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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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• 1.   A validated clinical model to predict the need for admission and length of stay in children with acute bronchiolitis

  This study aimed to develop and validate a logistic regression model to predict need for admission and length of hospital stay in children presenting to the Emergency Department with bronchiolitis

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a logistic regression model to predict need for admission and length of hospital stay in children presenting to the Emergency Department with bronchiolitis. SETTING: Two children's hospitals in Dublin, Ireland. METHODS: We reviewed 118 episodes of bronchiolitis in 99 children admitted from the Emergency Department. Those discharged within 24 h by a more...

  International Classification:

  Effectiveness of measurement tool - a logistic regression model to predict need for admission

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur J Emerg Med, Vol: 11 Page: 265-72 October 2004
  P. Walsh; S. J. Rothenberg; S. O'Doherty; H. Hoey; R. Healy

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• 2.   Abdominal pain: general imaging strategies

  This article discussed the use of general imaging strategies in abdominal pain in pediatrics

  

  Abstract:

  Acute abdominal pain is the most common condition necessitating surgical admission to a paediatric hospital. The vast majority of cases are due to either appendicitis or acute non-specific abdominal pain; however, there are many other conditions presenting with acute abdominal pain in childhood which can mimic appendicitis. Some of these conditions are rarely encountered in adult more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur Radiol, Vol: 14 Suppl 4 Page: L123-37 March 2004
  R. Hayes

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• 3.   An evaluation of positive behavioural support for people with very severe challenging behaviours in community-based settings

  The aim of this study was to examine positive behaviour supports for five people - with intellectual disability - in community settings

  

  Abstract:

  This study employs a multiple baseline across individual design to describe positive behaviour support for five people in community settings. The individuals represent all people with intellectual disability residing in one county with long-standing challenging behaviour resulting in serious physical injury. Five types of outcome are presented: rates of behaviour, rates of medication, more...

  International Classification:

  Mental and behavioural disorders - Mental retardation - intellectual disabilities

  Categories:

  positive behaviour support; intellectual disability

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Intellect Disabil, Vol: 11 Page: 281-301 September 2007
  B. McClean; I. M. Grey; M. McCracken

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• 4.   An exploratory prospective observational study of environmental factors exacerbating atopic eczema in children

  The aim of this study was to describe environmental factors and the exacerbation of atopic eczema in children

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Possible exacerbating factors are a major concern of parents of children with atopic eczema (AE). However, there is minimal evidence for their direct role in leading to disease flares. OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between 'trigger factors' and disease flares in AE. METHODS: Twenty-five children with AE were recruited. Participants completed diaries, recording more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue - Dermatitis and eczema - eczema

  Categories:

  atopic eczema

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Br J Dermatol, Vol: 154 Page: 979-80 May 2006
  S. M. Langan; J. F. Bourke; P. Silcocks; H. C. Williams

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• 5.   An exploratory study of teachers' knowledge about the symptoms of depression in young people with and without intellectual disabilities

  This study aimed to explore teachers' knowledge of the signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorder

  

  Abstract:

  Research has shown that children and young people with intellectual disabilities are at a greater risk of developing a psychiatric disorder than their non-disabled peers. However, no information exists regarding teachers' knowledge of the signs and symptoms of these conditions. Using a postal questionnaire, 36 teachers working within schools for children and young people with severe more...

  International Classification:

  Practice/knowledge - psychiatric disorder

  Categories:

  psychiatric disorder

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Intellect Disabil, Vol: 11 Page: 183-95 June 2007
  L. Taggart; P. McMullan

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• 6.   Asthma control and management: a patient's perspective

  The aim of this study was to examine healthcare utilisation, symptom severity, activity limitations and level of asthma control from the patients perspective

  

  Abstract:

  Irish asthma guidelines, published in 2000, are based on the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) international asthma management guidelines and provide recommendations for optimal asthma management and control. Using the same methodology as employed in the Asthma Insights and Reality in Europe (AIRE) survey, which assessed whether specific goals of asthma management based on GINA were more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the respiratory system - Chronic lower respiratory diseases - asthma

  Categories:

  asthma

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 98 Page: 231-2, 234-5 2005 Nov-Dec
  P. Manning; P. Greally; E. Shanahan

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• 7.   Cerebral palsy after maternal trauma in pregnancy

  The aim of this study was to examine cases of cerebal palsy in infants born at term to mothers who earlier in the pregnancy had been involved in accidents without suffering overt abdominal injury, placental abruption, or premature onset of labour

  

  Abstract:

