Objective Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is an inherited adrenal steroid synthesis ...

Background and objective Cardiorespiratory polygraphy (CRP) is the predominant technology used to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in tertiary centres in the UK. Nocturnal pulse oximetry (NPO) ...

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Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common childhood disease, with an enormous economic and healthcare-related burden. Guidelines and consensus papers for AOM diagnosis and management were ...

Objectives To establish the incidence and long-term outcomes (up to 21 years) of children presenting to a University hospital paediatric neurology service with symptoms due to functional neurological ...

Childhood encephalopathy is an uncommon but significant paediatric presentation and is associated with significant mortality and long-term morbidity in survivors. By definition it is a somewhat ...

Background: Cerebral palsy presents with a range of severity of cognitive, motor, and sensory disabilities, which might affect survival. Aims: To quantify the effects of motor, cognitive, and sensory ...

In this review, we provide a state of the art of liver transplantation in children, as the procedure is now carried out for more than 30 years and most of our paediatric colleagues are managing these ...

Aims In the year ending March 2021, over 32400 individuals claimed asylum in the UK. Of those, 2044 (6%) were Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC). UASC receive healthcare as a looked after ...

Objective To survey vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) and document vitamin K (VK) prophylaxis practice, and compare with findings predating withdrawal of Konakion Neonatal and guidance from the ...

Objectives Multiplex gastrointestinal PCR (GI-PCR) allows fast and simultaneous detection of 22 enteric pathogens (including Campylobacter, Salmonella , Shigella /enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC ...

Objectives Bilious vomiting in newborn infants can be a presenting feature of underlying serious surgical conditions warranting an urgent transfer to surgical centres.1 There is a concern that too ...