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This case report discusses a positive Mantoux test and a chest x-ray consistent with miliary tuberculosis.
Abstract:
A five-year old girl was referred, by the local area medical officer; as she had a positive Mantoux test and a chest x-ray consistent with miliary tuberculosis. She had initially been identified three months previously as a contact of a case of open pulmonary tuberculosis. A CT scan of the brain at the time of presentation showed multiple intracranial tuberculomae. A CT Brain scan three more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Report
Categories:
miliary tuberculosis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 100 Page: 2007
R. J. Drew; A. Tarrant; M. Cafferkey; O. Hensey
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The aim of the study was to establish common, symptom-based case definition for gastroenteritis by comparing across four counteries
Abstract:
National studies determining the burden of gastroenteritis have defined gastroenteritis by its clinical picture, using symptoms to classify cases and non-cases. The use of different case definitions has complicated inter-country comparisons. We selected four case definitions from the literature, applied these to population data from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malta and the United more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Intestinal infectious diseases - gastroenteritis
Categories:
gastroenteritis
Geography:
United States of America
Epidemiology and Infection,
Vol: 136 Page: 886-894 2008
S. E. Majowicz; G. Hall; E. Scallan; G. K. Adak; C. Gauci; T. F. Jones; S. O'Brien; O. Henao; P. Sockett
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The aim of this study was to examine surgical impression, histological findings and microbiological results at open appendicectomy
Abstract:
There is no accurate predictor of complications following open appendicectomy. Surgical impression, histological findings and peritoneal culture swabs have been used. The value of peritoneal culture swab was assessed in this study. All patients undergoing open appendicectomy between January 2003 and December 2005 were included in the study. During the 24-Month period, 952 patients more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Diseases of appendix - appendicectomy
Categories:
appendicectomy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 100 Page: 2007
G. Colleran; H. Heneghan; K. J. Sweeney; M. J. Kerin
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The aim of the study was to examine traditional and otic capsule classification system of temporal bone fractures for clinical relevance
Abstract:
Objectives: To compare the traditional and otic capsule classification system of temporal bone fractures for clinical relevance. Design: A retrospective review of all patients with a radiological diagnosis of a skull-base fracture over a 5-year period. Setting: All patients were seen at Beaumont Hospital, the national tertiary referral centre for Neuro-otology. Participants: Patients more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - fractures
Categories:
temporal bone fractures
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Clinical Otolaryngology,
Vol: 31 Page: 287-291 2006
M. A. Rafferty; R. Mc Conn Walsh; M. A. Walsh
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The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features and assess the prevalence of Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency amongst Irish Travelers in the Republic of Ireland and describe their phenotype.
Abstract:
Context: Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by distinct clinical, biochemical, and genetic abnormalities. The prevalence of FGD is unknown, with the likelihood that cases remain undiagnosed. We noted a significant proportion of our FGD cases are Irish Travelers. Irish Travelers are an endogamous nomadic group ethnically and more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency
Categories:
Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency; Travellers
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Vol: 93 Page: 2896-2899 2008
S. M. P. O'Riordan; S. A. Lynch; P. C. Hindmarsh; L. F. Chan; A. J. L. Clark; C. Costigan
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The aim of this study was to examine the number and clinical details of term infants delivered by elective caesarean section who were admitted to neonatal intensive care from 1st April 2001 to 31st March 2002
Abstract:
Delaying the timing of elective caesarean section (ELCS) from 37/38 weeks to 39/40 weeks reduces the risk of respiratory morbidity in otherwise healthy neonates. The aims of this study were to clarify the number and clinical details of term infants delivered by ELCS who were admitted to neonatal intensive care (NIC) from 1st April 2001 to 31st March 2002 in Northern Ireland, to record more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - elective caesarean section
Categories:
elective caesarean section;
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 98 Page: 170-172 2005
F. Alderdice; E. McCall; C. Bailie; S. Craig; J. Dorman; R. McMillen; J. Jenkins
