Unilateral decompressive craniectomy for children with severe brain injury. Report of seven cases and review of the relevant literature.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Suppurative parotitis is uncommon in newborns. During a 9-year study period, five cases of neonatal suppurative parotitis were detected in 3,624 hospital admissions. The relative risk of developing neonatal suppurative parotitis in admitted infants was 5.52 (0.62-49.35). Staphylococcus aureus was the causati...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Sabatino G,Verrotti A,de Martino M,Fusilli P,Pallotta R,Chiarelli F

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multistage liquid impinger was used to collect the nebulised cloud from three separate nebulisers. The output of sodium cromoglycate collected was determined by a spectrophotometric assay. Estimating drug output purely from weight loss during nebulisation resulted in a considerable overestimate compared with direct ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： O'Callaghan C,Clarke AR,Milner AD

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In order to determine the response to high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), used as an "early rescue" therapy, in a cohort of paediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a prospective clinical study was performed in a tertiary care paediatric intensive care unit. Ten consecu...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ben Jaballah N,Mnif K,Bouziri A,Kazdaghli K,Belhadj S,Zouari B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 16-year-old girl who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia and a marked leucocytosis >200 × 109/L. She presented with marked hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia, acute renal failure and acute respiratory failure. These electrolytes disturbances may indicate rapid tumour genesis. These ominous findings required urge...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Chan WK,Chang KO,Lau WH

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:We have evaluated 46 patients with Turner syndrome by clinical examination, M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography, dynamic exercise testing and 24 h Holter monitoring. Twelve patients (26.1%) had mitral valve prolapse and 7 patients (15.2%) had isolated non stenotic bicuspid aortic valve. Aortic root dilation wa...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Bastianon V,Pasquino AM,Giglioni E,Bosco G,Tebaldi L,Cives C,Colloridi V

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital cardiopulmonary malformation characterized by hypoplasia of the right lung and drainage of the right pulmonary veins into the vena cava inferior. It may also be associated with cardiac dextroversion and anomalies of the tracheobronchial system, cardiovascular system, and diaphrag...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Demir E,Aşkin M,Midyat L,Gülen F,Ulger Z,Tanaç R,Bayraktaroğlu S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was an uncontrolled, open-label follow up study of a previous 12-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial performed to assess the long-term efficacy and safety of Recombinant Human Interferon Gamma (rIFN-gamma) in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). In two centres, 28 patients (24 ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Weening RS,Leitz GJ,Seger RA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specialist paediatric services manage a variety of presentations of functional somatic symptoms. We aimed to describe the presentation and management of children and adolescents with somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRDs) requiring admission to a tertiary children's hospital with the objective of informing the ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Wiggins A,Court A,Sawyer SM

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is an overgrowth disorder characterized by neonatal macrosomia, abdominal wall defects, macroglossia, renal anomalies, organomegaly, hypoglycemia, and cancer predisposition. Hepatoblastoma is the second most frequent tumor and periodic serum alpha-fetoprotein (αFP) dosage is the cornerstone...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Mussa A,Ferrero GB,Ceoloni B,Basso E,Chiesa N,De Crescenzo A,Pepe E,Silengo M,de Sanctis L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the type-2 T helper (Th2) cell-mediated immune response in the immunopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) is well documented. Whether polarized immunoresponse is confined to antigen-specific T cells or is distributed among all T cell subsets is still controversial. We investigated frequencies of interleu...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Machura E,Mazur B,Kwiecień J,Karczewska K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adolescent girl with severe thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) remained in a critical condition after 3 weeks of combined treatment with antiplatelet drugs, plasma infusions and plasma exchange. The introduction of vincristine resulted in gradual improvement and eventual complete remission which lasted for 2...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Van Gool S,Brock P,Van Laer P,Van Damme-Lombaerts R,Proesmans W,Casteels-Van Daele M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of complicated urinary tract infection in children is still a matter of debate. In our hospital, antimicrobial treatment is initiated intravenously, and the duration of this treatment is adapted according to the results of a Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy. AIM:This study wa...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ferreiro C,Piepsz A,Nogarède C,Tondeur M,Hainaut M,Levy J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (NARDS) reflects pulmonary surfactant dysfunction, and the usage of bovine surfactant (Calsurf) supplement may therefore be beneficial. To determine whether bovine surfactant given in NARDS can improve oxygenation and survival rate, we conducted a multicenter, randomized tr...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Rong Z,Mo L,Pan R,Zhu X,Cheng H,Li M,Yan L,Lang Y,Zhu X,Chen L,Xia S,Han J,Chang L

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is probably a genetically transmitted disease affecting infants and very young children. Cardinal symptoms are fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. Frequently meningeal involvement is seen, manifested by neurologic symptoms and a lymphohistiocytic pleocytosis w...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Janka GE

