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The aim of this study was to accelerate the identification of susceptibility genes in diabetic nephropathy using genome-wide fluorescence-based DNA microsatellite
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In an effort to accelerate the identification of susceptibility genes in diabetic nephropathy, the first genome-wide fluorescence-based DNA microsatellite (n=6000) association screen was performed, using pools of genomic DNA derived from Irish patients with (cases; n=200) and without (controls; n=200) type 1 diabetic nephropathy. Allele image profiles were generated for 5353 (89.2%) more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - diabetic nephropathy
Categories:
susceptibility genes; -diabetic nephropathy
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Am Soc Nephrol,
Vol: 17 Page: 831-6 March 2006
A. J. McKnight; A. P. Maxwell; S. Sawcer; A. Compston; E. Setakis; C. C. Patterson; H. R. Brady; D. A. Savage
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This article discusses the issues rising from the improved survival rates of extremely low birthweight babies specifically in relation to the development chronic lung disease
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Improvements in neonatal intensive care have resulted in more extremely low birthweight babies surviving who are at risk of developing chronic lung disease. The preterm lung is vulnerable as it is both structurally immature and deficient in surfactant and antioxidant defences. Mechanical ventilation and high inspired oxygen concentrations are often necessary for preterm babies to more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Drug Saf,
Vol: 22 Page: 389-404 May 2000
D. G. Sweet; H. L. Halliday
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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
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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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This article discussed the use of general imaging strategies in abdominal pain in pediatrics
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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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The aim of this study was to examine the risk of avascular necrosis after slipped capital femoral epiphysis
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A study of 78 children (110 hips) was undertaken in an attempt to assess the risk of avascular necrosis (AVN) after slipped capital femoral epiphysis based on the radiological appearances of the hip at the time of presentation. Physeal separation, which was defined as the amount of separation of the anterior lip of the epiphysis from the metaphysis on the frog lateral view, was more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Osteopathies and chondropathies - avascular necrosis
Categories:
avascular necrosis
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Bone Joint Surg Br,
Vol: 84 Page: 1176-9 November 2002
J. Ballard; A. P. Cosgrove
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The aim of this study was to audit experience and outcomes of specialised clinic for the antenatal care of high-risk patients after the first year in operation
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A specialised clinic for the antenatal care of high-risk patients was established in Cork in January 2004. It is led by 2 specialists in materno-fetal medicine and provides care for patients from a large catchment area. Small clinic numbers, specialised midwives, ready access to medical experts and fetal assessment facilities, facilitate an efficient use of resources. We report on the more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - antenatal care of high-risk patients
Categories:
antenatal care of high-risk patients
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 591-3 October 2007
C. Allen; R. Greene; J. Higgins
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The aim of the study was to examine the bacterial colonization of the prepuce in boys with vesicoureteral reflux who receive antibiotic prophylaxis
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Culture swabs were taken from the periurethral area of 59 consecutive uncircumcised boys with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and 36 boys undergoing circumcision. A pure growth of a uropathogen was isolated in 22 (37%) boys with VUR who were receiving antibiotic prophylaxis and in 10 (28%) boys who underwent circumcision. Antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with VUR was not effective in more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the genitourinary system - Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases - vesicoureteric reflux
Categories:
bacterial colonization of the prepuce
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr,
Vol: 139 Page: 160-2 July 2001
S. Cascio; E. Colhoun; P. Puri
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and outcome of birth-associated femoral fractures
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Femoral fractures resulting from birth injuries are rare. The authors undertook a study to assess their incidence and outcome. Seven patients from a total of 55,296 live births suffered 8 femoral fractures (incidence 0.13 per 1,000 live births). Twin pregnancies, breech presentations, prematurity, and disuse osteoporosis were associated with the occurrence of a fracture. The typical more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - femoral fractures
Categories:
birth-associated femoral fractures
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop,
Vol: 22 Page: 27-30 2002 Jan-Feb
S. Morris; N. Cassidy; M. Stephens; D. McCormack; F. McManus
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The aim of this study was to examine usual and acute exposure to acrylamidein the Dutch population and young children
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In this paper we calculated the usual and acute exposure to acrylamide (AA) in the Dutch population and young children (1-6 years). For this AA levels of different food groups were used as collected by the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) of the European Commission's Directorate General Joint Research Centre (JRC) from April 2003 up to May 2004. This database more...