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The aim of this study was to describe paternally transmitted copy of common Valine allele of the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain derived neurotrophic factor gene with susceptibility to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Abstract:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, highly heritable, neurodevelopmental disorder with onset in early childhood. Genes involved in neuronal development and growth are, thus, important etiological candidates and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), has been hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of ADHD. BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin family more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Categories:
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Molecular Psychiatry,
Vol: 10 Page: 939-943 2005
L. Kent; E. Green; Z. Hawi; A. Kirley; F. Dudbridge; N. Lowe; R. Raybould; K. Langley; N. Bray; M. Fitzgerald; M. J. Owen; M. C. O'Donovan; M. Gill; A. Thapar; N. Craddock
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This case report discusses the inclusion of a pupil with a severe general learning difficulty in a four-teacher mainstream primary school, located in rural Ireland
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to examine the inclusion of a pupil with a severe general learning difficulty in a four-teacher mainstream primary school, located in rural Ireland. The research employed a qualitative multiple operationism approach to data collection. Data were analysed qualitatively, and quantitative reporting and display procedures were also employed. This paper focuses on more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Report
Categories:
learning difficulties
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
European Journal of Special Needs Education,
Vol: 20 Page: 41-56 2005
E. Ring; J. Travers
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This study aimed to explore current blood gas monitoring in very low birth weight infants receiving respiratory support
Abstract:
Aim: To determine the frequency with which different methods of blood gas monitoring are used during each phase of neonatal critical care. Method: Data on the modality of monitoring of respiratory gas parameters in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants receiving respiratory support (ventilation or supplemental oxygen) were requested from 101 neonatal units in the United Kingdom (UK) and more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - blood gas monitoring
Categories:
blood gas monitoring;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Journal of Clinical Excellence,
Vol: 4 Page: 403-410 2003
V. Ganesan; S. Malbon; P. W. Jones; S. A. Spencer
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The aim of this study was to examine the reality, failure and current status of bone anchored hearing aids
Abstract:
Bone Anchored Hearing Aids have both cosmetic and acoustic advantages over most conventional hearing aids and hence is a popular choice today. We report the first Irish group of patients who received a BAHA over a six year period of time and evaluated outcomes of these subjects using subjective assessment. The medical records of all patients who received a BAHA at the Mater and more...
International Classification:
Other - Bone anchored hearing aids
Categories:
Bone anchored hearing aids
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 97 Page: 312-314 2004
A. L. Kadhim; M. P. Colreavy; C. O'Donovan; A. Blayney
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The aim of this study was to examine neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone screening and population iodine
Abstract:
Background: The distribution of neonatal blood thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrations has been used as an index reflecting population dietary iodine intake, with higher concentrations being indicative of lower iodine intake. We examined this distribution in neonates born in Ireland, where the pregnant population has shown a recent decline in urinary iodine (UI) excretion. Our more...
International Classification:
Endcrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone
Categories:
thyroid-stimulating hormone screening; population iodine
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Thyroid,
Vol: 18 Page: 883-888 2008
R. Burns; P. D. Mayne; C. O'Herlihy; D. F. Smith; M. Higgins; A. Staines; P. P. A. Smyth
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The aim of the study was to compare the gut flora of Irish breastfed and formula-fed neonates aged between birth and 6 weeks old
Abstract:
The exact composition of the complex microsystem that constitutes the gut flora continues to be explored as molecular methodology supplements traditional microbiological studies. The current study reports a random analysis of the faecal flora composition for 31 neonates in the 0-1 day age group, 41 neonates aged 2-5 days and 33 6-week-old neonates. All infants, born at the National more...
International Classification:
Breastfeeding +/- formulae milk
Categories:
breastfed
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease,
Vol: 17 Page: 163-168 2005
G. Cooke; J. Behan; N. Clarke; W. Gorman; M. Costello
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The aim of the study was to compare pertussis surveillance systems in Europe
Abstract:
We compared pertussis surveillance systems of 16 European countries in the period 1998-2002. In twelve out of sixteen countries the system covered the general population. Ten countries relied on WHO case definition for surveillance of pertussis. Eleven countries applied laboratory tests, and eight of them used PCR for case confirmation. The proportion of hospitalised rates in children more...
