Hyperpigmented lesions with acquired atrophy following Blaschko lines in a patient with diagnosed with localized scleroderma.

BACKGROUND: Linear atrophoderma of Moulin (LAM) is a dermatosis that affects children and adolescents characterized by hyperpigmented and atrophic linear lesions following Blaschko lines. So far, less than 50 cases have been published. Therefore, it is a rare entity with unknown etiology and a chronic and self-limited course. Histologically, it is described as hyperpigmentation of the basal layer without the involvement of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. No specific treatment exists currently. Localized scleroderma is a chronic and progressive autoimmune connective tissue disorder that affects the skin and adjacent tissues, characterized by abnormal collagen deposition and alteration in elastic fibers, blood vessels, and annexes. No reports have been published on the coexistence of localized scleroderma and LAM. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of an 11-year-old male with a clinical diagnosis of linear scleroderma since 5 years of age. Four years later, the patient developed atrophic and hyperpigmented lesions following Blaschko lines in the posterior trunk. A biopsy of both dermatoses was performed: the trunk showed epidermis with hyperpigmentation of the basal layer, and within the dermis, no alteration in the collagen bundles; the forearm biopsy corroborated scleroderma. Based on the clinical-pathological correlation, LAM coinciding with localized linear scleroderma was diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS: LAM is an infrequent entity by itself. Moreover, its coexistence with sclerodermiform syndrome has not been reported in the indexed literature.

Management experience of pediatric meningioma in a Mexican reference center.

OBJECTIVE: Determine the histopathological and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with meningiomas and to establish the frequency of these tumors in the pediatric population Mexican. Determine the NF1/2 frequency in meningioma pediatric. METHODS: Samples from the histopathology file were reviewed, and from the complete clinical file the following patient data was reviewed: age, gender, diagnosis, diagnosis year, surgical resection, location, tumor size, symptoms, and family background. The frequency of NF1/2 in pediatric meningioma was reviewed in literature. RESULTS: Forty-four de novo cases were collected from pediatric patients; 19 were female patients and 25 males. The most frequent histological subtype was transitional meningioma. Of all the cases, 75% had a supratentorial localization and 20% had an extramedullary intrarachidian localization. Some clinical manifestations included seizures, paresis, headache, and visual disturbances. CONCLUSION: There is a low incidence of meningiomas in the pediatric population, more than 70% are Grade I, and they have supratentorial localization.

Benefits and Challenges in the Incorporation of Insects in Food Products.

Edible insects are being accepted by a growing number of consumers in recent years not only as a snack but also as a side dish or an ingredient to produce other foods. Most of the edible insects belong to one of these groups of insects such as caterpillars, butterflies, moths, wasps, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, bees, and ants. Insect properties are analyzed and reported in the articles reviewed here, and one common feature is nutrimental content, which is one of the most important characteristics mentioned, especially proteins, lipids, fiber, and minerals. On the other hand, insects can be used as a substitute for flour of cereals for the enrichment of snacks because of their high content of proteins, lipids, and fiber. Technological properties are not altered when these insects-derived ingredients are added and sensorial analysis is satisfactory, and only in some cases, change in color takes place. Insects can be used as substitute ingredients in meat products; the products obtained have higher mineral content than traditional ones, and some texture properties (like elasticity) can be improved. In extruded products, insects are an alternative source of proteins to feed livestock, showing desirable characteristics. Isolates of proteins of insects have demonstrated bioactive activity, and these can be used to improve food formulations. Bioactive compounds, as antioxidant agents, insulin regulators, and anti-inflammatory peptides, are high-value products that can be obtained from insects. Fatty acids that play a significant role in human health and lipids from insects have showed positive impacts on coronary disease, inflammation, and cancer. Insects can be a vector for foodborne microbial contamination, but the application of good manufacturing practices and effective preservation techniques jointly with the development of appropriate safety regulations will decrease the appearance of such risks. However, allergens presented in some insects are a hazard that must be analyzed and taken into account. Despite all the favorable health-promoting characteristics present in insects and insects-derived ingredients, willingness to consume them has yet to be generalized.

A systematic scoping study exploring opioid use across a variety of disability conditions.