  Ten children (six males, four females) with spastic (n=9) and mixed spastic-dyskinetic (n=1) cerebral palsy were born at term to mothers who earlier in the pregnancy had been involved in accidents without suffering overt abdominal injury, placental abruption, or premature onset of labour. At follow-up (at ages 2-24y), Gross Motor Function Classification System levels were II (n=7) and V more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Dev Med Child Neurol, Vol: 49 Page: 700-6 September 2007
  B. Hayes; S. Ryan; J. B. Stephenson; M. D. King

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• 8.   Cerebral palsy in Northern Ireland: 1981--93

  This study aimed to describe the method of compilation of the Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR) and outlines the epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP) in Northern Ireland in 1981--93

  

  Abstract:

  This paper describes the method of compilation of the Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR) and outlines the epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP) in Northern Ireland in 1981--93 based on an analysis of 784 cases. Multiple and overlapping sources of notification were used to compile the NICPR. Each case was followed up with a standardised assessment completed at age 5 years and more...

  International Classification:

  Effectiveness of measurement tool - compilation of the Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register

  Categories:

  method of compilation of the Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, Vol: 15 Page: 278-86 July 2001
  J. Parkes; H. Dolk; N. Hill; S. Pattenden

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• 9.   Clinical associations of autoantibodies to a p155/140 kDa doublet protein in juvenile dermatomyositis

  The aim of this study was to examine the clinical significance of anti-p155/140 autoantibodies in juvenile dermatomyositis

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) may define homogeneous clinical subsets of adult patients with dermatomyositis (DM). Recently, there have been descriptions of novel autoantibodies in DM. This study was conducted to establish the clinical significance of anti-p155/140 autoantibodies in juvenile DM (JDM). METHODS: The first 116 children recruited to the JDM National more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Systemic connective tissue disorders - dermatomyositis

  Categories:

  juvenile dermatomyositis

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Rheumatology (Oxford), Vol: 47 Page: 324-8 March 2008
  H. Gunawardena; L. R. Wedderburn; J. North; Z. Betteridge; J. Dunphy; H. Chinoy; J. E. Davidson; R. G. Cooper; N. J. McHugh

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• 10.   Controversy--water fluoridation

  This article discusses water fluoridation

  

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 93 Page: 260 December 2000
  D. O'Mullane

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• 11.   Critically ill newborns with multiple organ dysfunction: assessment by NEOMOD score in a tertiary NICU

  The aim of this study was to test the predictive and descriptive accuracy of neonatal multiple organ dysfunction score (NEOMOD) in very low birthweight infants (VKBW) infants

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: The neonatal multiple organ dysfunction score (NEOMOD) predicts mortality during the first 28 days of life, and provides information on organ functions influencing mortality. AIM: To test the predictive and descriptive accuracy of NEOMOD in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS: The system was used in 112 infants. It evaluates the central nervous system (CNS), more...

  International Classification:

  Other - multiple organ dysfunction score

  Categories:

  multiple organ dysfunction score

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir J Med Sci, Vol: 177 Page: 11-7 March 2008
  J. Janota; J. Simak; Z. Stranak; T. Matthews; T. Clarke; D. Corcoran

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• 12.   Cytokine gene polymorphisms: association with psoriatic arthritis susceptibility and severity

  The aim of this study was to determine whether functional cytokine gene polymorphisms influence disease susceptibility and phenotype in patients with psoriatic arthritis

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To determine whether functional cytokine gene polymorphisms influence disease susceptibility and phenotype in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS: DNA was obtained from 147 PsA patients and 389 controls. Seven functional proinflammatory (interleukin-1beta [IL-1beta] +3953, IL-6 -174, tumor necrosis factor alpha [TNFalpha] -308, TNFbeta +252) and antiinflammatory more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Papulosquamous disorders - psoriatic arthritis

  Categories:

  functional cytokine gene polymorphisms; -psoriatic arthritis

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Arthritis Rheum, Vol: 48 Page: 1408-13 May 2003
  J. Balding; D. Kane; W. Livingstone; L. Mynett-Johnson; B. Bresnihan; O. Smith; O. FitzGerald

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• 13.   Diagnosis and management of type 1 laryngeal cleft

  This study demonstrated that type 1 posterior laryngeal clefts are more common than previously described, by reporting a series of 12 type 1 posterior laryngeal clefts diagnosed at our institution over a 12-month period

  

  Abstract:

  Posterior laryngeal clefts have been reported as exceptionally rare congenital anomalies. We demonstrate that type 1 posterior laryngeal clefts are more common than previously described, by reporting a series of 12 type 1 posterior laryngeal clefts diagnosed at our institution over a 12-month period. Typically, type 1 posterior laryngeal clefts are managed conservatively. In our series, more...