International Classification:
Health service provision - pertussis surveillance systems
Categories:
pertussis surveillance systems
Geography:
International
Vaccine,
Vol: 25 Page: 291-297 2007
A. E. Tozzi; E. Pandolfi; L. P. Celentano; M. Massari; S. Salmaso; M. L. C. d Atti
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These case reports discuss three cases of subglottic haemingiomas all of which represented different clinical management strategies
Abstract:
Congenital subglottic haemingomas are rare however they are important treatable cause of infantile stridor and can be fatal unless treated. They present in a range of ways most noticeably with stridor in infancy period and as they enlarge they can threaten the airway. Thus they require urgent assessment and treatment. We present three cases of subglottic haemingiomas all of which more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism - Report
Categories:
subglottic haemingiomas
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 101 Page: 339-341 2007
M. H. Khan; P. Walshe; J. Russell; S. Hone
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The aim of this study was to examine the impact of consultation charges in deterring patients from seeing the GP
Abstract:
Objective: To estimate the effect of a consultation charge on the health-seeking behaviour of patients. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of patients carried out in Northern Ireland, where services are free at the point of delivery, and the Republic of Ireland, where 70% of the population are charged a consultation fee to see the general practitioner (GP). Results: There were 11 870 more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
consultation charges
Geography:
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
European Journal of General Practice,
Vol: 13 Page: 231-236 2007
D. O'Reilly; T. O'Dowd; K. J. Galway; A. W. Murphy; C. O'Neill; E. Shryane; K. Steele; G. Bury; A. Gilliland; A. Kelly
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The aim of this study was to describe cross-cultural examination of the tripartite model with children: Data from the barretstown studies
Abstract:
The Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS-C; Laurent et al., 1999) and the Physiological Hyperarousal Scale for Children (PH-C; Laurent, Catanzaro, & Joiner, 1998) were administered to a group of 240 children from European countries to determine their utility in examining the tripartite model of anxiety and depression (L. A. Clark & Watson, 1991) in a cross-cultural more...
International Classification:
Other - cross-cultural experiences
Categories:
cross-cultural experiences
Geography:
International
Journal of Personality Assessment,
Vol: 77 Page: 359-379 2001
G. Kiernan; J. Laurent; Jr. Joiner T.E; S. J. Catanzaro; M. MacLachlan
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This study examined cryosurgery treatment of plantar warts
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Plantar warts are common, painful and contagious. Because of their dept of penetration, self treatment with topical creams and gels is often very slow and commonly unsuccessful. Surgical excision or cautery are very painful, can leave permanent tender scars and often lead to relapse because of the Koebner phenomenon. 100 consecutive patients with plantar warts treated by one General more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions - plantar warts
Categories:
plantar warts
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 93 Page: 140-143 2000
D. Buckley
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The aim of this study was to audit reports of Cytomegalovirus infection to determine prevalence and outcome in the national paediatric Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant unit, with particular reference to surveillance and treatment
Abstract:
A retrospective audit of CMV infection was undertaken to determine prevalence and outcome in the national paediatric Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) unit, with particular reference to surveillance and treatment. All patients undergoing HSCT (125 allogeneic, 50 autologous) from January 1994 to December 2004 were included. Nine underwent a second transplant for graft failure or more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions- cytomegalovirus infection
Categories:
cytomegalovirus infection
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 101 Page: 17-21 2008
A. L. Chong; F. Clinton; F. Breatnach; A. O'Marcaigh; K. Butler; A. O'Meara
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The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin in the management of haemolytic disease of the newborn
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Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is indicated for use in Rhesus and ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) to reduce the need for exchange transfusion, to decrease hospital stay and the duration of phototherapy. 11 infants received IVIG and the effect of IVIG on the total serum bilirubin (TSB) level, and its effect on the rate of rise of TSB was quantified. There was a more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism - Haemolytic anaemias - haemolytic disease
Categories:
haemolytic disease
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 101 Page: 46-48 2008
S. A. Walsh; N. Yao; A. El-Khuffash; A. Twomey; E. J. Molloy
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The aim of this study was to audit emergency contraceptive use by Irish teenagers
Abstract:
Objective: To audit teenagers attending a family planning clinic requesting emergency contraception. Methods: A non-judgemental, relaxed, confidential interview was carried out. Results: Many young Irish women become sexually active at a young age. Many teenagers appear to have problems using condoms correctly while others are taking chances by not using any method of contraception. more...
