Bone mineral metabolism changes in epileptic children receiving valproic acid.

abstract：AIM:This study compared the personality profiles of children with sighing dyspnoea with healthy children and tested the hypothesis of heightened anxiety scores in sighing dyspnoeic subjects using the Childhood Behavior Check List for Ages 4 to 18 (CBCL/4-18). The pulmonary function tests of these two groups of children...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Wong KS,Huang YS,Huang YH,Chiu CY

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatricians contribute the greatest proportion of prescriptions for psychotropic medication to children between the ages of 3 and 14 years in Australia. Medications indicated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are the most commonly prescribed, followed by antidepressants and antipsychotics. Outside treatm...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hazell P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To gain insight into the use of hypoallergenic formula in Australia by analysis of prescribing statistics. METHODS:Statistics on supply of amino acid and extensively hydrolyzed formula were obtained from the Health Insurance Commission web site. The number of prescriptions supplied in 2003 and 2004 per 1000 childr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kemp A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes dual infection with Citrobacter freundii and Haemophilus influenzae type b causing septic arthritis and osteomyelitis of the elbow in a previously healthy 5-year-old boy. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous fosfomycin for 4 weeks. Infections with Citrobacter beyond the neonatal ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Stricker T,Fröhlich S,Nadal D

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Many Australian children have dental decay in their deciduous teeth. Poor oral health can negatively impact a child's ability to eat, speak, sleep and socialise, with adverse impacts later in life. Paediatricians are well placed to examine children's teeth and to provide advice and education about oral health. Usin...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Koirala A,O'Connor E,Widmer R,Kilpatrick N,Goldfeld S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the epidemiology, immunisation status and management of children with intussusception in the Northern Territory (NT), 1993-2003. METHODS:Intussusception data were obtained from all NT hospitals using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 9/10) codes for children under 18 years of age betwee...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Webby RJ,Bines JE,Barnes GL,Tindall H,Krause V,Patel M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of two models for the management of children admitted to hospital with suspected child abuse: routine early case conferencing versus standard evaluation. METHODS:Between March 2001 and February 2002 professionals from the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria Police and Child...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Smith JA,Efron D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently released World Health Organization growth charts are methodologically robust, as well as clinically useful tools for monitoring the growth of children. They have been endorsed by premier organisations such as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK), Canadian Pediatric Society, Australian Br...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rao S,Simmer K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 7 year old girl who presented to the Children's Emergency Department with a 6 week history of bilateral facial and neck swelling. She had felt generally unwell, tired, with a recent onset of dry cough, and had presented multiple times to her general practitioner (GP) who after initially unsucce...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Holme H,Nanduri V

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the applicability of the published clinical cut-off scores of the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) for the classification of behaviour disorders. METHODOLOGY:Child Behaviour Checklists were obtained for 1342 subjects newly referred to the six major mental health centres...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Nolan TM,Bond L,Adler R,Littlefield L,Birleson P,Marriage K,Mawdsley A,Salo R,Tonge BJ

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe patterns of injury from window and balcony falls in children presenting to a tertiary paediatric trauma centre in New South Wales. METHODS:A retrospective review of cases of children <15 years who had sustained injuries in a fall from a building, identified from the trauma database between 1998 and 201...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Houlton AY,Manglick P,Soundappan SSV,Douglass C,Wicks S,Holland AJA,Cass DT

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The busy clinician is constantly faced with clinical questions regarding patient care. It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the large amount of health information available electronically. This article offers one easy approach for searching the electronic database. It is intended for the busy clinician who is unsure how ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Caldwell PH,Bennett T,Mellis C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the influence of breastfeeding on overweight and obesity in early adolescence. METHODS:Data about breastfeeding duration, BMI of children at 14 years, and confounding variables, were collected from an ongoing longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 7776 children in Brisbane. Prevalence of overweight a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Shields L,O'Callaghan M,Williams GM,Najman JM,Bor W

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In June 1990 a meeting of Paediatric Respiratory Physicians was held near Adelaide. The guidelines for assessing and treating asthma as prepared by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand for the management of patients with asthma was considered. Although not explicitly stated, these guidelines were designed...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Henry R,Sly P,Godfrey S,Van Asperen P,Staugas R,Le Souef P,Smith G,Robertson I,Robertson C,Phelan P

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of our study were to review the Royal Children's Hospital cohort of children having thyroidectomy for thyroid nodules over the last 8 years and to report the changing pattern of thyroid cancer seen in our institution over that time. METHODS:We undertook a retrospective case-note review of all patie...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hameed R,Zacharin MR

