Authors - Archives of Disease in Childhood
WEBAuthors who submit to Archives of Disease in Childhood and are rejected will be offered the option of transferring to BMJ Paediatrics Open. BMJ Paediatrics Open is the open access companion journal to Archives of Disease in Childhood. It is indexed by PubMed Central, Scopus, Embase, DOAJ, and Google Scholar, and publishes articles dealing with ...
Diagnosis and management of benign intracranial hypertension
WEBBenign intracranial hypertension (BIH) is a headache syndrome characterised by (1) raised cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure in the absence of an intracranial mass lesion or ventricular dilatation; (2) normal spinal fluid composition; (3) usually normal findings on neurological examination except for papilloedema and an occasional VI nerve palsy; and (4) normal level of consciousness. The ...
Current evidence-based recommendations on investigating …
WEBIntroduction Global developmental delay (GDD) affects 1%–3% of the population of children under 5 years of age, making it one of the most common conditions presenting in paediatric clinics; causes are exogenous, genetic (non-metabolic) or genetic (metabolic). Recent advances in biotechnology and genetic testing mean that the investigations available to perform for children under 5 years are ...
965 How effective is Makaton in encouraging communication, the ...
WEBBackground Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) forms are used by people of all ages with special educational needs as a way of facilitating communication. One of the most popular AACs is Makaton, a system that incorporates sign language, graphic symbols, and speech. Makaton has been used for a number of years in various settings, however its efficacy is unknown and not backed by ...
COVID-19 related increase in childhood tics and tic-like attacks
WEBSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, paediatricians and child mental health practitioners have noticed an increase in tic symptoms in some children and adolescents already diagnosed with tic disorders.1 Interestingly, clinicians have also seen a marked increase in presentations of sudden and new onset of severe tics and ‘tic-like’ attacks. There is an urgent need to collate systematic ...
Principles of evidence based medicine - Archives of Disease in …
WEBHealth care professionals are increasingly required to base clinical decisions on the best available evidence. Evidence based medicine (EBM) is a systematic approach to clinical problem solving which allows the integration of the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. This paper explains the concept of EBM and introduces the five step EBM model ...
Sleep habits and height at ages 5 to 11. - Archives of Disease in …
WEBParental responses to a self administered questionnaire were used to estimate usual times for going to sleep at night and usual times for waking in the morning for 5145 children aged 5 to 11 years of age. After adjusting for the effects of other variables known to be associated with height, it was shown that there was a weak negative ...
Hair-on-end appearance - Archives of Disease in Childhood
WEBMore than 80 years ago, Cooley and Lee described skeletal changes associated with haemolytic anaemias.1 Hair-on-end appearance of the skull is a characteristic feature of chronic haemolysis usually seen in patients …
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: how to diagnose and when to perform …
WEBThe term Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) encompasses a group of inherited connective tissue disorders. The manifestations of EDS can be seen in skin, joints, blood vessels and internal organs and vary from mild to severe and life threatening. Each subtype is a separate and different condition. The genetic basis of many subtypes has now been elucidated, confirming heterogeneity.
Understanding measures of treatment effect in clinical trials
WEBThis article discusses in a simple, practical, ‘non-statistician’ fashion some of the important outcome measures used to report clinical trials comparing different treatments or interventions. Absolute and relative risk measures are explained, and their merits and demerits discussed. The article aims to encourage healthcare professionals to ...
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