4 天之前 · Archives of Disease in Childhood is led by Dr Nick Brown, clinician, epidemiologist and international child health expert. His vision is to enhance child health through training, advocacy, and publishing high quality research that will influence policy, and …

The journal is entering into another exciting year with amazing breadth and quality of papers. This month’s issue is strong on complex health conditions. All the articles are practical and reward reading. Dystonia is a common disorder of movement and tone. Children and young people (CYP) can experience acute worsening of dystonia. The Fifteen minute consultation article by …

Introduction. Pharmacotherapy is the mainstay to treat most medical conditions to improve short-term and long-term clinical outcomes. The two pillars of pharmacotherapy are drug selection (right medicine) and dose selection (right dose, resulting in the right exposure).1 In this paper, we focus on the second pillar—dose selection—in neonatal …

3 天之前 · Restricted eating in children refers to a child having a limited and repetitive food profile and being at risk of developing nutritional deficits and/or weight faltering. This article aims to provide definitions of common terms used in relation to restricted eating, and provide an overview of assessment, differential diagnosis, initial management and thresholds for onward referral.

2025年1月8日 · Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) presents as reduced consciousness, often with seizures, abnormal tone, feeding and respiratory difficulties. The most common cause is secondary to a hypoxic-ischaemic event. However, there are many important diagnoses that can also present as NE, so-called ‘hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) mimics’. This paper, aimed at paediatric trainees, aims to ...

Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) (box 1) is the most common childhood medical neurological emergency, with an incidence of approximately 20 per 100 000 per year in the developed world.1 2 Box 1 ### Definition of status epilepticus Status epilepticus is a condition resulting either from failure of the mechanism responsible for seizure termination or from the …

5 天之前 · A pilot project implementing pre-existing, free, health and well-being educational digital resources into the paediatric emergency department (PED) to promote healthy behaviours and reduce preventable injuries and illnesses in our local community. The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital sees over 50 000 children annually in the PED, alongside at least 50 000 associated carers. This number ...

Digital health education develops an understanding of the pragmatic use of digital technologies, including health apps, artificial intelligence and wearables, in the National Health Service (NHS). Staff should feel confident accessing up-to-date, quality-assured digital health solutions. Digital health is a high priority in government, NHS organisations and …

Epilepsy is the most common significant long-term neurological condition of childhood. The prevalence in children in the UK is approximately 4 per 1000 children. It affects 1 in 220 children and young people in the UK with on average two children with epilepsy in every primary school and nine in every secondary school.1 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines ...

2025年1月8日 · The scale of the problem. In 2022, a national oral health survey found that 23.7% of 5-year-old children in England had visible tooth decay. 1 How many other health problems can you think of that affect one quarter of the population you care for? In 2021–2022, there were 16 959 hospital admissions in England with a primary diagnosis of dental caries in children aged 5–9 years, compared ...