International Classification:
Other - acrylamide
Categories:
acrylamide
Geography:
International
Mutat Res,
Vol: 580 Page: 143-55 February 2005
P. E. Boon; A. de Mul; H. van der Voet; G. van Donkersgoed; M. Brette; J. D. van Klaveren
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This article discusses care of the extremely preterm infant
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 98 Page: 101-102 2005
W. A. Gorman
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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and suicidal behaviours in Irish adolescents
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PURPOSE: Against a background of a lack of systematic epidemiological research in Ireland in the area, this study set out to determine prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders, suicidal ideation and intent, and parasuicide in a population of Irish adolescents aged 12-15 years in a defined geographical area. METHOD: All 12-15-year olds attending eight secondary schools were eligible for more...
International Classification:
External causes of morbidity and mortality - Intentional self-harm - suicide
Categories:
psychiatric disorders; suicidal behaviours
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Adolesc,
Vol: 29 Page: 555-73 August 2006
F. Lynch; C. Mills; I. Daly; C. Fitzpatrick
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This article discusses perspectives on risk, at risk, and resiliency in children and adolescents attending a youth project in limerick and factors associated with greater adversity and vulnerability
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It is impossible to make global generalisations about children and youth from a phenomenological inquiry into the experiences of such a limited number of participants in just one city, Limerick, Ireland, and one case, St. Augustine's. The goal of phenomenological research is, however, not to seek generalisations but to expose the individual. case, so I have endeavoured to use a more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Child & Youth Services,
Vol: 29 Page: 269-290 2007
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The aim of this study was to quantify the occurrence of congenital anomalies in proximity to municipal landfill sites, was examined by small area, distance and clustering tendencies in relation to 83 landfills, five of which were major sites
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The occurrence of congenital anomalies in proximity to municipal landfill sites in the Eastern Region (counties Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow) was examined by small area (district electoral division), distance and clustering tendancies in relation to 83 landfills, five of which were major sites. The study included 2136 cases of congenital anomaly, 37,487 births and 1423 controls between 1986 more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - congenital anomalie
Categories:
landfill sites; -congenital anomalie
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 97 Page: 16-8 January 2004
E. Boyle; H. Johnson; A. Kelly; R. McDonnell
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The aim of this study was to estimate those Irish children who are potentially at risk of developing an eating disorder from the 2002 Health Behaviour in School Aged Children
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Currently there are no large-scale data on the prevalence of disordered eating behaviours in Irish children and adolescents. We examined the 2002 Health Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSC) study to estimate those Irish children who are potentially at risk of developing an eating disorder. Body Mass Index (BMI) data, based on self-reported height and weight were available for 2,469 more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors - eating disorders -
Categories:
eating disorder
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: suppl 40-2 September 2007
C. Murrin; F. McNicholas; L. Keogh; F. Shiely; H. Corrigan; S. N. Gabhainn; C. C. Kelleher
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This article provides information on the domestic violence outreach scheme (DVOS), the risk assessment procedure being used in Northern Ireland to help measure risk and make decisions about child protection issues presented by domestic violence
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The article provides information on the domestic violence outreach scheme (DVOS), the risk assessment procedure being used in Northern Ireland to help measure risk and make decisions about child protection issues presented by domestic violence. The DVOS was introduced in 1997 and has developed several services, including carrying out recovery and safety work with women and children who more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Community Care,
2006
Graham Hopkins
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This aim of this study was to screen for lead toxicity in a local school population
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This study was carried out as part of a larger interagency investigation in response to concerns about human health following the death of three cattle from lead poisoning in an old lead mining area in Silvermines, Tipperary. Its aim was to screen for lead toxicity in the local child population. Screening consisted of measurement of blood lead concentrations and the completion of more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source - lead toxicity
Categories:
lead toxicity
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 96 Page: 232-4 September 2003
E. Feely; C. Garavan; K. Kelleher
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This article discusses issues on female involvement in sexual offences against children
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Female involvement in sexual offences against children is more common than is generally thought and has serious implications for the long-term emotional and psychological well-being of victims. Drawing on findings from: a comprehensive review of the literature; an overview of relevant literature and legislation; and an electronic survey of Multi-Agency Public Protection Panels; this more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Abuse Review,
Vol: 16 Page: 252-267 2007
Lisa Bunting
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These case reports discuss delayed union and non-union of the ulna following intramedullary nailing in children
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Most studies report little or no problem with union following intramedullary nailing of fractured forearm bones in children. The bone involved in the occasional delayed union is not mentioned except for one delayed union of the ulna following an open fracture. The present paper specifically highlights problems with union of the ulna following nailing in children. It reports two cases of more...