  International Classification:

  Other - laryngeal clefts

  Categories:

  posterior laryngeal clefts

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, Vol: 67 Page: 591-6 June 2003
  K. Watters; J. Russell

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• 14.   Do the Rome criteria help the doctor or the patient?

  This article discusses if the Rome criteria help the doctor or the patient?

  

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, Vol: 41 Suppl 1 Page: S32-3 September 2005
  M. Rowland; B. Bourke; B. Drumm

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• 15.   Epidermal growth factor and monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 expression in reflux nephropathy

  The aim of this study was to define the expression of epidermal growth factor and monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 in severe reflux nephropathy in order to further understand the pathogenesis of reflux nephropathy

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: Reflux nephropathy (RN) is recognised as a major cause of end stage renal failure in children and young adults. The histological findings of RN are tubular atrophy and interstitial monocyte infiltration. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) produced by tubular cells playing a pivotal role in the modulation of tubular cell growth, while monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 (MCP-1) is a more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - reflux nephropathy

  Categories:

  epidermal growth factor; monocyte chemotactic peptide-1; - reflux nephropathy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur Urol, Vol: 44 Page: 144-9 July 2003
  B. Chertin; A. Farkas; P. Puri

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• 16.   Exhaled nitric oxide in relation to the clinical features of childhood asthma

  The aim of this study was to examine children attending a routine asthma clinic and evaluate the relationship between exhaled nitric oxide levels and clinical parameters including decision making.

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) has been shown to be a noninvasive marker of eosinophilic inflammation in asthmatic children. Few studies have evaluated the relationship between ENO levels and the clinical features of children with asthma. The aim of this study was to examine children attending a routine asthma clinic and evaluate the relationship between ENO levels and clinical more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the respiratory system - Chronic lower respiratory diseases - asthma

  Categories:

  asthma

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Asthma, Vol: 41 Page: 751-7 October 2004
  T. J. Warke; V. Mairs; P. S. Fitch; V. McGovern; M. Ennis; M. D. Shields

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• 17.   Focally enhanced gastritis in children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

  This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of focally enhance & other gastric histological abnormalities in children with inflammatory bowel disease and examine the utility of focally enhanced gastritis in determining ulcerative colitis orCrohn's disease

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: Focally enhanced gastritis (FEG) has been suggested as a specific diagnostic marker for patients with Crohn's disease. However, the utility of FEG for distinguishing Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis is uncertain in adults, and the occurrence of this lesion in children has not been defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of FEG and other gastric more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the digestive system - Noninfective enteritis and colitis - ulcerative colitis & Crohn's disease

  Categories:

  focally enhanced gastritis; ulcerative colitis; -ulcerative colitis & Crohn's disease

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Am J Gastroenterol, Vol: 97 Page: 1415-20 June 2002
  F. Sharif; M. McDermott; M. Dillon; B. Drumm; M. Rowland; C. Imrie; S. Kelleher; S. Harty; B. Bourke

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• 18.   Food allergies

  This article discusses aspects of true food allergies, implying immune-mediated adverse responses to food antigens, discussing the importance of IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated immune mechanisms

  

  Abstract:

  Adverse reactions to foods are commonly implicated in the causation of ill health. However, foreign antigens, including food proteins and commensal microbes encountered in the gastrointestinal tract, are usually well tolerated. True food allergies, implying immune-mediated adverse responses to food antigens, do exist, however, and are especially common in infants and young children. more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Curr Gastroenterol Rep, Vol: 4 Page: 373-82 October 2002
  P. F. O'Leary; F. Shanahan

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• 19.   Herring classification: how useful is the initial radiograph?

  This study assess the predictability of the initial herring classification

  

  Abstract:

  The Herring lateral pillar classification has been shown to be a useful predictor of subsequent femoral head deformity in Perthes disease. The initial Herring classification, however, can often be misleading with regard to outcome, as further collapse can occur. The purpose of this study was to assess the predictability of the initial Herring classification. The radiographs of 253 more...

  International Classification:

  Predictability of herring classification

  Categories:

  predictability; herring classification

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Pediatr Orthop, Vol: 22 Page: 479-82 2002 Jul-Aug
  K. Lappin; D. Kealey; A. Cosgrove

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• 20.   HLA class II haplotype and autoantibody associations in children with juvenile dermatomyositis and juvenile dermatomyositis-scleroderma overlap

  The aim of this study was to investigate a large cohort of children with juvenile dermatomyositis, and those with JDM-scleroderma (JDM-SSc) overlap, using detailed serological analysis, HLA class II genotyping and clinical characterization.

