Sick sinus syndrome. Symptomatic cases in children.

abstract：AIMS:Out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a rare but devastating event in children and adolescents. The risk is assumed to be higher in children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) than in healthy individuals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the rate of and survival after out-of-hospital card...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Jortveit J,Klcovansky J,Døhlen G,Eskedal L,Birkeland S,Holmstrøm H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The auditory function of 370 infants, drawn from both low and high risk groups, was tested before postnatal discharge using three tests: standard auditory brain stem responses (ABR), automated analysis of ABR, and automated analysis of evoked otoacoustic emissions (OAE). All infants failing any neonatal test had furth...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kennedy CR,Kimm L,Dees DC,Evans PI,Hunter M,Lenton S,Thornton RD

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty three infants were assigned randomly to a ready-to-feed infant formula or a standard formula that required reconstitution from powder. Despite similar nutrient composition of the two formulas those fed the powdered formula had significantly increased body weight and skinfold thickness gains, and became significa...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lucas A,Lockton S,Davies PS

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that increasing obesity levels in young women lead to intrauterine environments that, in turn, stimulate increased obesity among their offspring, generating an intergenerational acceleration of obesity levels. If this mechanism is important, the association of maternal body mass index (...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Davey Smith G,Steer C,Leary S,Ness A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to see if the discharge weight of preterm infants born at less than or equal to 2000 g could safely be reduced. A study group (21 infants) was discharged 'early' at a mean weight of 2010 g (1890-2190) provided there were no medical problems, weight gain was adequate, temperature control in room a...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lefebvre F,Veilleux A,Bard H

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate outcome, management, and prevention in Munchausen syndrome by proxy, non-accidental poisoning, and non-accidental suffocation. DESIGN:Ascertainment through British Paediatric Surveillance Unit and questionnaires to responding paediatricians. SETTING:The UK and Republic of Ireland, September ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Davis P,McClure RJ,Rolfe K,Chessman N,Pearson S,Sibert JR,Meadow R

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited access to exercise testing facilities means that the diagnosis of exercise induced asthma (EIA) is mainly based on self-reported respiratory symptoms. This is open to error since the correlation between exercise related symptoms and subsequent exercise testing has been shown to be poor. AIM:To study...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Seear M,Wensley D,West N

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether infants who died of SIDS were more likely to have higher acute and lifetime average exposures to outdoor carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) than comparison healthy infants. METHODS:A total of 169 case and 169 matched control infants born between 1988 and 1992, were studied. CO ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Klonoff-Cohen H,Lam PK,Lewis A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preductal and postductal oxygen saturation were compared in 20 ventilated preterm infants with hyaline membrane disease to establish the frequency of right to left shunting and to assess the accuracy of postductus arteriosus blood gas sampling. One hundred and thirty eight comparisons were made and the frequency of ri...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Macdonald PD,Yu VY

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of both the content and process of examinations is central to planning the appropriate education and training of examiners in paediatric clinical examinations. This paper discusses the case for developing training, reviews the current literature, and suggests the desirable attributes of examiners and the comp...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Khera N,Davies H,Davies H,Lissauer T,Skuse D,Wakeford R,Stroobant J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate and severe malnutrition are endemic in much of the developing world and in association with pockets of deprivation in the developed world. The cost in terms of individual and social development is high. The principles of effective management are clearly documented. A low cost, community based treatment progra...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Bredow MT,Jackson AA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of altitude and acclimatisation on cardiorespiratory function and well-being in healthy children. METHODS:A daily symptom diary, serial measurements of spirometry, end-tidal carbon dioxide (etCO(2)) and daytime and overnight pulse oximetry (SpO(2)), were undertaken at sea level and alti...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Scrase E,Laverty A,Gavlak JC,Sonnappa S,Levett DZ,Martin D,Grocott MP,Stocks J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the significance of pericardial effusion (PE), mitral regurgitation (MR) and impaired systolic function in predicting coronary artery lesions (CAL) at diagnosis and follow-up in Kawasaki disease (KD). DESIGN:Echocardiographic records on admission, at 1-3 weeks of illness, and at 6-8 weeks of illn...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lega JC,Bozio A,Cimaz R,Veyrier M,Floret D,Ducreux C,Reix P,Di Filippo S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases are reported of spontaneous remission of chronic childhood thrombocytopenia four or more years after diagnosis. Other than typical features of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura there were no obvious markers predictive of late remission, although a slow progressive recovery was common to four of th...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Tait RC,Evans DI

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of neural plasticity and the early natural abilities of hearing children to acquire speech and language without instruction have led many authorities to advocate cochlear implantation before the age of 5 years in congenital deafness. Older children therefore become lower priority for scarce public funds be...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Gray RF,Jones SE,Court I

