Department of Paediatric Neurology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK Background: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in children is associated with a high incidence of serious ...

Correspondence to Dr Stefan Peterson, Chief of Health, UNICEF, New York NY 10017-4414, USA; speterson{at}unicef.org The Nurturing Care Framework, launched in May 2018, provides a policy roadmap for ...

Objective To evaluate the outcome of adenotonsillectomy (AT) in a cohort of children with Down syndrome (DS) and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Design Retrospective, cross-sectional study. Setting ...

Objectives This study aimed to compare the clinical outcome of nebulized isotonic magnesium sulphate along with standard treatment in hospitalized children with acute exacerbation of asthma who ...

Aim To evaluate whether healthcare professionals within the local community are able to counsel paediatric patients on the essential steps required for drug delivery with multi-dose inhalers (MDI), ...

Correspondence to Professor Mike English, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P.O. Box 43640, Nairobi 00100 Kenya; menglish{at}kemri-wellcome.org There are few examples of sustained nationally ...

Introduction High ‘did not attend’ rates have a huge impact on precious NHS resources. Paediatric DNAs add another dimension to this problem: the safety of the unseen child. Aim The overall aim of ...

Aims To improve the identification and catch-up immunisation of children attending for an Initial Health Assessment (IHA) with an incomplete childhood immunisation record. Methods This is a re-audit, ...

Background The period through pregnancy and the early years is crucial for optimising child growth, development and lifelong well-being. Son-preference (family desire for male over female children) ...

Background and Objectives Prolonged neonatal jaundice is defined as jaundice persisting in a term neonate at 14 days and a preterm neonate at 21 days of age. Prolonged neonatal jaundice is most ...

Objectives To investigate the prevalence of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in children aged 0-19 across 7 major ethnic groups. Background In March 2009, researchers in the department of health in ...

Aim Evaluation of impaired quality of life (QOL) of Malaysian children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and its possible risk factors. Method Cross-sectional study on 68 parents of Malaysian ...