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: To investigate a large cohort of children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), and those with JDM-scleroderma (JDM-SSc) overlap, using detailed serological analysis, HLA class II genotyping and clinical characterization. METHODS: Children (114) with JDM were recruited, and clinical data collected, through the JDM National Registry and Repository (UK and Ireland). Sera were more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Systemic connective tissue disorders - dermatomyositis

  Categories:

  HLA class II genotyping; juvenile dermatomyositis

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Rheumatology (Oxford), Vol: 46 Page: 1786-91 December 2007
  L. R. Wedderburn; N. J. McHugh; H. Chinoy; R. G. Cooper; F. Salway; W. E. Ollier; L. J. McCann; H. Varsani; J. Dunphy; J. North; J. E. Davidson

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• 21.   Hypopharyngeal and distal esophageal pH monitoring in children with gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory symptoms

  The aim of this study was to determine if hypopharyngeal pH monitoring using pH 4 and pH 5 as reflux thresholds could predict children with reflux-related respiratory disease

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: Fundoplication is frequently required for gastroesophageal reflux (GER)-related respiratory disease. Correlation between esophageal pH data and respiratory symptoms is poor but may be improved by monitoring hypopharyngeal pH. Reflux to the hypopharynx is underestimated by salivary bicarbonate. The aim of this study was to determine if hypopharyngeal pH monitoring using pH 4 and more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the respiratory system - respiratory disease

  Categories:

  hypopharyngeal pH monitoring; - reflux-related respiratory disease

  Geography:

  International

  J Pediatr Surg, Vol: 40 Page: 1557-61 October 2005
  R. N. Ramaiah; M. Stevenson; W. A. McCallion

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• 22.   Impact of exclusion criteria on case mix, outcome, and length of stay for the severity of disease scoring methods in common use in critical care

  This study examined the exclusion criteria for the major severity of disease scoring methods in critical care and to investigate the impact of the exclusion criteria on the case mix, outcomes and length of stay for admissions to intensive care units

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To identify the exclusion criteria for the major severity of disease scoring methods in critical care and to investigate the impact of the exclusion criteria on the case mix, outcomes and length of stay for admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. DESIGN: Cohort study-analysis of prospectively collected data. SETTING: 127 adult, more...

  International Classification:

  Diagnostic tool (inclusion/exclusion criteria) -major severity of disease

  Categories:

  inclusion/exclusion criteria; critical care

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  J Crit Care, Vol: 19 Page: 67-74 June 2004
  H. Wunsch; A. R. Brady; K. Rowan

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• 23.   Incidence and outcome of middle ear disease in cleft lip and/or cleft palate

  The aim of this study was to examine the incidence, natural history, treatment, and outcome of middle ear disease in children with clefts

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: Otitis media with effusion is known to be very common among children with cleft palate, however, less is known regarding the natural history and outcome in this group. The purpose of the present study was to examine the incidence, natural history, treatment, and outcome of middle ear disease in children with clefts. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to the parents of all more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Cleft lip and cleft palate - Cleft lip and/or palate

  Categories:

  middle ear disease; clefts

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, Vol: 67 Page: 785-93 July 2003
  P. Sheahan; I. Miller; J. N. Sheahan; M. J. Earley; A. W. Blayney

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• 24.   Influence of a patent ductus arteriosus on cardiac troponin T levels in preterm infants

  The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of patent ductus arteriosus on the myocardium by measuring levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT), as a marker of ischemic myocardial damage.

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on the myocardium by measuring levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT), a marker of ischemic myocardial damage. STUDY DESIGN: Eighty infants with a median gestation of 28 weeks (interquartile range ([IQR] = 26.1 to 29.5 weeks) and median birth weight of 1.06 kg (IQR = 0.87 to 1.21 kg) underwent echocardiographic and cTnT more...

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Congenital malformations of the circulatory system - patent ductus arteriosus

  Categories:

  patent ductus arteriosus

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Pediatr, Vol: 153 Page: 350-3 September 2008
  A. F. El-Khuffash; E. J. Molloy

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• 25.   Interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents

  This article discusses interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents

  

  Abstract:

  Clinical features, epidemiology and aetiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are outlined. Treatment outcome studies involving children with PTSD who have survived traumatic accidents, natural disasters and child sexual abuse are reviewed. An evidence-based assessment and treatment protocol is outlined for children and adolescents with PTSD. Key components of effective more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Pediatr Rehabil, Vol: 7 Page: 231-44 2004 Oct-Dec
  A. Carr

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• 26.   Low risk of inhibitor formation in haemophilia patients after a change in treatment from Chinese hamster ovary cell-produced to baby hamster kidney cell-produced recombinant factor VIII

