaments as a first measure toward prevention...
Glass table-related injuries in childrenAmir A Kimia
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 25:145-9. 2009..To investigate the patterns of injury sustained from glass table-related accidents to estimate whether tempered glass would prevent injuries...
Utility of lumbar puncture for first simple febrile seizure among children 6 to 18 months of ageAmir A Kimia
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 123:6-12. 2009..Our aims were to determine compliance with these recommendations and to assess the rate of bacterial meningitis detected among these children...
Integrating spatial epidemiology into a decision model for evaluation of facial palsy in childrenAndrew M Fine
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:61-7. 2011..To develop a novel diagnostic algorithm for Lyme disease among children with facial palsy by integrating public health surveillance data with traditional clinical predictors...
Clinical predictors of Lyme disease among children with a peripheral facial palsy at an emergency department in a Lyme disease-endemic areaLise E Nigrovic
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 122:e1080-5. 2008..Although Lyme disease can cause peripheral facial palsy in Lyme disease-endemic areas, diagnostic predictors in children have not been described...
Incidence of morbidity from penetrating palate traumaKara Hennelly
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 126:e1578-84. 2010..The true rate of neurologic sequelae and infection from penetrating palatal trauma in children is unknown, which leads to significant variation in testing and treatment...
Acute periorbital infections: who needs emergent imaging?Tiffany F Rudloe
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 125:e719-26. 2010..Our objective was to identify predictors for intraorbital or intracranial abscess among children who present with signs or symptoms of periorbital infection. These predictors could be used to better target patients for emergent CT...
