Archives of Disease in Childhood

Deep brain stimulation in the management of movement disorders in childhood: a UK-wide cross-sectional study

Introduction We aimed to establish the clinical characteristics of children and young people (CAYP) currently receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for the management of movement disorders in ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Evaluating the impact of a parent champion model on bronchiolitis hospitalisation rates: a difference in differences study

Background Bronchiolitis and its outcomes have strong socioeconomic determinants. In Liverpool, a city with high deprivation ...
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How accurate is point-of-care ultrasound for detecting paediatric appendicitis? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives Primary: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis of appendicitis in paediatric patients presenting with suspected appendicitis. Secondary: ...
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Maria Valentina Abate, Ingeborg Barisic, Michele Santoro, Alessio Coi, Joachim Tan, Ester Garne, Maria Loane, Ljubica Odak, Elisa Ballardini, Clara Cavero-Carbonell ...
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Changes in UK paediatric long-term ventilation practice over 10 years

Correspondence to Dr Heather E Elphick, Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; h.elphick{at}nhs.net Objectives To provide up-to-date ...
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Aspirin, Reye syndrome, Kawasaki disease, and allergies; a reconsideration of the links

Correspondence to: Prof. H P van Bever Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074; paevbhpsnus.edu.sg If you wish to reuse any or all ...
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Case ascertainment in active paediatric surveillance systems: a report from the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit Ascertainment Group

Correspondence to Dr Richard Reading, Community Paediatrics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK; richard.reading{at}nnuh.nhs.uk The British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU ...
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Variations in the Pattern of Pubertal Changes in Boys

Mixed longitudinal data on the physical changes at puberty in 228 normal boys are presented together with normal standards for stages of genital and pubic hair development. The genitalia began to ...
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Nationwide age references for sitting height, leg length, and sitting height/height ratio, and their diagnostic value for disproportionate growth disorders

Aims: To obtain age references for sitting height (SH), leg length (LL), and SH/H ratio in the Netherlands; to evaluate how SH standard deviation score (SDS), LL SDS, SH/H SDS, and SH/LL SDS are ...
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Long term cognitive development in children with prolonged crying

1 Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 2 ...
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Mortality of babies enrolled in a community-based support programme: CONI PLUS (Care of Next Infant Plus)

Objective To report mortality in babies enrolled on a community-based programme, Care of Next Infant Plus (CONI PLUS), which primarily supports parents anxious because of previous sudden unexpected ...