BMJ3d
Infant fat mass and later child and adolescent health outcomes: a systematic review
Objective Obesity and excess adiposity are leading causes of metabolic and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Early identification of individuals at risk is key for preventive strategies. We ...
BMJ1d
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 ...
BMJ11d
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 ...
BMJ4d
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 ...
BMJ7d
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 ...
BMJ13d
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 ...
BMJ12d
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 ...
BMJ6d
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 ...
BMJ10d
Clinical management of achondroplasia
1 Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2 Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ...
BMJ5d
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 ...
BMJ13d
P022 Anakinra for use in non- juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) related haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): evidence base and funding
Background Non JIA related HLH is a life-threatening complication that is increasingly recognised in paediatric patients, particularly in those who are unwell in the paediatric intensive care unit ...
BMJ6d
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 ...