BACKGROUND: Opioid use experiences among people with disability (PWD) as a group has not been clearly articulated in the current literature, despite links between pain and measures of disability. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic search and scoping study examining the characteristics of current literature focused on opioid use among PWD. METHODS: Four databases were queried (i.e., Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, and CINAHL) for peer-reviewed, empirical, English-language, journal articles focused on long-term opioid use among PWD. Collected data points included: disability details (specific condition, onset of disability), opioid details (category of opioid use, and specified substance), study details, and design. RESULTS: A total of 196 articles were included, with 83.7% published since 2000 largely from the US. The majority of articles (70.4%) focused on the use of opioids as medical treatment, with fewer articles focusing on recreational opioid use or substance use disorders. The majority of included sources (73%) focused on opioid use in acquired conditions; neuropathic pain (21.9%) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (20.4%) were the most commonly studied. Differences were observed in the distribution of disability conditions across category of opioid use and study design classification; 73.5% were considered observational in design. CONCLUSIONS: The varied representation of disability conditions, and differences across opioid use category and study design classification point to a complicated relationship between opioid use and disability. The present research portfolio would benefit from research matching informational needs of a specific disability area or opioid use category to provide the evidence necessary to advance current knowledge and promote inclusion in national agendas.

Towards a better integration of social sciences in arbovirus research and decision-making: an experience from scientific collaboration between Cuban and Quebec institutions.

In 2017, the Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, University of Montreal Public Health Research Institute, and McGill University joined efforts to provide scenarios for scientific exchange and knowledge dissemination about the social science contribution on arboviral research. This commentary describes the scientific collaboration between Cuban and Canadian (Quebec) institutions, illustrating the need and opportunities to facilitate research and effective decision-making processes for arboviral prevention and control, going beyond traditional biomedical aspects. We organized a set of scientific activities within three international events conducted in Cuba between 2017 and 2018. Given the collaborating institutions' expertise and the knowledge gaps in arboviral research, we selected three main thematic areas: social determinants and equity, community-based interventions and use of evidence for decision-making. The partnership shows that interdisciplinary collaboration and the use and integration of quantitative and qualitative methods from the social sciences is essential to face the current challenges in arbovirus research.

Pediatric Prevention: General Prevention.

Prevention amounts to stopping a disease from occurring, either through avoidance of risk factors, or through prophylactic measures, such as vaccination, use of barrier methods during sexual encounters, and so forth. However, as one delves into the topic of prevention, it becomes apparent that there are multiple points for intervention into a disease, that the stage of disease matters as to what preventive actions are appropriate, the type of disease, and even the overlapping concepts of disease versus illness.

Triggered micropore-forming bioprinting of porous viscoelastic hydrogels.

Cell-laden scaffolds of architecture and mechanics that mimic those of the host tissues are important for a wide range of biomedical applications but remain challenging to bioprint. To address these challenges, we report a new method called triggered micropore-forming bioprinting. The approach can yield cell-laden scaffolds of defined architecture and interconnected pores over a range of sizes, encompassing that of many cell types. The viscoelasticity of the bioprinted scaffold can match that of biological tissues and be tuned independently of porosity and stiffness. The bioprinted scaffold also exhibits superior mechanical robustness despite high porosity. The bioprinting method and the resulting scaffolds support cell spreading, migration, and proliferation. The potential of the 3D bioprinting system is demonstrated for vocal fold tissue engineering and as an in vitro cancer model. Other possible applications are foreseen for tissue repair, regenerative medicine, organ-on-chip, drug screening, organ transplantation, and disease modeling.

Pediatric ependymoma: GNAO1, ASAH1, IMMT and IPO7 protein expression and 5-year prognosis correlation.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to evaluate a pediatric ependymoma protein expression that may be useful as a molecular biomarker candidate for prognosis, correlated with clinical features such as age, gender, histopathological grade, ependymal tumor recurrence and patient survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Immunohistochemistry assays were performed for GNAO1, ASAH1, IMMT, IPO7, Cyclin D1, P53 and Ki-67 proteins. Kaplan-Meier and Cox analysis were performed for age, gender, histopathological grade, relapse and survival correlation. RESULTS: We found that three proteins correlate with histopathological grade and relapse; two proteins correlate with survival; one protein does not correlate with any clinical feature. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that, out of the proteins analyzed, five may be considered suitable prognostic biomarkers and one may be considered a predictive biomarker for response to treatment of pediatric ependymoma.