International Classification:
External causes of morbidity and mortality-Report
Categories:
non-union of the ulna
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop B,
Vol: 13 Page: 330-3 September 2004
L. Ogonda; J. Wong-Chung; R. Wray; B. Canavan
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This article reviewed a update of the literature on depression in children and adolescents to provide an update for clinicians
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OBJECTIVE: The literature on depression in children and adolescents was reviewed to provide an update for clinicians. REVIEW PROCESS: Literature of particular relevance to evidence-based practice was selected for critical review. Meta-analyses and controlled trials were prioritized for review along with key assessment instruments. OUTCOMES: An up-to-date overview of clinical features, more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Dev Neurorehabil,
Vol: 11 Page: 3-15 2008 Jan-Mar
A. Carr
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This article discusses measles in Ireland
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Infect Dis J,
Vol: 22 Page: 579 July 2003
S. L. Katz
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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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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.
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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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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
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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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This study determined the nature and frequency of golf related eye injury at our unit from 1990 to 2007
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Golf related ocular injuries are uncommon but frequently result in severe injury necessitating removal of the eye. As golf increases in popularity, it is vital that awareness is raised among both players and spectators regarding the potential hazards. We determined the nature and frequency of golf related eye injury at our unit from 1990 to 2007. Patient age, nature of injury, more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury
Categories:
golf related eye injury
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 101 Page: 167-9 June 2008
D. Townley; C. Kirwan; M. O'Keefe
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This study assess the predictability of the initial herring classification
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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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This article discusses interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents
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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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The aim of this study was to examine causes-specific death rates and trends in the Irish neonatal mortality population 2002
International Classification:
Deaths - causes-specific
Categories:
causes-specific neonatal death rates
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 174 Page: 65-6 2005 Oct-Dec
E. Finan; S. M. Gormally
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The aim of this study was to examine the value of tuberculin testing before BCG vaccination for children over three months of age
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In July 2007 Irish national policy changed such that children aged 3 months to 6 years no longer routinely require tuberculin (Mantoux) skin testing prior to BCG vaccination. Previous to that a tuberculin test was required in all children in this age group pre vaccination. While the previous policy was in place this study was conducted to assess the value of this test. The observation more...
International Classification:
Vaccination
Categories:
tuberculin testing; BCG vaccination
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 101 Page: 72-4 March 2008
B. Hennessy
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The aim of this study was to examine whether maternal antenatal emotional attachment was associated with self-reported intent to harm the fetus
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OBJECTIVE: Maternal antenatal emotional attachment (MAEA) to the fetus has been proposed as an important factor for the emergence of harm to the unborn child. The present study investigated whether MAEA was associated with self-reported intent to harm the fetus. METHOD: Forty pregnant women, referred for psychological evaluation, completed a self-report measure of MAEA, the Millon more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - maternal antenatal emotional attachment
Categories:
maternal antenatal emotional attachment
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Abuse Negl,
Vol: 23 Page: 1345-57 December 1999
P. H. Pollock; A. Percy
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This study examined the charts of measles cases to extract epidemiologic and clinical details following an outbreak of this infection
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BACKGROUND: An outbreak of measles occurred in Ireland between December 1999 and July 2000. The majority of cases were in north Dublin, the catchment area of The Children's University Hospital (TCUH). METHODS: Details of all of the 111 children attending the hospital with a diagnosis of measles between December 1999 and July 2000 were prospectively entered into a database. Charts were more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions - measles
Categories:
measles
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Infect Dis J,
Vol: 22 Page: 580-4 July 2003
J. McBrien; J. Murphy; D. Gill; M. Cronin; C. O'Donovan; M. T. Cafferkey
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The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of meconium that can only have been passed intrapartum and to determine its neonatal associations and whether its absence is a useful sign
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OBJECTIVE: Clear amniotic fluid is frequently considered a reassuring sign during labor. Our aim was to examine the incidence of meconium that can only have been passed intrapartum and to determine its neonatal associations and whether its absence is a useful sign. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study of 8394 "low risk" laboring women at term with clear amniotic fluid more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the impact of intrapartum meconium monitoring on managing pregnant women
Categories:
intrapartum meconium
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Obstet Gynecol,
Vol: 102 Page: 89-93 July 2003
C. Greenwood; S. Lalchandani; K. MacQuillan; O. Sheil; J. Murphy; L. Impey
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The aim of this study was to examine mitochondrial cytopathies and the associated phenotypic heterogeneity
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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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This study examined maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy influenced general practitioner diagnosis of asthma by the age of 3 years in the Life-ways cohort of children.
