BMJ4d
Brain abscess in children, a two-centre audit: outcomes and controversies
Correspondence to Dr Vianney Gilard, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, APHP, Paris 5 University, Paris 75015, France; vianneygilard{at}hotmail.fr Objective The aim ...
BMJ2d
Potential benefits and harms of universal newborn pulse oximetry screening: response to the UK National Screening Committee public consultation
Correspondence to Professor Andrew K Ewer, Neonatal Unit, Birmingham Womens Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK; a.k.ewer{at}bham.ac.uk In May 2019, the National Screening Committee (NSC) announced a ...
BMJ23d
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Images in paediatrics: Greenish-yellow fluorescence of scalp kerion celsi using Wood’s lamp (22 August, 2024) ...
BMJ8d
Cardiovascular abnormalities in Down's syndrome: spectrum, management and survival over 22 years
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Correspondence to Dr Claire Irving, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon ...
BMJ3d
What causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1–3% of children. There is a high level of comorbidity with developmental and learning problems as well as with a variety of psychiatric ...
BMJ9d
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 ...
BMJ12d
Adding fever to WHO criteria for diagnosing pneumonia enhances the ability to identify pneumonia cases among wheezing children
Objective To examine the ability of the criteria proposed by the WHO to identify pneumonia among cases presenting with wheezing and the extent to which adding fever to the criteria alters their ...
BMJ2d
G464 Polypharmacy in paediatric palliative care
Background Children under Paediatric palliative care (PPC) often have complex life-limiting conditions (LLC). Good symptom control is a cornerstone of treatment. Managing symptoms in children with ...
BMJ3d
726 Extravasation in children
Aims Extravasation is a rare but serious complication of IV (intravenous) therapy. It can cause pain, tendon/nerve damage, infection, and in severe cases, tissue necrosis. 1 There is a lack of data on ...
BMJ9d
Potential economic impacts from improving breastfeeding rates in the UK
Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To calculate potential cost ...
BMJ10d
564 Facio-brachial dystonic seizures and autoimmune encephalitis – a post COVID-19 neurological presentation?
Background Facio-brachial dystonic seizures (FBDS), which affects the ipsilateral face and arm, is a disorder in the watershed between epilepsy and movement disorders, and a transitional presentation ...
BMJ10d
Presenting features of inflammatory bowel disease in Great Britain and Ireland
Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bristol Children’s Hospital, Bristol, UK Correspondence to: Professor B K Sandhu Department of Gastroenterology, Bristol Children’s Hospital, Upper ...