Lipoma en región maxilofacial en pacientes pediátricos. Presentación de un caso / Lipoma of the maxillofacial region in pediatric patients. A case study

RESUMEN Se denominan lipomas aquellas lesiones benignas, perte necientes al grupo de neoplasias mesenquimatosas compuestas por tejido adiposo con o sin cápsula fibrosa u otros elementos histológicos que determinarán sus características físicas. Dentro de las neoplasias benignas se presentan del 13-20% en cabeza y cuello, reportándose 0.5-5% en cavidad bucal, por lo que se considera poco común en la región maxilofacial, siendo más frecuente después de la quinta década de vida, es raro que se presente en pacientes jóvenes o niños. Es por ello que presentamos el reporte de un caso de lipoma en paciente pediátrico, el cual tratamos en el Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial Pediátrica del Hospital de Pediatría «Dr. Silvestre Frenk Freud¼, Centro Médico Siglo XXI.

ABSTRACT Lipomas are benign lesions that belong to the group of mesenchymal neoplasms. Lipomas are composed of fat tissue with or without fibrous capsule or other histological elements that determine the physical characteristics of the lipoma. Within the group of benign neoplasms 13 to 20% occur in the head and neck, and 0.5 to 5% in the oral cavity. The appearance of these neoplasms in the maxillofacial region is uncommon, and seldom occurs in children or young patients, being more frequent over 50 years of age. In this report we present a case of lipoma in a pediatric patient that was treated in the Service of Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery at the «Dr. Silvestre Frenk Freund¼ Hospital, in the IMSS XXI Century National Medical Center.

In vivo anti-arthritic and antioxidant effects from the standardized ethanolic extract of Moussonia deppeana

ABSTRACT Moussonia deppeana (Schltdl. & Cham.) Klotzsch ex Hanst., Gesneriaceae, known as tlachichinole, is a Mexican medicinal plant used for treatment of chronic inflammation-related diseases such as arthritis. In this paper, the main metabolite verbascoside was quantified in ethanolic extract; anti-arthritic and antioxidant activities were also evaluated in Complete Freund's Adjuvant induced arthritis in mice, with complete hematological evaluation, and oxidative stress measure in edema and ganglionic tissues on day 28. In popliteal ganglion, CD4+ lymphocytes and tumor necrosis factor alpha concentration were measured in addition to histological analysis. Ethanolic extract contained 79.2 mg of verbascoside/g extract, and this extract at 450 mg/kg generated an inhibition of 24% over paw edema development and increased body weight gain on final day. For hematological parameters, same dose decreased total leukocytes and lymphocytes, as well as decreased oxidation rate over biomolecules in edema and ganglionic tissues, and increased antioxidant enzyme activity. In ganglionic tissue, CD4+ lymphocytes and tumor necrosis factor alpha level showed no differences at any tested dose compared to complete Freund's adjuvant untreated group. Histological analysis of popliteal ganglion revealed moderate reduction of follicular hyperplasia, leukocyte infiltration and lipid inclusions at 450 mg/kg dose. Ethanolic extract of M. deppeana possesses anti-edematous activity associated to a moderate reduction in follicular hyperplasia, with immune-modulatory and antioxidant effects during experimental arthritis in mice.

Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Rehabilitated Implants with Overdenture with Two Ball Abutments in the Mandible and Submitted to Immediate Load: One Year of Observation / Evaluación Clínica y Radiográfica de Implantes Rehabilitados con Sobredentadura con dos Pilares de Bola en la Mandíbula y Sometidos a Carga Inmediata: Un Año de Observación

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic survival of two non-splinted implants immediately loaded with ball abutments for supporting mandibular overdentures. Thirty edentulous patients using full dentures (22 women and 8 men) with a mean age of 64 years were included in this study. Each patient received two inter-foraminal implants in the mandible, near the canine, with an insertion torque greater than 45 Ncm. Nonsplinted ball abutments were connected to the implants, and the overdenture was immediately loaded. The success of the implants was clinically and radiographically evaluated; along with the satisfaction level of the patients, after the first year of having placed the implants. One patient withdrew from the study. After 12 months the implants were loaded, the survival rate was of 98.27 %, one implant failed. The average bone loss was of 0.34 mm. No surgical complications were observed, minor prosthetic maintenance appointments were required. The satisfaction of the patients was of 89.3 %. The immediate loading of two non-splinted implants in the inter-foraminal area of the mandible retaining an overdenture by means of ball abutments is a predictable treatment, with a high success rate of survival and a favorable response of the peri-implant tissues. The patients showed good satisfaction with this treatment modality.

