{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(3)"],"submitter":["Nosetti L"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUEs), formerly known as Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTEs), are concerning episodes of short duration (typically <1 min) characterized by a change in breathing, consciousness, muscle tone, and/or skin color. In some cases, SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with episodes of BRUEs in previously healthy children. This study aimed to compare the demographic, respiratory, perinatal, and infectious characteristics in children affected by BRUEs before the COVID-19 pandemic and after the spread of SARS-CoV-2.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a retrospective observational study covering January 2018 to March 2020 (pre-COVID-19) and April 2023 (during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic). Collected variables included clinical information duri"],"journal":["Life (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pagination":["392"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10971196"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUEs) in Children: A Comparative Analysis of Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Periods."],"pmcid":["PMC10971196"],"pubmed_authors":["De Bernardi F","Cappelluti C","Piacentini G","Sangiorgio C","Nosetti L","Zaffanello M","Agosti M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUEs) in Children: A Comparative Analysis of Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Periods.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUEs), formerly known as Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTEs), are concerning episodes of short duration (typically <1 min) characterized by a change in breathing, consciousness, muscle tone, and/or skin color. In some cases, SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with episodes of BRUEs in previously healthy children. This study aimed to compare the demographic, respiratory, perinatal, and infectious characteristics in children affected by BRUEs before the COVID-19 pandemic and after the spread of SARS-CoV-2.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a retrospective observational study covering January 2018 to March 2020 (pre-COVID-19) and April 2023 (during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic). Collected variables included clinical information duri","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T23:53:27.566Z","creation":"2025-04-04T23:53:27.566Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10971196","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38541716"],"doi":["10.3390/life14030392"]}}