  This study examined the low risk of inhibitor formation in haemophilia patients after a change in treatment from Chinese hamster ovary cell-produced to baby hamster kidney cell-produced recombinant factor VIII

  

  Abstract:

  This retrospective survey of haemophilia A patients from multiple treatment centres in Ireland assessed the development of inhibitors following a switch in the prescribed treatment from recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) produced by Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells (rFVIII-CHO) to rFVIII produced by baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells (rFVIII-BHK). Ninety-four patients participated in the more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism - Coagulation defects, purpura and other haemorrhagic conditions - haemophilia

  Categories:

  inhibitor formation in haemophilia patients

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Thromb Haemost, Vol: 98 Page: 1188-92 December 2007
  E. Singleton; J. Smith; M. Kavanagh; B. Nolan; B. White

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• 27.   Megaprepuce associated with vesicoureteric reflux

  These case reports discuss 4 patients in whom megaprepuce was associated with vesicoureteric reflux

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To describe 4 patients in whom megaprepuce was associated with vesicoureteric reflux (VUR). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Four boys aged 6, 4, 5 and 7 months, respectively, presented with dribbling of urine, gross penile swelling and inability to void spontaneously. The first 3 patients had a history of documented urinary tract infection. Micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG) revealed more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases - vesicoureteric reflux-Report

  Categories:

  megaprepuce; vesicoureteric reflux

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur Urol, Vol: 40 Page: 696-8 December 2001
  S. Cascio; E. Colhoun; P. Puri

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• 28.   Neurologic and developmental disability after extremely preterm birth. EPICure Study Group

  The aim of this study was to examine neurologic and developmental disability in children who were born at 25 or fewer completed weeks of gestation in the United Kingdom and Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Small studies show that many children born as extremely preterm infants have neurologic and developmental disabilities. We evaluated all children who were born at 25 or fewer completed weeks of gestation in the United Kingdom and Ireland from March through December 1995 at the time when they reached a median age of 30 months. Each child underwent a formal more...

  International Classification:

  Premature - children

  Categories:

  Neurologic and developmental disability; preterm births

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  N Engl J Med, Vol: 343 Page: 378-84 August 2000
  N. S. Wood; N. Marlow; K. Costeloe; A. T. Gibson; A. R. Wilkinson

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• 29.   Non-syndromic trigonocephaly: surgical decision making and long-term cosmetic results

  This study examined the long-term aesthetic outcome of cosmetic correction of trigonocephaly

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Surgical correction is often required for cosmetic correction of trigonocephaly. The purpose of this paper was to report the long-term aesthetic outcome as appreciated by the parents/patients themselves. The self-evaluation of cosmetic outcome after trigonocephaly correction has not previously been reported. The management and different surgical techniques utilized over a more...

  International Classification:

  Procedure - trigonocephaly

  Categories:

  trigonocephaly

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Childs Nerv Syst, Vol: 23 Page: 1285-9 November 2007
  M. O. Kelleher; D. J. Murray; A. McGillivary; M. H. Kamel; D. Allcutt; M. J. Earley

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• 30.   Nonulcer dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori eradication in children

  This study examined long-term symptom severity in pediatric patients with nonulcer dyspepsia and H pylori gastritis after H pylori eradication

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Controversy exists over Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in the treatment of patients with nonulcer dyspepsia. The lack of pediatric studies has made it difficult to draw conclusions about the use of eradication in dyspeptic children. The aim of this study was to examine long-term symptom severity in pediatric patients with nonulcer dyspepsia and H pylori gastritis more...

  International Classification:

  Bacterium - Helicobacter pylori

  Categories:

  H pylori eradication

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Pediatr Surg, Vol: 40 Page: 1547-50 October 2005
  S. Farrell; I. Milliken; J. L. Murphy; S. A. Wootton; W. A. McCallion

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• 31.   Obesity and mode of delivery in primigravid and multigravid women

  The aim of the study was to examine the effects of maternal body mass index on the mode of delivery for primigravid and multigravid women.

  

  Abstract:

  Our objective was to study the effects of maternal body mass index (BMI) on the mode of delivery for primigravid and multigravid women. A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the University College Hospital Galway, Ireland, of 5162 women delivered from 2001 to 2003. BMI at the first antenatal appointment was calculated. Comparisons were made between each of the five BMI more...

  International Classification:

  Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

  Categories:

  maternal body mass index on mode of delivery

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Am J Perinatol, Vol: 25 Page: 163-7 March 2008
  C. M. Lynch; D. J. Sexton; M. Hession; J. J. Morrison

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• 32.   Operationalizing quality of life for people with profound multiple disabilities: a Delphi study

  This study assesses the content and the structure of an item pool - quality of life etc among people with disability - in order to enhance its validity and usefulness

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: In a recent study, we constructed an item pool that contains items on the quality of life (QOL) and related aspects of support of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD). In the present study, a panel of experts assessed the content and the structure of this item pool in order to enhance its validity and usefulness. METHOD: A two-round Delphi study was set up. The more...

