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WEB6 days ago · Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) is an international and peer-reviewed journal specialising in child health, covering the perinatal period through to adolescence. As an official journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, ADC provides paediatricians with the most recent, relevant and original research reports ...
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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 ...
Early warning scores in paediatrics: an overview
WEBPaediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS)are used in hospitalised patients to detect physiological deterioration and is being used increasingly throughout healthcare systems with a limited evidence based. There are two versions in general use that can lead to a clinical response, either by triggering an action or by reaching a ‘threshold’ when graduated responses may occur depending on the ...
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.
Stop, think SCORTCH: rethinking the traditional ‘TORCH’ screen in …
WEBBackground The epidemiology of congenital infections is ever changing, with a recent resurgence in syphilis infection rates seen in the UK. Identification of congenital infection is often delayed; early recognition and management of congenital infections is important. Testing modalities and investigations are often limited, leading to missed diagnostic opportunities. Methods The SCORTCH ...
WEBGiven Scotland,7 Northern Ireland and Ireland8 have rolled out stan-dardised paediatric early warning systems (PEWS) across inpatient settings there have been calls by clinicians, families, coroners and regulators to do the same in England. A Delivery Board came together in June 2018 with representation from (NHS England and Improve-ment, the ...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: an overview of current evidence …
WEBEstimates for the UK suggest that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)—the most common neurodevelopmental condition—are high. Considering the significant health and social impacts of FASD, there is a public health imperative to prioritise prevention, interventions and support. In this article, we outline the current state of play ...
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 ...
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 ...
The effect of ADHD on the life of an individual, their family, and ...
WEBAttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may affect all aspects of a child’s life. Indeed, it impacts not only on the child, but also on parents and siblings, causing disturbances to family and marital functioning. The adverse effects of ADHD upon children and their families changes from the preschool years to primary school and adolescence, with varying aspects of the disorder being ...