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to date reference ranges were established for fasting renal excretion of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium on 101 healthy children aged 2-15 years. A normal range for intact parathyroid hormone was also measured. The indices of calcium and magnesium excretion showed no correlation with age or sex so that a common ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Shaw NJ,Wheeldon J,Brocklebank JT

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most babies receive at least some formula milk. Variations in formula-feeding practices can have both short- and long-term health consequences. The literature on parents' experiences of bottle-feeding was systematically reviewed to understand how formula-feeding decisions are made. METHODS:Relevant English-l...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lakshman R,Ogilvie D,Ong KK

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Mental retardation" is a modern term for an age old problem. The descriptions of paediatric cases contained within the works of Thomas Willis (1621-75) have been increasingly recognised for their insight into seventeenth century child health practices. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Williams AN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases are reported in which thrombi were found in the aorta at postmortem. In each case the thrombus had originated within the ductus arteriosus. We believe that in recent years the attention paid to the presence of indwelling cannulae as a cause of embolic phenomena in the newborn period has led to a reduction ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Knowlson GT,Marsden HB

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The isolated finding of an unexplained chronic subdural haematoma in an infant may suggest non-accidental head injury (NAHI). The authors report a previously undescribed cause of multifocal chronic subdural haematoma in infancy which could result in a misdiagnosis of previous NAHI. METHODS:Two infants, aged...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Edwards RJ,Allport TD,Stoodley NG,O'Callaghan F,Lock RJ,Carter MR,Ramanan AV

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum IgG antibodies to teichoic acid and alpha toxin from Staphylococcus aureus were measured in 62 patients with cystic fibrosis by enzyme linked immunosorbent assays. The patients were followed up for 12-24 months in a prospective study. Raised titres were found exclusively in patients chronically colonised with S ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hollsing AE,Granström M,Strandvik B

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-month-old girl with invasive perineal amoebiasis is reported. There was destruction of the anus, the rectovaginal septum, the pelvic floor, and the perineum. The rapid progress and destructive potential of perineal amoebiasis is noted and the benefits of diagnostic awareness emphasised. Treatment with metronidazo...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wynne JM

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When children are considered for participation in research, British and international guidelines suggest that they should provide assent in addition to their parents' consent. However, examination of these guidelines shows there is confusion regarding the concept of assent. Furthermore, the need for assent may cause p...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Baines P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty nine infants with severe asphyxia (28 affected perinatally and 11 later) were studied by electrophysiological cerebral function monitoring (CFM) for periods varying from a half to 49 days. Nineteen infants died while still in intensive care and two died later from sequelae. Eighteen survived and were followed u...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Bjerre I,Hellström-Westas L,Rosén I,Svenningsen N

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a five year period, 39 children (29 boys, 10 girls) aged 2 months to 13 years (mean 7.8 years) were studied who had suffered a major head injury (29 road traffic accidents, six falls, and four non-accidental injury). The injury had been assessed clinically and by cranial computed tomography or cranial ultrasound (i...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Elias-Jones AC,Punt JA,Turnbull AE,Jaspan T

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 6 children with primary intestinal lymphangiectuasia who have been treated with low fat medium chain triglyceride-supplemented diets for between 3 and 8 years (4 for longer than 5 years) is described. Though laboratory findings indicate continuing chyle leak, evidence for long-term benefit from ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Tift WL,Lloyd JK

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a newborn baby, suffering from persistent severe hypoglycaemia with convulsions glucagon deficiency was shown. Treatment with zinc-protamine-glucagon injection twice daily resulted in normal blood glucose levels. Motor development is delayed. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kollee LA,Monnens LA,Cecjka V,Wilms RM

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine hydrochloride 2 mg/kg, together with atropine 0.2 mg, has been given intravenously on 100 occasions on a general paediatric ward. No serious side effects occurred. Dreams followed in 4 children but did not reduce acceptability of the drug. In our hands it has greatly reduced the pain and distress of children ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Elliott E,Hanid TK,Arthur LJ,Kay B

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the safety of bronchoscopy and endobronchial biopsy in children with difficult asthma, and discuss the ethical issues associated with the procedure. METHODS:A three year prospective observational study was performed in two tertiary paediatric respiratory centres specialising in the management of chi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Payne D,McKenzie SA,Stacey S,Misra D,Haxby E,Bush A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty nine children of short stature exercised for 10 minutes on a non-motorised treadmill. In 49 a growth hormone concentration of greater than 15 mU/l was reached, effectively excluding growth hormone deficiency. In 10 children the growth hormone concentration failed to reach 15 mU/l; growth hormone deficiency was c...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： de San Lazaro C,Parkin JM,Turner SJ

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00