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ArticlePediatric neurology2020

Pediatric Neurology Research in the Twenty-First Century: Status, Challenges, and Future Directions Post-COVID-19.

Joshua L Bonkowsky, Gabrielle deVeber, Barry E Kosofsky, Child Neurology Society Research Committee

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Article in Pediatric neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Joshua L BonkowskyDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah. Electronic address: joshua.bonkowsky@hsc.utah.edu.
Gabrielle deVeberHospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barry E KosofskyDepartment of Pediatrics, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
Child Neurology Society Research Committee

Funding

De novo copy number variation and gene discovery in human brain malformationsR01NS058721 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ARGILLI, EMANUELA · 2008 to 2025
$10.9M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS058721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe year 2020 marked a fundamental shift in the pediatric neurology field. An impressive positive trajectory of advances in patient care and research faced sudden global disruptions by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and by an international movement protesting racial, socioeconomic, and health disparities. The disruptions revealed obstacles and fragility within the pediatric neurology research mission. However, renewed commitment offers unique opportunities for the pediatric neurology research community to enhance and prioritize research directions for the coming decades.

methodsThe Research Committee of the Child Neurology Society evaluated the challenges and opportunities facing the pediatric neurology research field, including reviewing published literature, synthesizing publically available data, and conducting a survey of pediatric neurologists.

resultsWe identified three priority domains for the research mission: funding levels, active guidance, and reducing disparities. Funding levels: to increase funding to match the burden of pediatric neurological disease; to tailor funding mechanisms and strategies to support clinical trial efforts unique to pediatric neurology; and to support investigators across their career trajectory. Active guidance: to optimize infrastructure and strategies, to leverage novel therapeutics, enhance data collection, and improve inclusion of children in clinical trials. Reducing disparities: to reduce health disparities in children with neurological disease, to develop proactive measures to enhance workforce diversity and inclusion, and increase avenues to balance work-life obligations for investigators.

conclusionsIn this uniquely challenging epoch, the pediatric neurology research community has a timely and important mission to re-engage the public and government, advancing the health of children with neurological conditions.

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BetacoronavirusNeurologyPediatricsBiomedical ResearchCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2CareerDisparitiesFundingNeuroscienceNIHPediatricResearchTraining

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PMID32979654
PMCPMC10256134

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