Severe spontaneous intracranial hypotension and Marfan syndrome in an adolescent.

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study is to measure objectively and accurately the physical activity (PA) patterns in Spanish children and adolescents according to their obesity status, gender and age groups. METHODS:A sample of 487 children and 274 adolescents from the European Youth Heart Study participated in the study. The va...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Laguna M,Ruiz JR,Gallardo C,García-Pastor T,Lara MT,Aznar S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient restraint in health care is currently under intense review. There are two disparate groups that should be considered. First, infants and young children are commonly restrained while undergoing simple medical procedures such as venepuncture or immunisation, and this practice may be better framed as 'hugging' no...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Preisz A,Preisz P

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：AIM:Investigate the incidence, etiological pattern and the antimicrobial resistance of late-onset neonatal infections over a period of 5 years. METHODS:Longitudinal audit of neonatal sepsis from January 2005 to December 2009, in the main maternity hospital in Kuwait. Late-onset neonatal infection was defined as the cu...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hammoud MS,Al-Taiar A,Thalib L,Al-Sweih N,Pathan S,Isaacs D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient with neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) in whom there was multisystem involvement including neonatal hepatitis. The hepatitis, defined pathologically as a giant cell hepatitis, presented with severe cholestasis, was unrelated to other known causes of neonatal hepatitis and resolved spon...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Evans N,Gaskin K

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder presenting in children aged 2-4 years with seizures and loss of motor and language skills, followed by blindness and death in late childhood. Initial presenting features are similar to a range of common epilepsi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Johnson AM,Mandelstam S,Andrews I,Boysen K,Yaplito-Lee J,Fietz M,Nagarajan L,Rodriguez-Casero V,Ryan MM,Smith N,Scheffer IE,Ellaway C

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Benign paroxysmal torticollis is probably an under-diagnosed condition of infancy. It is a self-limiting disorder characterised by periods of unusual, sustained posture of the head and neck, during which the head tilts to one side. Episodes are often accompanied by marked autonomic features, irritability, ataxia, apat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hadjipanayis A,Efstathiou E,Neubauer D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Angelman syndrome (AS) is a rare congenital neurodevelopmental disorder with complex genetic aetiology. Diagnosis may be difficult and there is severe life-long disability. An AS clinic was commenced in Sydney, Australia, in 1993 with the aim of gathering information about the natural history of AS, managemen...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Leitner RP,Smith A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between women's retrospective reports of smoking during pregnancy and subsequent language, cognitive, behavioural and physical development in their children up to age 9 years. While there was a strong association between maternal smoking and an index of disadvantageous child rearing...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McGee R,Stanton WR

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to call the attention to the often disregarded message that hypertransaminasemia may be a marker of both liver and muscle diseases by presenting personal case reports and a systematic literature review. Three male children (mean age 5.7 years) were inappropriately addressed, during the last 1...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Veropalumbo C,Del Giudice E,Esposito G,Maddaluno S,Ruggiero L,Vajro P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drowning is a leading cause of death among infants and toddlers. Unique physiological and behavioural factors contribute to high mortality rates. Drowning incidents predominantly occur during warmer months and holidays. Recent studies link high socio-economic status and drowning, in contrast to earlier studies. Cardia...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gaida FJ,Gaida JE

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy developed symptoms of rapidly progressive paraplegia, associated with bowel and urinary dysfunction, but without sensory loss. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination showed diffuse swelling of the lower spinal cord on T1-weighted images. Based on the clinical presentation and MRI findings, a dia...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Minami K,Tsuda Y,Maeda H,Yanagawa T,Izumi G,Yoshikawa N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) in screening very low birthweight (VLBW) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates for hearing loss in comparison with visual reinforcement orientation audiology (VROA) at 10 months. METHODOLOGY:The study population was all VLBW neonat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gill AW,Gosling D,Kelly C,Walker P,Wooderson S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the habits of betel quid use and areca nut chewing among school-aged children in Karachi, Pakistan. Areca nut (betel nut) is chewed by itself, in various scented preparations, and in betel quid (containing betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime, condiments, sweeteners and sometimes tobacco) in variou...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Shah SM,Merchant AT,Luby SP,Chotani RA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the changes in the health and well-being of secondary school students from 2001 to 2007. METHODS:A total of 9107 secondary school students were randomly selected to participate in a comprehensive health and well-being survey using Internet tablets conducted in 2007. Comparisons are made with the first ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Denny SJ,Grant S,Utter J,Robinson EM,Fleming TM,Milfont TL,Crengle S,Clark T,Ameratunga SN,Dixon R,Merry S,Herd R,Watson P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is responsible for much morbidity and mortality, which might be decreased by increasing parental and patient knowledge about asthma. This report describes the development and validation of an asthma knowledge questionnaire for use in the assessment of asthma knowledge. Two groups of respondents were examined. O...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Fitzclarence CA,Henry RL