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We wanted to investigate serum levels of ghrelin and leptin - appetite-regulating hormones - and their correlation with the nutritional status of children with neurogenic bladder (NB) due to myelomeningocele (MMC) in comparison to healthy individuals. METHODS:This prospective analysis was conducted on 67 children ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bagińska JO,Liszewska A,Wasilewska A,Korzeniecka-Kozerska A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old Caucasian male with history of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fatigue, emesis and fever on the previous days presented with dehydratation, shock and acute mesenteric ischaemia. Final diagnosis of Addison's disease was made. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Roldan-Martin MB,Rodriguez-Ogando A,Sanchez-Galindo AC,Parente-Hernandez A,Luengo-Herrero V,Sanchez-Sanchez C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Children referred for persistent cough were evaluated for the referring and final diagnosis, and the extent of the use of medications prior to referral and the side effects encountered. METHODS:Data on children seen by respiratory paediatricians for persistent cough (> or =4 weeks) in a tertiary respiratory ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Thomson F,Masters IB,Chang AB

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The established teratogenicity of antiepileptic drugs raises important issues in women of child-bearing age. While the association between neural tube defects and antiepileptic drugs is well recognised, other congenital malformations are known to occur. We report two siblings with characteristic craniofacial features ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Carrim ZI,McKay L,Sidiki SS,Lavy TE

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight full-term infants (mean gestation 39.9 weeks [range 37-42] and mean birthweight 3642 g [range 3060-4200]) with severe respiratory failure (median oxygenation index 28 [range 16-65] and median arterial/alveolar PO2 ratio (a/APO2) 0.094 [range 0.038-0.165]) and pulmonary barotrauma were treated with Dexamethasone,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Barr P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the risk of death for bed-sharing infants. METHODOLOGY:All unexpected infant deaths occurring in South Australia between 1970 and 1997, occurring after the infant was put to rest and diagnosed by after death scene investigation and autopsy as sudden death infant syndrome, accidental death, or 'und...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Beal SM,Byard RW

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to identify key socioeconomic and health factors that are associated with a child's likelihood of being retained in kindergarten prior to commencing first year of school in Australian children. METHODS:We used data linked from the School Entrant Health Questionnaire administered to children commencing sch...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Wong E,Steele E,Johnson S,Proimos J,Batterham A,Nolan T,Waters E

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 16-year-old male who presented reporting a 6-month history of lowered mood, fatigue, anhedonia, disturbed sleep and heightened anxiety. On further questioning he reported restricted eating and weightlifting for at least 1 h on a daily basis. Investigations revealed findings compatible with sec...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Woodhill I,Cooper C,Zacharin M,Cukier K,Vuillermin P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the ways asthma may be defined in childhood and consider the current evidence to support these possible definitions. METHODOLOGY:The relationship of symptoms, atopy, bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and airway inflammation in defining childhood asthma is reviewed. RESULTS:While none of the fou...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Van Asperen PP

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The study aims to investigate the prevalence of off-label prescribing in the general paediatric ward at a major teaching hospital in Tasmania, Australia. METHOD:The drug charts and medical records from two groups of 150 consecutive paediatric patients, admitted 6 months apart in July 2009 and January 2010, were st...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ballard CD,Peterson GM,Thompson AJ,Beggs SA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the types and timing of breastfeeding support for mothers of newborn babies and the extent to which this affects breastfeeding intentions and behaviours in a region with low rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. METHODS:A cross-sectional study by interviewer-administrated questionnaire was u...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kervin BE,Kemp L,Pulver LJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore clinical aspects of head injuries caused by ceiling fans in children. METHODS:Cases were identified using a sensitive search strategy of the Townsville Emergency Department information system from 1 December 2005 to 30 April 2010, and a retrospective structured medical record review was undertaken. RES...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Furyk J,Franklin RC,Costello D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify neonatal seizures and evaluate the efficiency of clinical observations and short duration electroencephalograms (EEG). METHODOLOGY:Sixty-three neonates were investigated using prolonged video/EEG monitoring. Patients with confirmed seizures were treated with sequential doses of phenobarbitone and...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bye A,Flanagan D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of Ketotifen was examined in the treatment of 113 infants between 6 and 36 months of age presenting with a history of cough and/or wheeze in a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study. A 4 week no-medication baseline phase preceded the 16 week treatment phase in which infants took 2.5 ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： van Asperen PP,McKay KO,Mellis CM,Loh RK,Harth SC,Thong YH,Harris M,Robertson IF,Gibbeson M,Rhodes L

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old Chinese girl with 1-year history of progressive jaundice, steatorrhoea and pruritus was referred. Physical examination showed failure to thrive, marked jaundice, finger clubbing and hepatomegaly. There was laboratory evidence of cholestatic jaundice and autoimmunity, with marked elevation of alkaline phos...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lee WS,Saw CB,Sarji SA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00