International Classification:
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services - persons encountering health services for examination and investigation - contraceptive use
Categories:
emergency contraceptive use
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care,
Vol: 10 Page: 26-28 2005
S. Jones
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The aim of this study was to analyses the aetiology and demographics of a cohort of spine trauma in the West of Ireland
regional trauma unit: A 4-year study
Abstract:
Currently there is a lack of information on the full spectrum of spine trauma presenting to medical services in a defined geographic area. This study analyses the aetiology and demographics of a cohort of spine trauma in the West of Ireland. A regional trauma unit has been investigated for a 51-month period. Two hundred and eighty-five cases admitted with spine trauma were documented. more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury
Categories:
spine trauma
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Injury,
Vol: 39 Page: 436-442 2008
S. J. Roche; P. A. Sloane; J. P. McCabe
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The aim of this study was to assess a 5-year school-based county-wide smoking education programme
Abstract:
Reports on an evaluation of Smoke Free Leitrim (SFL): a five-year (1996-2001) school-based county-wide smoking education programme that was offered to all fourth class students in all county Leitrim primary schools (n = 450). By programme end 208 (59%) SFL students and 147 (55%) of the control group had tried smoking. Sixty-six (19%) of the SFL group and 63 (24%) of the control group more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions of smoking prevention programme
Categories:
smoking education programme
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 97 Page: 264-267 2004
M. Share; M. Quinn; C. Ryan
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This case report discusses a case of a large oral teratoma in a foetus diagnosed on antenatal ultrasound
Abstract:
We report a case of a large oral teratoma in a foetus diagnosed on antenatal ultrasound. Due to the anticipated difficulty in securing the airway at birth an ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure was planned. In this case simultaneous excision of the tumour mass was carried out while on placental support this allowed safe procurement of the airway and successful delivery of an more...
International Classification:
Neoplasm - Report
Categories:
oral teratoma
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 100 Page: 632-633 2007
E. Lang; J. Loughrey; K. Hunter; H. Rowley
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This case report discusses fetal hydrops due to supraventricular tachycardia
International Classification:
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - Report
Categories:
fetal hydrops
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 96 Page: 52-53 2003
G. Doherty; S. Bali; F. Casey
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The aim of this study was to examine genetic conditions in the Irish Roma gypsy population
Abstract:
Roma gypsy represent a new Irish ethnic minority population with a distinct cultural and racial heritage. There is a strong Roma tradition of consanguinity, which can increase the likelihood of having a child affected by an autosomal recessive disorder. We describe 6 patients from the Roma community who had presented with 4 different autosomal recessive conditions not previously seen in more...
International Classification:
Other - the Irish Roma gypsy population
Categories:
the Irish Roma gypsy population
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 98 Page: 3p 2005
S. O'Connell; K. Butler; J. McMenamin; M. Waldron; A. J. Green
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The aim of this study was to investigated whether polymorphisms in genes encoding these cytokines, and in those encoding anti-inflammatory IL-10 and IL-1Ra, are associated with the outcome in patients with meningococcal disease
Abstract:
Patients with meningococcal disease have increased plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-1(beta), and TNF-(alpha), with higher levels associated with fatal outcome. This study investigated whether polymorphisms in genes encoding these cytokines, and in those encoding anti-inflammatory IL-10 and IL-1Ra, are associated with the outcome in patients with meningococcal disease. more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Other bacterial diseases - meningococcal disease
Categories:
cytokines; -meningococcal disease
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Genes and Immunity,
Vol: 4 Page: 533-540 2003
J. Balding; C. M. Healy; W. J. Livingstone; B. White; L. Mynett-Johnson; M. Cafferkey; O. P. Smith
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This case report discusses gianotti-crosti syndrome following meningococcal septicaemia
International Classification:
Syndrome
Categories:
Gianotti-crosti syndrome; meningococcal septicaemia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 100 Page: 2007
I. Khan; J. Gleeson; D. McKenna
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This article discusses guidelines for management of childhood arthritis
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Rheumatology,
Vol: 40 Page: 1309-1312 2001
R. G. Hull
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This case report discusses a cause of familial epilepsy that also emphasises the importance of MRI as the modality of choice in investigating seizures in children - Hereditary cerebral cavernous angiomas
Abstract:
In cavernous angiomas of the brain, abnormally dilated blood vessels are tightly clustered together with no intervening neural parenchyma. Commonly recognised as a sporadic finding, these lesions may also be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. This disorder was recognised as a common entity with the advent of MRI. As lesions were often not detected on CT imaging, symptomatic more...
