Paediatric sepsis remains a major cause of childhood mortality worldwide, despite substantial changes in its epidemiology, ...
Wrongful birth’. How does the law in the UK view a mother’s claim that her baby should never have been born? Twice in the last 15 years, we have encountered the situation where parents reject further ...
Objective While the impact of earthquakes on children’s mental health is frequently discussed in the literature, the extent ...
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may affect all aspects of a child’s life. Indeed, it impacts not only on the child, but also on parents and siblings, causing disturbances to family and ...
Correspondence to Dr Evelien Snauwaert, Department Paediatric Nephrology (3K12D), Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent 9000, Belgium; evelien.snauwaert{at}uzgent.be Purpose Since 1997, ...
Correspondence to Dr Sally Johnson, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK; ...
Aim To describe clinical features and outcome of a series of children with first-episode optic neuritis investigated in three paediatric neurology centres. Methods Databases were searched to identify ...
Objective Oral syringes are the preferred method for delivering paediatric enteral drugs; however, little is known about factors affecting accuracy, particularly at volumes <5 mL. We investigated ...
Background The diagnostic value of tests used in assessing hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) in children remains controversial. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis with ...
Objective The UK national incidence of nutritional rickets is unknown. We aimed to describe the incidence, presentation and clinical management of children under 16 years with nutritional rickets in ...
Background Studies from low-income countries have suggested that diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine provided after Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination may have a negative effect on ...