RESUMEN: El propósito de este estudio clínico prospectivo fue evaluar la supervivencia de manera clínica y radiográfica de dos implantes no ferulizados cargados inmediatamente con pilares tipo bola para soportar sobredentaduras mandibulares.Treinta pacientes desdentados totales usuarios de prótesis total (22 mujeres y 8 hombres) con una edad promedio de 64 años se incluyeron en este estudio. Cada paciente recibió dos implantes interforaminales en la mandíbula aproximadamente en posición de canino con un torque mayor a los 45 Ncm. Pilares no ferulizados tipo bola se conectaron a los implantes y se cargó inmediatamente la sobredentadura. El éxito de los implantes se evaluó clínica y radiográficamente; así como el nivel de satisfacción de los pacientes al año de haber sido colocados los implantes. Una paciente se retiró del estudio. Después de 12 meses de cargados los implantes la tasa de supervivencia fue del 98,27 %, un implante fracasó. El promedio de pérdida ósea fue de 0.34 mm. No se observaron complicaciones quirúrgicas, se requirieron citas de mantenimiento protésicas menores. La satisfacción de los pacientes fue del 89,3 %. La carga inmediata de dos implantes no ferulizados en el área interforaminal de la mandíbula reteniendo una sobredentadura a través de pilares en bola es un tratamiento predecible, con un alta tasa de éxito de supervivencia, y respuesta favorable de los tejidos periimplantares. Los pacientes muestran una buena satisfacción ante ésta modalidad de tratamiento.

Classification of Alzheimer's Patients through Ubiquitous Computing.

Functional data analysis and artificial neural networks are the building blocks of the proposed methodology that distinguishes the movement patterns among c's patients on different stages of the disease and classifies new patients to their appropriate stage of the disease. The movement patterns are obtained by the accelerometer device of android smartphones that the patients carry while moving freely. The proposed methodology is relevant in that it is flexible on the type of data to which it is applied. To exemplify that, it is analyzed a novel real three-dimensional functional dataset where each datum is observed in a different time domain. Not only is it observed on a difference frequency but also the domain of each datum has different length. The obtained classification success rate of 83 % indicates the potential of the proposed methodology.

Pediatric pineal germinomas: Epigenetic and genomic approach.

OBJECTIVE: We identify and correlate chromosomal alterations, methylation patterns and gene expression in pediatric pineal germinomas. METHODS: CGH microarray, methylation and gene expression were performed through the Agilent platform. The results were analyzed with MatLab software, MapViewer, DAVID, GeneCards and Hippie. RESULTS: Amplifications were found in 1q24.2, 1q31.3, 2p11.2, 3p22.2, 7p13, 7p15.2, 8p22, 12p13.2, 14q24.3 y 22q12; and deletions were found in 1q21.2, 9p24.1, 10q11.22, 11q11, 15q11.2 and 17q21.31. In the methylation analysis, we observed 10,428 CpG Islands with a modified methylation status that may affect 11,726 genes. We identified 1260 overexpressed genes and 470 underexpressed genes. The genes RUNDC3A, CDC247, CDCA7L, ASAH1, TRA2A, LPL and NPC2 were altered among the three levels. CONCLUSIONS: We identified the 1q24.2 and 1q31.3 amplified regions and the 1q21.3 and 11q11 deleted regions as the most important aims. The genes NPC2 and ASAH1 may play an important role in the development, progression and tumor maintenance. The ASAH1 gene is an ideal candidate to identify drug responses. These genomic and epigenetic studies may help to characterize the formation of pineal germ cell tumors to determine prognostic markers and also to identify shared characteristics in gonadal and extragonadal tumors.

