Cardiac arrhythmias as a manifestation of acquired heart disease in association with paediatric respiratory syncitial virus infection.

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：:Pyridoxine dependency is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder causing intractable seizures in neonates and infants. Life-long therapy with pyridoxine is required for prevention of seizure recurrence and for an optimum intellectual outcome. With the availability of newer biochemical confirmatory tests, the conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kumar P,Gupta VK,Mishra D

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:We describe three cousins who presented with agitation, dysphasia and/or coma, and developed hemiplegia following initial onset of symptoms. Two cases followed minor head injuries, two were pyrexial and two were associated with neutrophilia. Two cases required ventilatory support on the intensive care unit. Magnetic r...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hart AR,Trinick R,Connolly DJ,Mordekar SR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Parental alcohol misuse exposes children to risk, but is poorly identified in paediatric settings. We aimed to (i) measure the alcohol use in parents of a sample of children attending emergency and (ii) assess the quality of documentation of this alcohol use by paediatric residents. METHOD:Parents of childr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Sharma S,Llewelyn K,Jureidini J

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal microarray or molecular karyotype has become the first-line genetic investigation for children with intellectual disability, autistic spectrum disorder or multiple congenital anomalies. Chromosomal microarray increases the detection rate of pathogenic chromosome imbalances including submicroscopic deletion...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Palmer EE,Peters GB,Mowat D

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Currently, there are no population-based or hospital-based studies on the full spectrum of paediatric head injuries (HIs) in Australia. We set out to provide detailed information on the incidence rates, causes and clinical management of all severities of HI in children and adolescents at an Australian tertiary refe...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Crowe L,Babl F,Anderson V,Catroppa C

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 50 years in allergy could almost be considered the first 50 years. Over this time period, we have witnessed the emergence of allergy as a subspecialty, have seen and continue to observe a tremendous change in prevalence of allergic disease and have gained insight into the mechanisms that underlie allergic pre...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Campbell DE,Mehr S

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：AIM:To examine associations between socio-economic, familial and perinatal factors with overweight/obesity in 6- and 12-year-old schoolchildren. METHODS:Eligible year-1 (1765/2238, mean age 6.7 years) and year-7 students (2353/3144, mean age, 12.7 years) from a random cluster sample of 55 Sydney schools were examined ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gopinath B,Baur LA,Burlutsky G,Robaei D,Mitchell P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Infants born very prematurely often received corticosteroids to minimise the risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) but their long term impact on lung function at school age is unclear. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 105 children [mean gestation of 27 weeks] was undertaken. Lung function assessmen...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Smith LJ,van Asperen PP,McKay KO,Selvadurai H,Fitzgerald DA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to establish current management practice for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) among individual consultant neonatologists in Australia and New Zealand, to examine the influences that drives practice and highlight the importance of future randomised controlled trials in the region. METHODS:Eligible su...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hoellering AB,Cooke L

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:A child with psychotic symptoms and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder who developed extrapyramidal symptoms while on a combination of risperidone, methylphenidate, sertraline, tropisetron and ketorolac is described herein. The extrapyramidal symptoms resolved with the administration of benztropine, an anticholi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Teoh L,Allen H,Kowalenko N

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of children are surviving into adulthood following surgery to correct or palliate congenital heart disease. This surgery can occasionally result in long-standing elevated right heart pressures and chronic hepatic venous congestion leading to cardiac cirrhosis. We report the first paediatric case of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rosenbaum J,Vrazas J,Lane GK,Hardikar W

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16 year old girl with an established diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis presented with a 1 year history of swelling of the left cheek. A 2 cm diameter tumour was excised which showed histological features of a solid variant of a minor salivary gland basal cell adenoma. One year later during laparotomy and excision of m...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Byard RW,Phillips GE,Dardick I,Robertson E,Carter RF,Bourne AJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the rates of early intervention (EI) service use in extremely preterm (EP, <28 weeks' gestation) or extremely low birthweight (ELBW, <1000 g) infants between 1991 and 2013, and identify biological or socio-economic factors associated with receiving EI. METHODS:Participants comprised consecutive EP or ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Mills IS,Doyle LW,Cheong JL,Roberts G,Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted on 447 healthy high school students of southern Chinese descent to determine the prevalence of anaemia and thalassaemia. Haematological data and serum ferritin levels were determined on all venous blood samples. Haemoglobin (Hb) electrophoretic study was conducted on 43 students who had anaemia (...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Li AM,Cheng MY

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the knowledge of pulse oximetry of senior (SMO) and junior medical officers (JMO) in a tertiary paediatric hospital. METHODS:A 16-item multiple choice questionnaire was administered to SMO and JMO without prior notice or instruction in the area. The questions were completed voluntarily and anonymo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Teoh L,Epstein A,Williamson B,Morton J,Papadopoulos D,Teng A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the perceptions of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and to describe the role of cultural beliefs and practices on child rearing amongst Thai mothers in Victoria, Australia. METHODOLOGY:In-depth interviews and participant observation conducted with 30 Thai mothers during 1995-96. RESULTS:SIDS w...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rice PL,Naksook C

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：:Circumcision has been the traditional treatment for phimosis, but now is not the only management option, the best of which appears to be topical steroid application. Importantly, the literature suggests that phimosis probably is over-diagnosed, indicating that a prospective, randomized controlled study is needed to co...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Dewan PA,Tieu HC,Chieng BS

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：AIM:To determine whether home-use icterometry improves parental recognition of neonatal jaundice, early care seeking and treatment to minimize risks of bilirubin encephalopathy. METHODS:Cluster-randomised controlled trial of community-level icterometry used at home by mothers in Chi Linh, Vietnam. Rural health-care wo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Luu MN,Le LT,Tran BH,Duong TK,Nguyen HT,Le VT,Partridge JC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

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：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：:Bloody nipple discharge is a rare but distressing finding in neonates and infants. We report an 8-month-old boy who showed bilateral bloody nipple discharge for 5 months without signs of infection. Ultrasound examination revealed dilated mammary ducts. This benign phenomenon is most likely caused by mammary duct ectas...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Weimann E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This is a prospective, hospital based study over a period of one year, to examine the clinical profile of nephrotic children not on glucocorticoid therapy, but presenting with infection. METHODS:Sixty-eight children with 76 episodes of nephrotic syndrome were enrolled during the study year. They were examine...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Alwadhi RK,Mathew JL,Rath B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the success rates and predictors of safety fast test among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for hypoglycemia. METHODS:A retrospective review of neonates transferred from the newborn nursery unit to the neonatal intensive care unit for intravenous dextrose therapy for hypoglycemi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Olowoyeye A,Eisenberg R,Kim M,Havranek T

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the context of total infant mortality for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants. Deaths for infants born in Western Australia from 1980 to 1988 inclusive were ascertained from a total population data base. Infant mortality rates and rates ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Alessandri LM,Read AW,Stanley FJ,Burton PR,Dawes VP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00