International Classification:
Neurological
Categories:
epilepsy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 95 Page: 56-58 2002
D. Coghlan; B. Lynch; D. Allcutt
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The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of high-dose rapid and standard induction chemotherapy for patients aged over 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma
Abstract:
Background: The current standard treatment for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma includes initial induction chemotherapy with a 21-day interval between induction treatments. We aimed to assess whether an intensive chemotherapy protocol that had a 10-day interval between treatments would improve event-free survival (EFS) in patients aged 1 year or over with high-risk neuroblastoma. more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatments - neuroblastoma
Categories:
chemotherapy for neuroblastoma
Geography:
International
The Lancet Oncology,
Vol: 9 Page: 247-256 2008
A. D. Pearson; C. R. Pinkerton; I. J. Lewis; J. Imeson; C. Ellershaw; D. Machin
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The article discusses insertion of umbilical arterial and venous catheters
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 98 Page: 151-153 2005
C. S. O'Gorman
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The aim of this study was to examine intelligence in DSM-IV combined type attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is predicted by either dopamine receptor/transporter genes or other previously identified risk alleles
Abstract:
A major goal of genetic studies of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is to identify individual characteristics that might help segregate the disorder's inherent heterogeneity. [Mill et al. (2006); Arch Ger Psychiatry 63:462-469] recently reported a potentially important association between two dopamine-related risk polymorphisms (DRD4 variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Categories:
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Geography:
International
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics,
Vol: 147 Page: 316-319 2008
E. J. S. Sonuga-Barke; K. J. Brookes; J. Buitelaar; R. Anney; P. Bitsakou; D. Baeyens; C. Buschgens; W. Chen; H. Christiansen; J. Eisenberg; J. Kuntsi; I. Manor; A. Melia; A. Mulligan; N. Rommelse; U. C. Muller; H. Uebel; T. Banaschewski; R. Ebstein; B. Franke; M. Gill; A. Miranda; R. D. Oades; H. Roeyers; A. Rothenberger; J. Sergeant; H. C. Steinhausen; M. Thompson; E. Taylor; P. Asherson; S. V. Faraone
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This case report discusses an 18 month girl who presented having ingested and aspirated a mouthful of Isoparaffin stored in a bottle of mineral water
Abstract:
We report on an 18 month girl who presented having ingested and aspirated a mouthful of Isoparaffin stored in a bottle of mineral water served to her unwittingly by her grandmother. The patient subsequently developed respiratory distress and multiple bilateral lung abscesses. (copyright) Copyright 2004 - 2005 Irish Medical Journal. more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Categories:
Isoparaffin ingestion
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 100 Page: 2007
C. Deasy; O. O'Mahony; D. Coghlan; E. Fitzgerald
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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Co. Wexford in the south east of Ireland and Co. Donegal in the north west, and to establish whether a variation in prevalence of MS exists within Ireland
Abstract:
Background: Northern Ireland has a high and rising prevalence rate of multiple sclerosis (MS). The most recent survey in 1996 found a rate of 168.7/100 000. Recorded prevalence rates for the south of Ireland, including County Wexford, have been markedly lower and seemed to suggest the existence of a prevalence gradient within the island. Objectives: To compare the prevalence of multiple more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system - multiple sclerosis
Categories:
multiple sclerosis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry,
Vol: 75 Page: 572-576 2004
C. McGuigan; A. McCarthy; C. Quigley; L. Bannan; S. A. Hawkins; M. Hutchinson
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This study examined the hypothesize that the FEV1 measured pre-antibiotic therapy and followed longitudinally would show a greater rate of decline and may be a better prognostic indicator than the FEV1 post antibiotic therapy
Abstract:
The measurement of FEV1 in children with cystic fibrosis has been shown to be the most important objective measurement for survival. It has been observed that children receiving intravenous antibiotics usually show a significant improvement in FEV1 with therapy in the short term. We hypothesized that the FEV1 measured pre-antibiotic therapy and followed longitudinally would show a more...