Conocimientos y prácticas de los Pediatras con respecto a la atención perinatal en niños con malformaciones con pronóstico reservado de vida

Introducción: El comfort care neonatal es el cuidado paliativo y de apoyo que se brinda a los bebes que nacen con bajísimas posibilidades de vida y fallecen a las horas o a los pocos días, para suavizar o mitigar el dolor y poner calidad de vida en estos pacientes. Objetivo: Identificar los conocimientos y prácticas de los pedíatras con respecto a la atención perinatal en niños con malformaciones con pronóstico reservado de vida. Material y Método: Estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal. Se aplicó una encuesta anónima con preguntas cerradas a Pediatras del Centro Materno Infantil del Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de San Lorenzo y del Hospital General Barrio Obrero del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social. Resultados: Se analizaron 106 encuestas, 89 (84%) de los pediatras no recomiendan el aborto a una mujer embarazada cuyo hijo nacerá con malformaciones incompatibles con la vida. El 16% (17) recomiendan el aborto en aquellos casos, para evitar el sufrimiento de los padres y por la calidad de vida que estos bebes llevarían. En el caso de los recién nacidos que no respiran al nacer, 93 (88%) de los pediatras deciden no reanimarlo, 85 (80%) de los pediatras no tienen conocimiento de un protocolo en el manejo de estos recién nacidos, y sólo el 21 (20%) conoce el comfort care neonatal. Conclusión: La mayoría de los pediatras no conoce un protocolo para el manejo de estos bebes, y utilizan su propio criterio. La conducta tomada ante el nacimiento de estos niños, que no respiran al nacer fue de no reanimar. La mayoría de los pediatras no recomendarían el aborto a una mujer embarazada cuyo hijo nacerá con malformación incompatible con la vida.

Introduction: Neonatal comfort care is the palliative and supportive care provided to infants who are born with very low chances of life and who die within hours or a few days of birth, to soften or mitigate pain and to improve the quality of life in these patients. Objective: To identify the knowledge and practices of pediatricians regarding perinatal care in children with malformations with a poor prognosis. Materials and Methods: This was an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. An anonymous survey with close-ended questions was given to Pediatricians at the Maternal and Child Health Center of the School of Medicine's Clínicas Hospital in San Lorenzo and the Barrio Obrero General Hospital, which belongs to the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. Results: 106 surveys were analyzed; 89 (84%) pediatricians do not recommend abortions to a pregnant woman whose child will be born with malformations incompatible with life. 16% (17) recommend abortions in those cases to avoid the suffering of the parents and because of the quality of life that these babies would have. In the case of newborns who do not breathe at birth, 93 (88%) pediatricians decide not to provide resuscitation, 85 (80%) pediatricians are not aware of the existence of a protocol to manage these newborns, and only 21 (20%) know about neonatal comfort care. Conclusions: Most pediatricians are not aware of the existence of a protocol to manage these newborns, and use their own criteria. The usual decision when faced with a newborn that did not attempt to breathe at birth was to not resuscitate. Most pediatricians would not recommend an abortion to a pregnant woman whose child will be born with malformations incompatible with life.

Frecuencia y características epidemiológicas de golpes en la cabeza en niños menores de 5 años / Frequency and epidemiological characteristics of head injuries in children under 5 years of age

Objetivos: el objetivo de este estudio fue describir la frecuencia, características epidemiológicas y posibles mecanismos patogénicos de golpes en la cabeza sufridos por niños de cinco o menos años de edad. Material ymétodos: Estudio observacional de tipo descriptivo, utilizando un cuestionario dirigido a madres de familia queacuden a consulta externa de Pediatría del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (HNCH). El cuestionario se aplicómediante un muestreo aleatorio simple sistematizado...

Objectives: to describe the frequency, epidemiologic characteristics and possible pathogenic mechanisms of thehead injuries in children of five years of age or younger. Methods: Observational descriptive study based on asurvey/questionnaire administered through a systematic random sampling procedure to mothers selected from thepediatric Outpatient Service of a general hospital in Lima...

Genomics and epigenetics: A study of ependymomas in pediatric patients.