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and demonstrate necrotizing dermatitis in infancy; an uncommon, puzzling syndrome, in which anecdotal reporting and personal experience indicates that one third of cases may require skin grafting. Much informed discussion about the pathogenesis of this distressing syndrome centres on the role of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lui PC,Petersen D,Kimble RM,Raven RJ,Pearn JH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is the most common clinical presentation of acute poliovirus infection, occurring in 0.1-1% of infected cases. AFP surveillance has been used world-wide to monitor the control and eradication of circulating wild poliovirus. This study aims to review the significance of all enter...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kelly H,Brussen KA,Lawrence A,Elliot E,Pearn J,Thorley B

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Early feeding plays an important role in programming the immune system, particularly the risk of food allergy. There are many infant feeding guides published for consumers available in Australia, with most based on the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2012 Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Wo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Netting MJ,Allen KJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop national charts of birthweight percentiles by gestational age and infant sex for liveborn twins born in Australia. METHODOLOGY:National data on live twin births to non-Indigenous Australian-born mothers during 1991-94 were derived from perinatal data collected by midwives in each State and Territo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Roberts CL,Lancaster PA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent sequencing of the human genome combined with the development of massively high throughput genetic analysis technologies is driving unprecedented growth in our knowledge of the molecular basis of disease. While this has already had a major impact on our diagnostic power, the therapeutic benefits remain large...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ginn SL,Alexander IE

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the bowel habits of healthy Australian children aged up to 2 years. METHODOLOGY:One hundred and forty children were recruited in six age categories with a minimum of 20 children per category. Data on bowel habit was recorded by parents daily for 1 week. RESULTS:Stool frequency decreased with age. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tham EB,Nathan R,Davidson GP,Moore DJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To audit the clinical features and outcomes for all patients referred to our centre with concerns regarding labial appearance. METHODS:Young females referred to a paediatric/adolescent gynaecology tertiary centre between 2000 and 2012 with concerns regarding their labial appearance were retrospectively identified....

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McQuillan SK,Jayasinghe Y,Grover SR

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A term infant was admitted at 6 h of age with seizures related to hyponatraemia. During the last hours of labour the infant's mother had drunk 3 L of water. After delivery the serum sodium was 121 mmol/L in the mother and 126 mmol/L in the infant. Both resolved spontaneously. We discuss this case and the impact of mat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： West CR,Harding JE

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A longitudinal birth cohort provides an opportunity to study the impact of childhood conditions persisting into adulthood. This study examines the cross-sectional association of asthma with sleep quality and snoring in the adolescent and young adult population and the extent to which asthma, sleep quality and snor...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Garden M,O'Callaghan M,Suresh S,Mamum AA,Najman JM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the impact of regular exposure to paediatric medical trauma on multidisciplinary teams in a paediatric hospital and the relationships between psychological distress, resilience and coping skills. METHOD:Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, secondary traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, stre...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McGarry S,Girdler S,McDonald A,Valentine J,Lee SL,Blair E,Wood F,Elliott C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lidocaine-based teething gels have been widely available in Australia for decades in both commercial preparations and those compounded by pharmacies. However, many case reports have highlighted potential risks and toxicity associated with lidocaine-based teething gels when used in infants and young children, including...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Teoh L,Moses GM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cases of facial nerve paresis are idiopathic (Bell's palsy). However, rare and potentially dangerous conditions may present in this manner. We report 2 children presenting with unilateral lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy and hypertension. A diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome was made in both; literature li...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Smith N,Grattan-Smith P,Andrews IP,Kainer G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital chylothorax is the accumulation of lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. Cases unresponsive to conservative management usually require surgery. Octreotide has been used successfully to treat post-traumatic chylothoraces in the paediatric and adult population. Its exact mode of action is uncertain but it...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rasiah SV,Oei J,Lui K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00