Abstract:
There is increasing evidence that dietary factors in early life play a role in the aetiology of childhood asthma. Our objective in this analysis was to assess whether maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy, as measured by a validated food frequency questionnaire, influenced general practitioner diagnosis of asthma by the age of 3 years in the Life-ways cohort of children. General more...
International Classification:
Longitudinal - Maternal dietary patterns and childhood asthma
Categories:
maternal dietary patterns and childhood asthma
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: suppl 27-32 September 2007
N. Fitzsimon; U. Fallon; D. O'Mahony; B. G. Loftus; G. Bury; A. W. Murphy; C. C. Kelleher
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This article discusses the non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation and public health
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 92 Page: 421-2 1999 Nov-Dec
T. Holohan
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The aim of this study was to audit staff experience with paediatric trauma in a regional setting
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BACKGROUND: In the Republic of Ireland there are no paediatric surgeons outside Dublin. Most paediatric trauma is managed in general hospitals by general or orthopaedic surgeons. AIM: In this study we audited our experience with paediatric trauma in a regional setting. METHODS: We carried out a retrospective review of all non-orthopaedic paediatric trauma patients admitted to our more...
International Classification:
External causes of morbidity and mortality - unclear - trauma
Categories:
paediatric trauma
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 174 Page: 23-7 2005 Oct-Dec
J. Shabbir; M. A. Shah; A. Nissar; M. Clarke-Moloney; E. G. Kavanagh; J. Drumm; P. A. Grace
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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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This study aimed to describe current patterns of management of raised intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury relevant to clinician buy-in to possible randomized controlled trials of treatments of raised ICP
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OBJECTIVES: To describe current patterns of management of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in traumatic brain injury relevant to clinician buy-in to possible randomized controlled trials of treatments of raised ICP. To examine the feasibility of early identification of children at sufficient risk of developing raised ICP to permit a uniform approach between centers to the initiation more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - traumatic brain injury
Categories:
raised intracranial pressure; traumatic brain injury
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Pediatr Crit Care Med,
Vol: 9 Page: 8-14 January 2008
R. J. Forsyth; R. C. Parslow; R. C. Tasker; C. A. Hawley; K. P. Morris
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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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This article discusses the prevention strategies of chronic lung disease
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl,
Vol: 26 Page: 103-5 2004
H. L. Halliday
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The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of administering the CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers at the 18-month developmental check, estimate the prevalence of screening positive for autism at the first and second administrations of the CHAT
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The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of administering the CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT) at the 18-month developmental check, estimate the prevalence of screening positive for autism at the first and second administrations of the CHAT and estimate the prevalence of diagnosed cases of autism. A cross-sectional study design was utilised and data was more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Disorders of psychological development - autism
Categories:
CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers; autism
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 565-7 September 2007
A. VanDenHeuvel; M. Fitzgerald; B. Greiner; I. J. Perry
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This article discusses WHO recommended universal childhood hepatitis B vaccination - be implemented globally and the current adoption of an "at-risk" strategy in relation to Hepatitis B vaccination and other aspects of childhood immunisation programmes
Abstract:
Infection with hepatitis B causes between 500,000 and 1.2 million deaths per year worldwide, and is the leading cause of liver cancer. Over 12 years ago, WHO recommended that universal childhood hepatitis B vaccination be implemented globally. Despite this, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK have yet to implement such a policy and instead more...
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Lancet Infect Dis,
Vol: 7 Page: 410-9 June 2007
J. Zuckerman; J. van Hattum; M. Cafferkey; I. Gjorup; T. Hoel; M. L. Rummukainen; O. Weiland
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This study examined slipped upper femoral epiphysis fixation with a single screw
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We conducted a retrospective, clinical and radiological study of fixation with a single screw in slipped upper femoral epiphysis. Forty children (53 hips) who had a slipped upper femoral epiphysis were managed by in-situ pinning with a single cannulated screw. The average age of these patients was 12.7 years and their average weight was above the 50th centile at the time of diagnosis. more...
