Aortic intima–media thickness i ...
There have been several studies confirming an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight. The detrimental effect of ...
Apnea of prematurity: from caus ...
Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a common problem affecting premature infants, likely secondary to a “physiologic” immaturity of respiratory control th ...
Complications in hospitalized c ...
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) caused by rotavirus (RV) is a common disease among infants and toddlers, often leading to hospitalization and, in resou ...
X-linked adrenal hypoplasia con ...
Adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC) is a rare disease. The X-linked form of AHC is caused by deletions or mutations in DAX1 gene and has a variable c ...
Clinical practice Obstructive ...
Renal candidiasis is an increasingly common condition affecting predominantly premature infants receiving neonatal intensive care or term infants wi ...
Ferritin and iron levels in chi ...
Iron has an important role on cognitive, behavioral, and motor development. High prevalence of iron deficiency has been reported in autism. The aim ...
Frequency and clinical correlat ...
Our aim was to study the frequency and clinical correlates of two radiographic patterns of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the cystic BPD (cBPD) a ...
Phenotypic spectrum of 80 Greek ...
Noonan syndrome (NS) is a common multiple congenital anomaly entity, the diagnosis of which, on clinical grounds, is based on a comprehensive scorin ...
Epidemiology of whole body, per ...
The aim of this study was to associate the epidemiology of whole body, peripheral, and central adiposity with sociodemographic characteristics, heal ...
Effect of a 6-month school-base ...
Few studies have investigated the impact of school-based physical activity interventions on anthropometric characteristics concomitantly with aerobi ...
Haemodynamically unstable prete ...
While extremely low-birthweight infants are at a higher risk of haemodynamic instability, management strategies can be highly variable and may lack ...
Clinical practice Diagnostic a ...
Rickets remains a common problem among infants and children in many countries worldwide. Although the classical presentation associated with bone a ...
Skin lesions in children admitt ...
We analysed, by a prospective observational study over a 3-year period, the frequency and character of dermatological symptoms and diseases in child ...
The ‘Motorik-Modul’ (MoMo): phy ...
Objectives The aim of the ‘Motorik-Modul’ (MoMo Basiserhebung, www.motorik-modul.de) was to establish prevalence measurements on physical fitness an ...
Increasing prevalence of domici ...
We examine the incidence and prevalence of domiciliary ventilation in the South West region of the UK, assess trends over 15 years, and describe pat ...
The podocyte as a target: cyclo ...
Children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome secondary to WT1-associated glomerulopathies (WT1-GP) were considered unresponsive to cyclosporin ...
Reducing VAP by instituting a c ...
Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the Department of Health Saving Lives initiatives. We describe the institution of a purpo ...
Clinical characteristics of acu ...
In infants, acute mitral regurgitation resulting from ruptured chordae tendineae is very rare, but often fatal. There are a few case reports, but th ...
Stressful life events in childh ...
Individuals exposed to high levels of stress might have an increased risk of infectious diseases. However, most of the previous studies have been co ...
Serum procalcitonin is not an e ...
Serum procalcitonin (PCT) has been proposed as a marker to identify bacterial infection in children. For optimal management of cystic fibrosis (CF) ...
Progression from first symptom ...
This study was undertaken to investigate the evolution of clinical features between onset of symptoms and diagnosis in children with brain tumours a ...
Infantile cortical hyperostosis ...
Infantile cortical hyperostosis (ICH, OMIM 114000) is a rare familial disorder which affects infants. It spontaneously heals in the first years of l ...
Prospective study of the burden ...
This was the first study to characterize the total burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) at both hospital and general physician (GP) clinics in ...
Lung ultrasound in bronchioliti ...
The diagnosis of bronchiolitis is based mainly on the patient’s medical history and physical examination. However, in severe cases, a further evalua ...
Neonatal outcomes of very prete ...
The objectives of the study are to investigate gestational age-specific mortality and neonatal outcomes in preterm infants admitted to a tertiary ce ...