Objective Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a preventable folate deficiency disorder; increasing folic acid intake through food fortification increases serum and red blood cell folate and reduces the ...
During intensive and long-lasting treatments, short-term or emergency care, children often undergo minor needle-related ...
It is unsettling when parents refuse treatment for their child’s serious illness based on their expectation of a miraculous ...
Objective Due to lack of information on drug use in children, many drugs are used off-label in paediatrics. Increased knowledge of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) would enable a better risk–benefit ...
BACKGROUND In adults, erythema multiforme (EM) is thought to be mainly related to herpes infection and Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) to drug reactions. AIMS To investigate this hypothesis in children ...
Aims Extremely premature infants are at higher risk for intracranial ischaemic and haemorrhagic injuries, which often occur in the first 72 hours after birth. 1 Intraventricular haemorrhages (IVHs) ...
BACKGROUND The prevalence of thyroid disease is increased in Down’s syndrome. Most available data come from cross sectional studies. AIMS To study longitudinally thyroid function in patients with Down ...
This is the centenary of Dermod MacCarthy and James Robertson who together changed the care of children away from home. Both were born in March 1911, MacCarthy in a Square off the Kings Road in London ...