International Classification:
Procedure - femoral epiphysis fixation
Categories:
femoral epiphysis fixation
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop B,
Vol: 12 Page: 97-9 March 2003
P. Kenny; T. Higgins; M. Sedhom; F. Dowling; D. P. Moore; E. E. Fogarty
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The aim of this study was to test for socioeconomic differences in some biological and behavioural risk factors for obesity in a representative and contemporary sample of adolescents
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OBJECTIVES. To test for socioeconomic differences in some biological and behavioral risk factors for obesity in a representative and contemporary sample of adolescents. METHODS: Cohort study of 2 016 randomly selected 12- and 15-year-olds representative of Northern Ireland, studied in 2000. We tested for differences in obesity risk factors based on a priori hypotheses between more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Obesity and other hyperalimentation - obesity
Categories:
obesity
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Int J Pediatr Obes,
Vol: 1 Page: 114-9 2006
M. Mutunga; A. M. Gallagher; C. Boreham; D. C. Watkins; L. J. Murray; G. Cran; J. J. Reilly
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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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The aim of this study was to examine a case series of pregnancies where the mother was taking opioid substitution therapy
Abstract:
An increase in illicit drug use in Northern Ireland may well have links to the resolution of political conflict, which started in the mid 1990s. Social issues, heretofore hidden, have emerged into the limelight and may be worsened by paramilitary involvement. Registered addicts in the four Health Board areas have shown an increase from 1997 with the greatest number resident within the more...
International Classification:
Drugs - therapy
Categories:
opioid substitution therapy
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 75 Page: 187-91 September 2006
S. Mawhinney; R. G. Ashe; J. Lowry
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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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This case report discusses use of a Fogarty balloon with extraction forceps for the controlled retrieval of an endobronchial foreign body
Abstract:
Foreign body aspiration is a common problem in children necessitating prompt recognition and early treatment to minimize the potentially serious and sometimes even fatal consequences. We report the case of a 7 year old girl with a peanut lodged in her right main bronchus. Bronchoscopy identified the foreign body which was then removed by the combined use of a Fogarty balloon catheter more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
foreign body
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol,
Vol: 60 Page: 163-5 August 2001
T. Mackle; J. Russell
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This study assessed incidence of postoperative venous thrombosis among patients with ulcerative colitis
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) have inherent prothrombotic tendencies. It is unknown whether this necessitates the use of additional perioperative anti-thrombotic prophylaxis when such patients require major surgery. METHODS: The postoperative courses of 79 patients with UC undergoing 180 major abdominal and pelvic operations were examined for clinical and more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Noninfective enteritis and colitis - ulcerative colitis
Categories:
ulcerative colitis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 174 Page: 20-2 2005 Jul-Sep
O. J. O'Connor; R. A. Cahill; W. O. Kirwan; H. P. Redmond
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This article puts forward three principal arguments on aspects of the Irish Government approach to food regulations
Abstract:
Amid a period of increasing political anxiety generated by the BSE crisis, the Irish Government sought to replace a confusing medley of food regulations with a single agency responsible for regulating food from the ‘farm to the fork’. Presented as a radical departure from a regime previously discredited, its remit would be to redefine the relationship between risk more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Public Administration,
Vol: 82 Page: 585-603
George Taylor; Michelle Millar
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This study examined systemic lupus erythematosus patients attending a specialist connective tissue disease clinic to assess the occurrence of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLAs) and to audit the effectiveness of screening for APLAs
Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by excess autoantibody production. It typically affects women of childbearing age. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLAs) is associated with serious co-morbidity to mother and child characterized by recurrent vascular thrombosis and/or pregnancy associated morbidity. We reviewed SLE patients attending a more...
International Classification:
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services - persons encountering health services for examination and investigation - screening for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome antibodies
Categories:
screening for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome antibodies; lupus erythematosus patients
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 99 Page: 296-8 2006 Nov-Dec
M. A. McMahon; M. Keogan; P. O'Connell; G. Kearns
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The aim of this study was to describe tinea capitis in a paediatric population
Abstract:
Tinea capitis is an increasing problem in Europe. The pattern of infection is changing with an increase in pathogenic anthropophilic dermatophytes particularly Trichophyton tonsurans. We aimed to determine the frequency of tinea capitis in a paediatric population attending dermatology outpatients and examine the clinical spectrum of disease. A retrospective analysis was performed of all more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Mycoses - Tinea capitis
Categories:
Tinea capitis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 99 Page: 294-5 2006 Nov-Dec
B. C. Hackett; K. O'Connell; M. Cafferkey; B. F. O'Donnell; F. M. Keane
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