  International Classification:

  Disabilities - questionaire

  Categories:

  quality of life among people with disability - in order to enhance its validity and usefulness

  Geography:

  International

  J Intellect Disabil Res, Vol: 51 Page: 334-49 May 2007
  K. Petry; B. Maes; C. Vlaskamp

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• 33.   Outcome for children with cyclical vomiting syndrome

  This study examined the outcome of a group of children diagnosed with cyclic vomiting syndrome from 1993 to 2003

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: Cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a disorder that carries a significant burden of disease for children and their families. The aim of this study was to examine the outcome of a group of children diagnosed with CVS from 1993 to 2003. METHODS: Children diagnosed with CVS over a 10-year period were identified and a review of the clinical records was carried out to define more...

  International Classification:

  Syndrome - Cyclic vomiting

  Categories:

  cyclic vomiting syndrome

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Arch Dis Child, Vol: 92 Page: 1001-4 November 2007
  E. Fitzpatrick; B. Bourke; B. Drumm; M. Rowland

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• 34.   Patterns of leisure participation among adolescents with a mild intellectual disability

  The aim of this study was to investigate the leisure and recreational activities of a cohort of 34 students attending a full-time special school as reported by the students and their parents

  

  Abstract:

  The aim of this study was to investigate the leisure and recreational activities of a cohort of 34 students attending a full-time special school as reported by the students and their parents. Leisure activities which were mostly solitary and passive in nature were identified as those being most commonly engaged in. Barriers to leisure were also identified, with 'access to' and 'location more...

  International Classification:

  Physical activity

  Categories:

  leisure and recreational activities of special needs students

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Intellect Disabil, Vol: 9 Page: 25-42 March 2005
  J. Buttimer; E. Tierney

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• 35.   Pelvic girdle sepsis in childhood. An illustrative case of the difficulty in diagnosis

  This case report discusses a diagnostically challenging case of a 14-year-old boy presenting with an atraumatic painful limp and pyrexia

  

  Abstract:

  The child who presents with fever, limp and hip pain will often undergo multiple diagnostic procedures before a definitive diagnosis is made. We describe a diagnostically challenging case of a 14-year-old boy presenting with an atraumatic painful limp and pyrexia. Eventually the diagnosis of obturator internus muscle abscess with associated ischial osteomyelitis was made. Of the 19 more...

  International Classification:

  Other - Diagnostically challenging case

  Categories:

  atraumatic painful limp

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Acta Orthop Belg, Vol: 71 Page: 361-5 June 2005
  J. Street; B. Lenehan; D. Mulcahy; A. McGuinness

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• 36.   Persistent lactic acidosis in neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy correlates with EEG grade and electrographic seizure burden

  This study examined whether lactic acidosis at birth in asphyxiated neonates could predict the grade of EEG encephalopathy by examining the relationship between time taken for the normalisation of lactate, severity of encephalopathy and seizure burden

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Predicting at birth which infants with perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic injury will progress to significant encephalopathy remains a challenge. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether lactic acidosis at birth in asphyxiated neonates could predict the grade of EEG encephalopathy by examining the relationship between time taken for the normalisation of lactate, severity of encephalopathy more...

  International Classification:

  Diagnostic tool (biological measure) - encephalopathy

  Categories:

  lactic acidosis; encephalopathy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, Vol: 93 Page: F183-6 May 2008
  D. M. Murray; G. B. Boylan; A. P. Fitzgerald; C. A. Ryan; B. P. Murphy; S. Connolly

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• 37.   Pressure care in the paediatric intensive care unit

  This article discusses some of the difficulties facing nurses involved in the care of critically ill children and reviews the literature on pressure ulcer assessment, highlighting the lack of a universal tool for risk assessment in this area

  

  Abstract:

  Nursing staff in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) regularly face a complex combination of nursing problems when admitting critically ill children. The assessment of skin integrity might not always be a priority during the initial period following admission. This article outlines some of the difficulties facing nurses involved in the care of critically ill children and reviews the more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Nurs Stand, Vol: 17 Page: 71-4, 76 October 2002
  V. Murdoch

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• 38.   Renal parenchymal damage in sibling vesicoureteric reflux

  The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of renal damage in siblings of patients with vesicoureteric reflux presenting with documented history of urinary tract infection with asymptomatic siblings who were diagnosed with reflux

  

