Objectives To estimate the incidence of clinically diagnosed congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), clinical features and age at first presentation. To assess the potential benefit of newborn screening ...

Correspondence to Dr Jeffrey M Pernica, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada; pernica{at}mcmaster.ca Objective The objective of this study was to understand ...

Correspondence to Sarah Barclay, The Medical Mediation Foundation, 36 Westbere Road, London NW2 3SR, UK; sarah{at}medicalmediation.org.uk It has never been all plain sailing in paediatrics and the ...

Aims Vitamin B12 deficiency is likely to be more common in the paediatric population than previously recognised. Previous associations of neurodevelopmental status and vitamin B12 deficiency have been ...

Methods Cross-sectional, study done during July 2015 to June 2016. Children with autism between 3-10 years of age, fulfilling the DSM V criteria were recruited. Control group included age and ...

Aims Plasma-Lyte 148 is a balanced, crystalloid intravenous fluid which is both calcium-free and isotonic. It has been demonstrated to reduce the risk of hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis and ...

Correspondence to Dr Antonio Clavenna, Laboratory for Mother and Child Health, Department of Public Health, IRCCS—Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Via La Masa 19, Milan 20156, Italy; ...

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Aims Paediatric safety netting (SN) involves providing information to children and families about their illness, typically upon discharge from the Emergency Department (ED). Effective SN can reduce ...

6 Department of Paediatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Espoo, Finland 7 Department of Paediatrics, Hyvinkää Hospital, Hyvinkää, Finland Corresponding to Matti Nuutinen, Department of ...

The hierarchy of evidence in assessing the effectiveness of interventions or treatments is explained, and the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, the randomised controlled ...