OBJECTIVE: We identify chromosomal alterations, the methylation pattern and gene expression changes in pediatric ependymomas. METHODS: CGH microarray, methylation and gene expression were performed through the Agilent platform. The results were analyzed with the software MatLab, MapViewer, DAVID, GeneCards and Hippie. RESULTS: Amplification was found in 14q32.33, 2p22.3 and 8p22, and deletion was found in 8p11.23-p11.22 and 1q21.3. We observed 42.387 CpG islands with changes in their methylation pattern, in which we found 272 genes involved in signaling pathways related to carcinogenesis. We found 481 genes with altered expression. The genes IMMT, JHDMD1D, ASAH1, ZWINT, IPO7, GNAO1 and CISD3 were found to be altered among the three levels. CONCLUSION: The 2p22.3, 8p11.23-p11.22 and 14q32.33 regions were identified as the most important; the changes in the methylation pattern related to cell cycle and cancer genes occurred in MIB2, FGF18 and ITIH5. The IPO7, GNAO1 and ASAH1 genes may play a major role in ependymoma development.

Identification of proteins associated with amyloidosis by polarity index method.

There is a natural protein form, insoluble and resistant to proteolysis, adopted by many proteins independently of their amino acid sequences via specific misfolding-aggregation process. This dynamic process occurs in parallel with or as an alternative to physiologic folding, generating toxic protein aggregates that are deposited and accumulated in various organs and tissues. These proteinaceous deposits typically represent bundles of ß-sheet-enriched fibrillar species known as the amyloid fibrils that are responsible for serious pathological conditions, including but not limited to neurodegenerative diseases, grouped under the term amyloidoses. The proteins that might adopt this fibrillar conformation are some globular proteins and natively unfolded (or intrinsically disordered) proteins. Our work shows that intrinsically disordered and intrinsically ordered proteins can be reliably identified, discriminated, and differentiated by analyzing their polarity profiles generated using a computational tool known as the polarity index method (Polanco & Samaniego, 2009; Polanco et al., 2012; 2013; 2013a; 2014; 2014a; 2014b; 2014c; 2014d). We also show that proteins expressed in neurons can be differentiated from proteins in these two groups based on their polarity profiles, and also that this computational tool can be used to identify proteins associated with amyloidoses. The efficiency of the proposed method is high (i.e. 70%) as evidenced by the analysis of peptides and proteins in the APD2 database (2012), AVPpred database (2013), and CPPsite database (2013), the set of selective antibacterial peptides from del Rio et al. (2001), the sets of natively unfolded and natively folded proteins from Oldfield et al. (2005), the set of human revised proteins expressed in neurons, and non-human revised proteins expressed in neurons, from the Uniprot database (2014), and also the set of amyloidogenic proteins from the AmyPDB database (2014).

Internal lattice reconfiguration for diversity tuning in Cellular Genetic Algorithms.

Cellular Genetic Algorithms (cGAs) have attracted the attention of researchers due to their high performance, ease of implementation and massive parallelism. Maintaining an adequate balance between exploitative and explorative search is essential when studying evolutionary optimization techniques. In this respect, cGAs inherently possess a number of structural configuration parameters that are able to sustain diversity during evolution. In this study, the internal reconfiguration of the lattice is proposed to constantly or adaptively control the exploration-exploitation trade-off. Genetic operators are characterized in their simplest form since algorithmic performance is assessed on implemented reconfiguration mechanisms. Moreover, internal reconfiguration allows the adjacency of individuals to be maintained. Hence, any improvement in performance is only a consequence of topological changes. Two local selection methods presenting opposite selection pressures are used in order to evaluate the influence of the proposed techniques. Problems ranging from continuous to real world and combinatorial are tackled. Empirical results are supported statistically in terms of efficiency and efficacy.

Questionnaire of executive function for dancers: an ecological approach.

There is a current debate about the ecological validity of executive function (EF) tests. Consistent with the verisimilitude approach, this research proposes the ballet executive scale (BES), a self-rating questionnaire that assimilates idiosyncratic executive behaviors of classical dance community. The BES was administrated to 149 adolescents, students of the Cuban Ballet School. Results present a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .80 and a split-half Spearman-Brown coefficient r (SB) = .81. An exploratory factor analysis describes a bifactorial pattern of EF dimensions, with a self-regulation component, which explains more than 40% of variance, and a Developmental component, which accounts for more than 20% of variance. The questionnaire's total scores fit linear regression models with two external criteria of academic records, confirming concurrent validity. These findings support the hypothesis that the internalization of specific contextual cultural meanings has a mediating influence in the development of EF.