International Classification:
Procedure - FEV1
Categories:
FEV1 measured pre-antibiotic therapy
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 100 Page: 2007
S. Javadpour; K. Brownlee; A. Jones
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This article discusses management guidelines for arthritis in children
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Rheumatology,
Vol: 40 Page: 1308%N 11 2001
R. G. Hull
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of hospital admissions of children with minor head injuries, their treatment and outcome
Abstract:
Traumatic head injury continues to be a major problem facing the pediatric specialists despite efforts to reduce its incidence. Aims of our study were assessment of the incidence of hospital admissions of children with minor head injuries, their treatment and outcome. In this prospective study we included 101 patient with head injury. We assessed the hospital admission criteria of more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury
Categories:
minor head injuries
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 99 Page: 2006
A. Zubovic; E. Fogarty; S. Shamdasani; D. Moore; F. Dowling
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The aim of this study was to examine mitochondrial cytopathies and the associated phenotypic heterogeneity
Abstract:
Mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders account for significant and varied presentations in paediatric practice. The true prevalence of these disorders in the paediatric population is still not well documented with predicted geographic variation. We report a retrospective analysis over a seven year period of cases presenting to a tertiary care centre and associated clinical features. more...
International Classification:
Other - Mitochondrial cytopathies
Categories:
Mitochondrial cytopathies
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 99 Page: 2006
E. P. Treacy; R. McConn-Walsh; P. Mayne; P. Rustin; G. K. Brown; A. Monavari; E. Ryan; M. D. King
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The aim of this study was to examine autopsied cases of sudden death in known epileptic patients in the West of Ireland
Abstract:
Background. Sudden and unexpected death is not an uncommon event in otherwise healthy epileptics. Aims. To study the autopsied cases of sudden death in known epileptic patients in the West of Ireland. Methods. A retrospective study was carried out which involved the review of 3,103 autopsy reports over a 10-year period in Galway University Hospital. Results. Twenty-two cases were more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Episodic and paroxysmal disorders - epilepsy
Categories:
epileptic deaths
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Medical Science,
Vol: 171 Page: 199-201 2002
E. N. Salmo; C. E. Connolly
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence, survival and aetiology of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death in the West of Ireland for the year 2005
Abstract:
Aims: There is a paucity of published data on prospectively identified rates of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death (SCD). We sought to determine the incidence, survival and aetiology of out-of-hospital SCD in the West of Ireland for the year 2005. Methods and results: Data from emergency room resuscitation records were collected throughout the year from all hospitals in the West of more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the circulatory system - Other forms of heart disease - sudden cardiac death
Categories:
sudden cardiac death
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
European Heart Journal,
Vol: 29 Page: 1418-1423 2008
R. Byrne; O. Constant; Y. Smyth; G. Callagy; P. Nash; K. Daly; J. Crowley
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This article discusses neonatal and perinatal mortality
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 99 Page: 196%N 7 2006
J. F. Murphy
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and outcome of heart muscle disease-induced heart failure in children
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: We undertook the first prospective, national, multicenter study to describe the incidence and outcome of heart muscle disease-induced heart failure in children. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data were collected on patients admitted to a hospital through 2003 with a first episode of heart failure in the absence of congenital heart disease. All 17 pediatric cardiac centers in the more...
International Classification:
Other - heart muscle disease-induced heart failure
Categories:
heart muscle disease-induced heart failure
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Circulation,
Vol: 117 Page: 79-84 2008
R. E. Andrews; M. J. Fenton; D. A. Ridout; M. Burch
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This article discusses parasuicide and suicide in the south-west of Ireland
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Background. Suicidal behaviour has become recognised as a major public health problem. Aim. To examine hospital-treated parasuicide and suicide in the Southern and Mid-Western Health Boards. Methods. Parasuicide data were derived from independent data collection in general and psychiatric hospitals and prisons between 1995 and 1997. The corresponding suicide data were obtained more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Medical Science,
Vol: 172 Page: 107-111 2003
P. Corcoran; H. S. Keeley; M. O'Sullivan; I. J. Perry
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This case report discusses a case of patent omphalomesenteric duct presenting as an umbilical discharge
International Classification:
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - Report
Categories:
patent omphalomesenteric duct
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 94 Page: 182%N 6 2001
F. Fleming; A. Ishtiaq; J. B. O'Connor
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This study aimed to examine attitudes in patients aged 6-17 years (from the UK and Ireland) who had participated in a trial comparing insulin detemir (Levemir, Novo Nordisk, Denmark) with NPH in a multi-injection therapy for type 1 diabetes.
