Recent progress in clinical and basic pertussis research.

abstract：:Plasma prolactin (PRL) response to arginine was examined in 16 prepubertal and 18 pubertal children with constitutional short stature, 5 patients with hyperthyroidism and 4 patients with primary hypothyroidism. The mean basal concentration of plasma PRL was significantly higher (P less than 0.01) in primary hypothyroi...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Abe K,Matsuura N,Fujita H,Fujieda K,Kato T,Nohara Y,Mikami Y,Fukushima N

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before promoting certain types of physical activities, the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Department of Malta wanted to know whether children knew how to perform them in the first place, and if not, what barriers they had encountered. A cross-sectional, self-reported study involved 11-year-old students (boys ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Micallef C,Calleja N,Decelis A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum immunoglobulin levels and naturally occurring antibody titres against Streptococcus pneumoniae were measured in seven children aged 1-1.9 years with recurrent pneumococcal acute otitis media (AOM). Three of them had low IgG2 levels. Mean antibody levels of anti-pneumococcal IgG1 and anti-pneumococcal IgG2 were s...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ishizaka A,Sakiyama Y,Otsu M,Ozutsumi K,Matsumoto S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to assess the utility of serum thyroxine and thyroid stimulating hormone performed at 10-14 days of life in diagnosing congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in babies born to mothers with hypothyroidism. This was a retrospective study of all babies born in a tertiary referral centre for neonatology over a 12-mont...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： McGovern M,Reyani Z,O'Connor P,White M,Miletin J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This parallel randomized controlled trial was aimed to evaluate whether parameters as physical fitness, reaction times, self-perception and enjoyment levels, as well as parental and children perspectives, were affected by active video games in inactive and technologically preoccupied children. Data were collected in a...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Coknaz D,Mirzeoglu AD,Atasoy HI,Alkoy S,Coknaz H,Goral K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of painful bilateral hip effusions resolving spontaneously in the diuretic phase of steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome in a 6-year-old girl is reported. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Gupta S,Nirmal JM,Lennox CM

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Our aim was to study the frequency and clinical correlates of two radiographic patterns of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the cystic BPD (cBPD) and the leaky lung syndrome (LLS). Radiographic findings of BPD from sixth day of life until term in a cohort of 82 very low birth weight (VLBW) infants were eval...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Hyödynmaa E,Korhonen P,Ahonen S,Luukkaala T,Tammela O

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal stroke is a diverse clinical entity. Terminology and aetiology described in the literature are very varied. While numerous risk factors are cited, only few case-control studies have investigated them in a systematic fashion. This equipoise extends to the investigational and management profile of perinatal str...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Sehgal A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Although Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been isolated in Brazil, severe manifestations of the infection, such as haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, are extremely rare in our population. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is the main aetiological agent of acute infa...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Palmeira P,Carbonare SB,Amaral JA,Tino-De-Franco M,Carneiro-Sampaio MM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe neonatal centronuclear myopathy is inherited as an X-linked condition characterized by primary asphyxia, extreme muscular hypotonia and absent spontaneous movements. We report seven cases from three families to point out the importance of diagnosis with regard to prognosis, outcome and genetic counselling. In h...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Braga SE,Gerber A,Meier C,Weiersmüller A,Zimmermann A,Herrmann U,Liechti S,Moser H

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, caused by specific primary structural and/or functional abnormalities of the motile cilia, in contrast with the transitory abnormalities seen in secondary ciliary dyskinesia. Disease-causing mutations in at least 16 genes have already be...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Boon M,Jorissen M,Proesmans M,De Boeck K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth hormone (GH) gene (hGH-N) cluster was analysed using polymerase chain reaction, Southern and polymorphism analysis in five patients (including two pairs of siblings) with extreme short stature and absence of GH secretion. Patients 1 and 2 (siblings) were homozygous for a large deletion removing four genes o...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Cacciari E,Pirazzoli P,Gualandi S,Baroncini C,Baldazzi L,Trevisani B,Capelli M,Zucchini S,Balsamo A,Cicognani A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first Scandinavian cases of Zellweger syndrome (ZS) are described. A brother and sister, children of first cousins, had the typical clinical symptoms and pathological findings. Extensive metabolic studies in the boy were negative. Pipecolic acid in the urine was not elevated. Both children died at 14 weeks of age....

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Brun A,Gilboa M,Meeuwisse GW,Nordgren H

更新日期：1978-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Nations Convention of Children's Rights (UNCRC) introduced in 1989 has generated a global movement for the protection of children's rights and has brought about a paradigm change in how children are perceived. Pediatric healthcare professionals are interacting with children and therefore with children's rig...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Streuli JC,Michel M,Vayena E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five males are reported with severe X-linked arthrogryposis. Main findings are marked respiratory insufficiency and feeding problems, multiple contractures, deformities of chest and vertebral column, and typical facies. Most of these findings can be explained by a pronounced prenatal and postnatal muscle weakness. The...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Hennekam RC,Barth PG,Van Lookeren Campagne W,De Visser M,Dingemans KP

