BMJ2d
Hypogammaglobulinaemia in a patient with ring chromosome 21
Dr Shouichi Ohga, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812, Japan. An 8 year old boy with ring chromosome 21 who was susceptible to ...
BMJ5d
Fatigue in childhood chronic disease
Correspondence to Merel M Nap-van der Vlist, Paediatrics, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508AB, The Netherlands; m.m.vandervlist-3{at}umcutrecht.nl ...
BMJ13d
Paediatric tic-like presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic
1 Evelina London Children's Hospital Neurosciences Department, London, UK Background and aim Clinical centres have seen an increase in tic-like movements during the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of ...
BMJ15d
Disability and visual outcomes following suspected abusive head trauma in children under 2 years
Correspondence to Dr Juliana Wright, Paediatrics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; juliana.wright{at}ouh.nhs.uk Aim To report disability and visual outcomes ...
BMJ15d
Effectiveness of paediatric asthma hubs: a clinical pilot study
Background Children and young people (CYP) with asthma in the UK are at higher risk of poor outcomes compared with other high-income European countries due to factors including poor access to ...
BMJ15d
Should next-generation sequencing be considered as a first-line genetic investigation for children with early developmental impairment?
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BMJ15d
Complications of excess weight seen in two tier 3 paediatric weight management services: an observational study
Background Children and young people living with severe obesity experience a range of complications of excess weight (CEW); however the prevalence of complications is not well defined. We have ...
BMJ15d
Hospital-recorded chronic health conditions in children with and without Down syndrome in England: a national cohort of births from 2003 to 2019
Objective The objective is to describe age-specific cumulative incidence for hospital-recorded indicators of chronic health conditions (CHCs) in children with Down syndrome (DS) compared with children ...
BMJ15d
Cascade testing effectively identifies undiagnosed sickle cell disease in The Gambia: a quality improvement project
Objective Sickle cell disease (SCD) has a high mortality during childhood in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Early diagnosis improves outcomes but newborn screening is not well ...
BMJ20d
Single blood pressure chart for children up to 13 years to improve the recognition of hypertension based on existing normative data
Correspondence to Dr Macolm G Coulthard, Paediatric Nephrology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle NE461BS, UK; jeanandmalc{at}gmail.com Objective To produce a single ‘growth-chart-style’ ...
BMJ21d
Patterns of long-term ADHD medication use in Australian children
Objective Adherence to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication treatment is often suboptimal. This can compromise patient outcomes. We aimed to ...
BMJ21d
Systematic review of interventions to reduce hospital and emergency department stay in paediatric populations
Introduction This systemic review describes interventions designed to shorten length of stay (LOS) in hospital or the emergency department (ED). Methods Papers published from 2000 until February 2024 ...