Abstract:
Trials in young people with diabetes are commonly perceived to be problematic because of participants' rejection of authority and issues with adherence. Attitudes were examined in patients aged 6-17 years (from the UK and Ireland) who had participated in a trial comparing insulin detemir (Levemir, Novo Nordisk, Denmark) with NPH in a multi-injection therapy for type 1 diabetes. Most more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases-type 1 diabetes mellitus
Categories:
type 1 diabetes
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Practical Diabetes International,
Vol: 22 Page: 328-332 2005
M. A. Cain; C. McGuinness
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland and to examine the associated isolates
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A national study was undertaken to investigate the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland and to examine the associated isolates. In 1999, 144 S. pneumoniae isolates, all recovered from cases of invasive disease, were received from 12 microbiology laboratories. The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease was estimated to be 6.6/100,000 population. All more...
International Classification:
Bacterium - Invasive pneumococca
Categories:
invasive pneumococca
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Journal of Clinical Microbiology,
Vol: 41 Page: 3641-3648 2003
D. Bennett; B. Lennon; H. Humphreys; M. Cafferkey
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The aim of this study was to examine pregnancy outcomes in immigrant women
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In recent years the numbers of immigrants attending maternity hospitals has risen. The amount of antenatal care these women receive varies widely. Analysis was performed of deliveries to immigrant women in the Rotunda Hospital in 2002. Women were sub-divided depending on antenatal care received in Ireland. Women who received no antenatal care were 'unbooked', those who attended the more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - immigrant women
Categories:
pregnancy outcomes in immigrant women
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 99 Page: 2006
A. Treacy
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This article discusses prematurity as a public health issue
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 101 Page: 4%N 1 2008
J. F. Murphy
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This study evaluated the incidence of respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalised children, its seasonal variation, and effectiveness of its prevention
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a recognised cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children. It causes severe respiratory disease in preterm infants with or without chronic lung disease. This study, conducted at Waterford Regional Hospital, evaluates the incidence of RSV infection in hospitalised children, its seasonal variation, and effectiveness of its more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Bacterial, viral and other infectious agents - respiratory syncytial virus infection
Categories:
respiratory syncytial virus
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 93 Page: 284%N 9 2000
N. A. Hashmi; J. F. Cosgrove; P. Macmahon
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The aim of this study was to examine REEP1 mutation spectrum and genotype/phenotype correlation for hereditary spastic paraplegia type 31
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Mutations in the receptor expression enhancing protein 1 (REEP1) have recently been reported to cause autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) type SPG31. In a large collaborative effort, we screened a sample of 535 unrelated HSP patients for REEP1 mutations and copy number variations. We identified 13 novel and 2 known REEP1 mutations in 16 familial and sporadic patients more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - spastic paraplegia
Categories:
hereditary spastic paraplegia type 31
Geography:
International
Brain,
Vol: 131 Page: 1078-1086 2008
C. Beetz; R. Schule; T. Deconinck; K. N. Tran-Viet; H. Zhu; B. P. H. Kremer; S. G. M. Frints; W. A. G. Van Zelst-Stams; P. Byrne; S. Otto; A. O. H. Nygren; J. Baets; K. Smets; B. Ceulemans; B. Dan; N. Nagan; J. Kassubek; S. Klimpe; T. Klopstock; H. Stolze; H. J. M. Smeets; C. T. R. M. Schrander-Stumpel; M. Hutchinson; B. P. Van De Warrenburg; C. Braastad; T. Deufel; M. Pericak-Vance; L. Schols; P. De Jonghe; S. Zuchner
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This study examined role of the penrose drain in the management of very low birth weight infants with preforated necrotising enterocolitis
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We studied the effectiveness of the Penrose drain in very low birth weight infants with BW < 1500g with perforated necrotizing Enterocolitis. We reviewed the infants with perforated NEC over the 9 years between 1995-2004. The inclusive criteria was free intraperitoneal air in VLBW infants < 1500g. A total 22 infants were studied. Gestational age ranged from 23 to 33 weeks. Perforated more...
International Classification:
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn - necrotising enterocolitis
Categories:
necrotising enterocolitis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 100 Page: 533-534 2007
K. Chauhan; S. Kashif; S. Awadalla
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