  Abstract:

  AIM: To compare the incidence of renal damage in siblings of patients with vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) who presented with a documented history of urinary tract infection (UTI) with asymptomatic siblings who were diagnosed with reflux during a screening programme for hereditary VUR. METHODS: Medical and radiological records of the VUR patients (1990-2000) were examined for age, gender, more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases - vesicoureteric reflux

  Categories:

  vesicoureteric reflux

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Acta Paediatr, Vol: 92 Page: 17-20 2003
  S. Cascio; A. Yoneda; B. Chertin; E. Colhoun; P. Puri

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• 39.   Sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy

  The aim of this study was to examine sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy

  

  Abstract:

  To determine the frequency and predictors of sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy (CP) we analyzed the responses of 173 parents who had completed the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children. The study population included 100 males (57.8%) and 73 females (42.2%; mean age 8y 10mo [SD 1y 11mo]; range 6y-11y 11mo). Eighty-three children (48.0%) had spastic diplegia, 59 (34.1%) more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  Sleep Disorders; cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Dev Med Child Neurol, Vol: 48 Page: 564-8 July 2006
  C. J. Newman; M. O'Regan; O. Hensey

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• 40.   Staphylococcal diaphyseal subacute osteomyelitis of the ulna in a child: an unusual cause of post-traumatic forearm swelling

  This case report discusses the case of a three-year-old girl referred to our fracture clinic as an occult osteomyelitis fracture following trauma to her forearm with normal initial radiographs

  

  Abstract:

  Paediatric subacute osteomyelitis (SAO) presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to clinicians. Typically located in the metaphysis of long bones, diaphyseal SAO of the upper limb is rare. We present the case of a three-year-old girl referred to our fracture clinic as an occult fracture following trauma to her forearm with normal initial radiographs. Follow-up radiographs one more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Report

  Categories:

  osteomyelitis fracture

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 97 Page: 19-20 January 2004
  S. R. Kearns; E. Sheehan; K. J. Mulhall; P. A. O'Connor; D. McCormack

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• 41.   Surgical management of giant left atrial diverticulum

  This case report discusses surgical management of giant left atrial diverticulum

  

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the circulatory system - Report

  Categories:

  left atrial diverticulum

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, Vol: 133 Page: 820-2 March 2007
  J. McGuinness; A. Kindawi; S. Tajri; K. Walsh; L. Nolke; A. E. Wood

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• 42.   Surgical practice for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in the United Kingdom and Ireland--a survey of members of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

  This study aimed to explore current practices regarding operative strategy and antibiotic policy in treating infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: Operative strategy and antibiotic policy in treating infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) may vary widely. This study surveys current practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland among members of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons. METHODS: The study used postal and email survey of consultant pediatric surgeons. RESULTS: One hundred five questionnaires were more...

  International Classification:

  Practice/knowledge - infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

  Categories:

  infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  J Pediatr Surg, Vol: 43 Page: 1227-9 June 2008
  D. Mullassery; D. Perry; A. Goyal; E. C. Jesudason; P. D. Losty

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• 43.   The changing visual profile of children attending a regional specialist school for the visually impaired in Northern Ireland

  The aim of this study was to describe investigate the changing profile of children attending a special school for visually impaired children over a 30-year period

  

  Abstract:

  AIM: To investigate the changing profile of children attending a special school for visually impaired children over a 30-year period. METHODS: Between 1975 and 2004, 266 children were identified as having been students in the introductory years to secondary education at Jordanstown School. School records and records from the Regional Paediatric Low Vision Clinic at the Royal Victoria more...

  International Classification:

  Disabilities - visually impairment

  Categories:

  visually impairement

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Ophthalmic Physiol Opt, Vol: 27 Page: 556-60 November 2007
  J. McClelland; K. J. Saunders; N. Hill; A. Magee; M. Shannon; A. J. Jackson

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• 44.   The national pediatric epidural audit

  The aim of this study was to quantify the risks associated with the technique of epidural infusion analgesia

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: This paper describes a prospective audit of children receiving epidural infusion analgesia (EIA) in Great Britain and Ireland. The aim was to quantify the risks associated with this technique. METHODS: In order to obtain sufficient data on the number of pediatric epidurals performed and the incidence of unwanted events, a decision was taken, at an Annual Meeting of Great more...

  International Classification:

  Factors influencing health status and contact with health services - persons encountering health services for examination and investigation - epidural infusion analgesia

  Categories:

  epidural infusion analgesia

  Geography:

  the United Kingdom

  Paediatr Anaesth, Vol: 17 Page: 520-33 June 2007
  N. Llewellyn; A. Moriarty

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• 45.   The role of endoscopic treatment in the management of grade v primary vesicoureteral reflux

  This study reviewed 21-yr experience of endoscopic treatment in children with grade V primary vesicoureteral reflux grade V primary VUR.

