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This section presents abstracts of several articles about pediatrics. Late Neurologic and Cognitive Sequelae of Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury in Infancy, Karen M. Barlow, Elaine Thomson, David Johnson and Robert A. Minns describes the long-term neurologic, behavioral and cognitive sequelae in infancy. Inflicted traumatic brain injury has a very poor prognosis and correlates with severity of injury. Extended follow-up is necessary so as not to underestimate problems such as specific learning difficulties and attentional and memory problems that may become apparent only once the child is in school. Ethnic Differences in Parent Preference to Be Present for Painful Medical Procedures, by Melissa Jones, Mohammed Qazi and Kelly D. Young examines ethnic differences between white, African American and Hispanic parents in their desire to remain present during their children's painful medical procedures. Association of Melanin Pigmentation in the Gingiva of Children With Parents Who Smoke, by Takashi Hanioka, Keiko Tanaka, Miki Ojima and Kazuo Yuuki establishes the association between gingival pigmentation and active smoking. This investigation is the first to address the relationship between gingival pigmentation in children and passive smoking.