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a randomized double blind study design, the bronchodilating effect of 200 micrograms inhaled oxitropium bromide (OB) was compared with 200 micrograms inhaled fenoterol (F) after an interval of 20 min, in 20 asthmatic children aged 12.7 years (range: 4.9-15.1 years), suffering from mild bronchoconstriction (mean ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Van Bever HP,Desager KN,Pauwels JH,Vermeire PA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A desquamative, interstitial pneumonitis was diagnosed histologically in a 9-month-old boy who first became ill at the age of 5 weeks. The desquamative interstitial pneumonitis was associated with an acquired cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Despite treatment with corticoids, acyclovir and artificial ventilation, the ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Schneider K,Brünstler I,Vogel H,Fendel H,Remberger K

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is one of the main causes of infant hospitalization and mortality. The single-stranded RNA virus codes for 11 proteins of which the F protein, a surface epitope responsible for RSV fusion, is the most targeted for developing antiviral medicines and vaccines. The peak of symp...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Xing Y,Proesmans M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a newborn infant with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) featuring double outlet right ventricle and hypoplastic left ventricle who had postductal oxygen saturation well above 95% and thus eluded pulse oximetry screening for CHD. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Hetzel PG,Glanzmann R,Günthard J,Bruder E,Godi E,Bührer C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iliac vessel disruption following blunt trauma is an unusual presentation, particularly in the absence of an orthopaedic injury. We present the unique case of a 14-year-old boy who sustained a blunt bicycle handlebar impalement that resulted in complete transection of the external iliac artery and laceration of the ex...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Houston EL,Chandrasekar R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infiltration of the stomach wall by air, first described by Fraenkel in 1889 [3], is a very rare condition. We describe the first reported case of gastric pneumatosis occurring in a child with complex congenital heart disease after cardiac surgery. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Taylor DR,Tung JY,Baffa JM,Shaffer SE,Blecker U

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tonsillectomy is one of the commonest ENT paediatric procedures. Recovery is best achieved at home, and cost-effectiveness of the day case pathway is significant in tonsillectomy. This project scrutinised the local practice regarding the effectiveness of day case pathway in paediatric tonsillectomy in a large regional...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Atfeh MS,Richardson-May J,Rainsbury J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calcaneal apophysitis, or Sever's disease, is a traction apophysitis. It is a frequent cause of heel pain in children. Knowledge about the exact incidence of calcaneal apophysitis in the general population, however, is lacking. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:From 34 general practices, records of pat...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Wiegerinck JI,Yntema C,Brouwer HJ,Struijs PA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the basis for the recurrent infections in patients with glycogen storage disease (GSD) Ib we tested polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) function in one patient. Bactericidal capacity and phagocytosis-induced O2 consumption were reduced. Also, phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated superoxide production and gl...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Gahr M,Heyne K

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consanguinity is not the only factor influencing the occurrence of autosomal recessive disorders such as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). The extended, multiple consanguineous Turkish pedigree presented here demonstrates that the population frequency of certain mutations (so-called "ancient" mutations) can be at le...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Seidel H,Steinlein OK

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron deficiency anaemia continues to be the world's most important cause of years lived with disability in children and adolescents. Assessment of iron deficiency traditionally depended on laboratory parameters that may be modified by inflammation states, including obesity, which is nowadays a current condition in ado...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ibáñez-Alcalde MM,Vázquez-López MÁ,López-Ruzafa E,Lendínez-Molinos FJ,Bonillo-Perales A,Parrón-Carreño T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OVERVIEW:In newborns with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, neuroimaging is the best available predictor of neurodevelopmental outcome. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings in congenital CMV infection have seldom been described. Neonates with central nervous system infections present high CSF Beta(2...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Alarcon A,Garcia-Alix A,Cabañas F,Hernanz A,Pascual-Salcedo D,Martin-Ancel A,Cabrera M,Tagarro A,Quero J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis and treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) in Poland was started in 1965, initially on a voluntary and then on a obligatory basis. Guthrie tests have been used for newborn screening. For confirmation of diagnosis changing with time methods of blood phenylalanine (Phe) and tyrosine estimation were used. In ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Cabalska MB,Nowaczewska I,Sendecka E,Zorska K

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data show that children are less severely affected with SARS-Covid-19 than adults; however, there have been a small proportion of children who have been critically unwell. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify and describe which underlying comorbidities may be associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 disease and de...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Williams N,Radia T,Harman K,Agrawal P,Cook J,Gupta A

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-month-old male infant was seen because of an asymptomatic undescended left testis and a right sided abdominal mass. CT revealed a calcified retroperitoneal tumour. Histological examination of surgical specimens showed a mature primary teratoma of the contralateral undescended testis. While this is very rare, infan...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Azumagawa K,Mimaki T,Tanoue H,Mino M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00