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVES: Although endoscopic treatment provides a high rate of success in children with grades II-IV vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), its role in the management of grade V reflux has been questioned. In this study we reviewed our 21-yr experience of endoscopic treatment in children with grade V primary VUR. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 132 children who more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases - vesicoureteric reflux

  Categories:

  vesicoureteral reflux

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Eur Urol, Vol: 52 Page: 1505-9 November 2007
  M. N. Menezes; P. Puri

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• 46.   The significance of serum erythropoietin levels in assessing the severity of renal damage in children with reflux nephropathy

  The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of serum erythropoietin levels in assessing the severity of renal damage in children with reflux nephropathy

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: Erythropoietin (EPO) is the principal factor regulating red blood cell production in humans. It has been shown that EPO gradually decreases with the progression of diabetic nephropathy and may be used as a marker of severity of disease. In vitro studies have shown that interleukin-10 (IL-10) acts synergistically with EPO to increase stimulation of erythroid differentiation and more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the genitourinary system - reflux nephropathy

  Categories:

  erythropoietin levels; renal damage/reflux nephropathy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Urol, Vol: 172 Page: 1607-9 October 2004
  S. Cascio; V. Solari; D. J. Reen; P. Puri

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• 47.   The use of alternative medicine in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis

  The aim of this study was to examine the use of alternative medicine in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis

  

  Abstract:

  Alternative medicine has been defined as forms of therapy or examination that have no scientific basis and for which no effective or diagnostic reliability has been demonstrated by scientific methods. The use of complementary or alternative medicine is increasing and controlled clinical trials on the subject are few. We performed a questionnaire-based study of 80 pediatric patients with more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue - Dermatitis and eczema - atopic dermatitis

  Categories:

  alternative medicine; atopic dermatitis

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Pediatr Dermatol, Vol: 24 Page: 118-20 2007 Mar-Apr
  R. Hughes; D. Ward; A. M. Tobin; K. Keegan; B. Kirby

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• 48.   Urinary tract infection: an update on imaging strategies

  This article discusses reviews the role of radiology in urinary tract infections

  

  Abstract:

  Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common cause of morbidity in children. The distinction between upper and lower tract UTI is clinically difficult but important, as permanent renal damage can occur when the UTI involves the kidneys. Children with a history of UTI need investigated promptly and thoroughly. The goal of imaging in UTI is to aid in the diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis, more...

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Eur Radiol, Vol: 14 Suppl 4 Page: L89-100 March 2004
  A. Paterson

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• 49.   Variability in time reproduction: difference in ADHD combined and inattentive subtypes

  The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between time reproduction, performance variability, and sustained attention deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, relative to matched controls

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between time reproduction, performance variability, and sustained attention deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined (ADHD-C) and inattentive (ADHD-I) subtypes, relative to matched controls. METHOD: Participants (age range 7.1-14.1 years) performed a time reproduction task. A subset of the ADHD group was more...

  International Classification:

  Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

  Categories:

  time reproduction; performance variability; sustained attention deficits; - attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, Vol: 44 Page: 169-76 February 2005
  C. Mullins; M. A. Bellgrove; M. Gill; I. H. Robertson

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• 50.   Varicella outbreak in a residential home

  The aim of this study was to examine an outbreak of varicella in a residential home for 29 children(aged 4 to 16 years) with severe physical and learning disability

  

  Abstract:

  We report an outbreak of varicella in a residential home for 29 children(aged 4 to 16 years) with severe physical and learning disability. We report our group's incidence, complication and hospitalisation rate of varicella despite anti-viral therapy. As we did not have a control group we use statistics pertaining to the general population for comparison. All 15 non-immune children more...

  International Classification:

  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions - varicella

  Categories:

  varicella

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Ir Med J, Vol: 99 Page: 133-5 May 2006
  F. Enright; B. Mc Mahon; A. Washington

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• 51.   What influences physiotherapy use by children with cerebral palsy?

  The aim of this study was to examine factors that influence the frequency of physiotherapy currently used by a population of children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy

  

  Abstract:

  AIM: To investigate factors that influence the frequency of physiotherapy currently used by a population of children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: A survey using a postal questionnaire was sent to 212 parents of children with moderate to severe CP. The families were identified from a geographically defined case register of children with CP in Northern Ireland more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  physiotherapy; cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care Health Dev, Vol: 30 Page: 151-60 March 2004
  J. Parkes; N. Hill; H. Dolk; M. Donnelly

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