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 28-day-old female infant with pertussis presenting as severe acute bronchiolitis with cyanosis. On admission, the patient's symptoms were similar to those of acute bronchiolitis. However, occasional apneic episodes with cyanosis and peripheral lymphocytosis suggested neonatal pertussis and prompted us to e...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Nakamura A,Sakano T,Nakayama T,Shimoda H,Okada Y,Hanayama R,Nomoto K,Suto T,Kinoshita Y,Furue T,Ono H,Ohta T

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Randomly estimated fasting hyperglycaemia in an asymptomatic individual may represent the first sign of pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction. OBJECTIVE:We aimed at specifying the genetic aetiology of asymptomatic hyperglycaemia in a cohort of children and adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:We analysed the aet...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Feigerlová E,Pruhová S,Dittertová L,Lebl J,Pinterová D,Kolostová K,Cerná M,Pedersen O,Hansen T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4.5-year-old male patient is described with chorioretinopathy, minor facial anomalies, delayed closure of the fontanel, mental retardation, moderate hypotonia, epilepsy and hepatic fibrosis. Postural control, intentional vocalising and manual dexterity were superior to the performance of patients with classical Zell...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Barth PG,Schutgens RB,Bakkeren JA,Dingemans KP,Heymans HS,Douwes AC,van der Klei-van Moorsel JM

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reduced concentrations of glucose-6-phospate dehydrogenase (G6PD) render erythrocytes susceptible to hemolysis under conditions of oxidative stress. In favism, the ingestion of fava beans induces an oxidative stress to erythrocytes, leading to acute hemolysis. DISCUSSION:The simultaneous occurrence of met...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Schuurman M,van Waardenburg D,Da Costa J,Niemarkt H,Leroy P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the most useful method for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). There is no evidence about the effect of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine on the interpretation of TST results. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate TST results in a population of immigrants and...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Piñeiro R,Mellado MJ,Cilleruelo MJ,García-Ascaso M,Medina-Claros A,García-Hortelano M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with chronic granulomatous disease who had previously been intolerant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole because of various adverse reactions completed a desensitisation protocol with a favourable clinical outcome. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Hasui M,Kotera F,Tsuji S,Yamamoto A,Taniuchi S,Fujikawa Y,Nakajima M,Yoshioka A,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Establishing enteral feeding in the very low birth weight infant as soon as possible after birth has been shown to promote growth and reduce the need for intravenous lines. Human milk can be administered either as a continuous infusion or as intermittent boluses. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Rojahn A,Lindgren CG

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenobarbital has been shown to offer effective prophylaxis against childhood febrile convulsions. However, a high percentage of children do not tolerate phenobarbital, mainly due to behavioral changes. Valproate, due to its low toxicity, appears to be an attractive alternative to phenobarbital treatment. Ninety child...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Lee K,Melchior JC

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological manifestations and outcomes of children with the 2009 H1N1 virus infection have been reported in three American series and from smaller cohorts and case reports worldwide. Of the 83 children admitted between April 2009 and March 2010 with H1N1 virus infection to a tertiary children's hospital in a Europea...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Surana P,Tang S,McDougall M,Tong CY,Menson E,Lim M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutation in the orphan nuclear receptor DAX-1 gene causes X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC). Affected male children classically suffer a salt-losing crisis and adrenal insufficiency in their early infancy or, in some rare exceptions, with late-onset subtype. We report here a patient manifesting late-onset ad...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Yang F,Hanaki K,Kinoshita T,Kawashima Y,Nagaishi J,Kanzaki S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data indicate that insulin-like growth factor II (IGF II) and lysosomal enzymes bind to a common receptor. We measured serum IGF I and II levels in 16 patients with various lysosomal storage disorders. The IGF serum concentrations were normal as long as no marked liver disease was present. Under these condition...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Jaeggi-Groisman SE,Kiess W,Christomanou H,Kessler U,Froesch ER

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urofacial syndrome is a rare condition that occurs in both genders and characterized by uropathy and facial abnormalities. Early diagnosis is crucial for the management and prognosis of urinary problems. Paradoxical inversion of facial musculature when smiling, giving an appearance of crying associated with severe...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Mermerkaya M,Süer E,Öztürk E,Gülpınar Ö,Gökçe Mİ,Yalçındağ FN,Soygür T,Burgu B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the sudden and often alarming clinical manifestations of ITP, few patients in the pediatric age group develop serious complications or long-term sequellae. Conservative therapy, without use of pharmacologic or surgical intervention, is the most convenient, safe, and cost-effective approach in the vast majority...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Buchanan GR

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 3-year-old boy presenting with left-sided eyelid myocloni due to an intracranial abscess harboring Haemophilus paraphrophilus. This is the first description of an intracranial infection with this pathogen in a child. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Hoefele J,Kroener C,Berweck S,Peraud A,Grabein B,Wintergerst U,Liese J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Isolated partial 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (MCC) deficiency has been described to be the cause for a distinct relatively mild clinical picture in a single patient. We describe another patient with isolated partial MCC deficiency who suffered from failure to thrive, muscular hypotonia and progressive r...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Wiesmann UN,Suormala T,Pfenninger J,Baumgartner ER

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00