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This article discusses the use of growth hormone (GH) for small normal children ("idiopathic" short stature) with the following considerations: ethical (philosophical) grounds, cost-economic implications, and the rationale for treating
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This paper argues against the use of growth hormone (GH) for small normal children ("idiopathic" short stature) with the following considerations: ethical (philosophical) grounds, cost-economic implications, and the rationale for treating normal physiological variation with a potent pharmacological agent. The author would prefer to see health and economic resources being more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Arch Dis Child,
Vol: 91 Page: 270-2 March 2006
D. G. Gill
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This study examined "Dorgan's" percutaneous lateral cross-wiring of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children
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The preferred treatment of displaced supracondylar humeral fractures in children is closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. Cross-wiring techniques are biomechanically superior to parallel lateral wiring techniques. The purpose of this study was to review the authors' experience with a novel cross-wiring technique performed entirely from the lateral side. Twenty children with more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - fractures
Categories:
supracondylar fractures of the humerus
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop,
Vol: 24 Page: 376-9 2004 Jul-Aug
F. J. Shannon; P. Mohan; J. Chacko; L. G. D'Souza
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The aim of this study was to audit the pattern of use of the Hakim (Medos) programmable valve implanted in patients with complex hydrocephalus and their clinical outcome
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The objective of the investigation was to determine the pattern of use of the Hakim (Medos) programmable valve implanted in patients with complex hydrocephalus and their clinical outcome. A prospective audit of patients with complex hydrocephalus undergoing Hakim programmable valve implantation between 1989 and 1994 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, was followed-up for a minimum of 5 more...
International Classification:
Procedure - Hakim valve implants
Categories:
Hakim valve implants
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Br J Neurosurg,
Vol: 14 Page: 535-42 December 2000
A. D. Kay; A. J. Fisher; C. O'Kane; H. K. Richards; J. D. Pickard
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The aim of the study was to compare paediatric soccer, gaelic football and rugby injuries presenting to an emergency department in Ireland
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OBJECTIVES: Children presenting with sport related injuries (SRIs) as a result of soccer, rugby and gaelic football are frequently seen in an emergency medicine (EM) setting in Ireland. A comparison of the demographics of injuries in these three sports has however not previously been performed. The purpose of this study was to provide up-to-date data on the nature of these SRIs. METHOD: more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury
Categories:
injuries
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Injury,
Vol: 38 Page: 104-11 January 2007
K. P. O'Rourke; F. Quinn; S. Mun; M. Browne; J. Sheehan; S. Cusack; M. Molloy
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The aim of this study was to examine the linguistic anthropology which underpins the language dynamics of two Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas
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This paper presents an analysis of the linguistic anthropology which underpins the language dynamics of two Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas, Ros Muc in Conamara, Co. Galway and Rath Cairn in Co. Meath. This research highlights what could be considered a socio-linguistic paradox: the community (Rath Cairn) which engages more vigorously in language maintenance endeavors, and exhibits a more...
International Classification:
Anthropology or ethnographic-language
Categories:
linguistic anthropology; language dynamics
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Coll Antropol,
Vol: 28 Suppl 1 Page: 73-81 2004
C. O. Giollagain
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This article discusses a difficult diagnosis in a pale child
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol,
Vol: 91 Page: 16-9 July 2003
A. J. Thompson; A. J. Reid; D. O'Donoghue; H. J. Steen; M. D. Shields
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The aim of this study was to collate data on national policies for the use of fluoride in the seven European countries participating in the FLINT project
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to collate data on national policies for the use of fluoride in the seven European countries participating in the FLINT project. METHODS: Policies on the use of fluoride were obtained for each of the study areas. Data collected included the presence of water fluoridation and regulations governing fluoride toothpaste and fluoride supplements. more...
International Classification:
Dental
Categories:
national policies for the use of fluoride
Geography:
International
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol,
Vol: 32 Suppl 1 Page: 69-73 April 2004
I. B. Arnadottir; C. E. Ketley; C. Van Loveren; L. Seppa; J. A. Cochran; M. Polido; T. Athanossouli; W. P. Holbrook; D. M. O'Mullane
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This article discusses a campaign to eradicate Meningitis C in Ireland
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The new campaign to eradicate meningitis C marks Ireland's biggest ever immunisation programme, writes Moira Cassidy. more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
World of Irish Nursing,
Vol: 9 Page: 17-17 2001
M. Cassidy
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The aim of this study was to assess iron status in a sample of clinically well, Caucasian children and explore the complex factors which contribute to iron deficiency during infancy
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OBJECTIVES: To assess iron status in a sample of clinically well, Caucasian children and explore the complex factors which contribute to iron deficiency during infancy. DESIGN: Infants recruited at birth and followed longitudinally at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 months; feeding practices and socioeconomic data recorded. Iron status assessed using venous blood at 12, 24 and 36 more...
International Classification:
Other - iron status
Categories:
iron status
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr,
Vol: 1 Page: 93-100 June 1998
V. E. Freeman; J. Mulder; M. A. van't Hof; H. M. Hoey; M. J. Gibney
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The aim of this survey was to review published literature and perform a meta-analysis summarizing the evidence in support of an association between children born by Caesarean section and asthma
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BACKGROUND: Children born by Caesarean section have modified intestinal bacterial colonization and consequently may have an increased risk of developing asthma under the hygiene hypothesis. The results of previous studies that have investigated the association between Caesarean section and asthma have been conflicting. OBJECTIVE: To review published literature and perform a more...
Categories:
association between children born by Caesarean section and asthma
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Clin Exp Allergy,
Vol: 38 Page: 629-33 April 2008
S. Thavagnanam; J. Fleming; A. Bromley; M. D. Shields; C. R. Cardwell
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The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of a false negative result by sequencing studies in patients with hereditary pancreatitis and in healthy controls
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hereditary pancreatitis (HP) is a rare form of recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis. Mutations in the cationic trypsinogen (protease serine 1, PRSS1) gene have been identified as causing HP. The R122H (previously known as R117H) mutation is the commonest and can be detected by a single and rapid polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas - hereditary pancreatitis
Categories:
hereditary pancreatitis;
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Gut,
Vol: 48 Page: 247-50 February 2001
N. Howes; W. Greenhalf; S. Rutherford; M. O'Donnell; R. Mountford; I. Ellis; D. Whitcomb; C. Imrie; B. Drumm; J. P. Neoptolemos
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This case report discusses a new technique for treatment of a non-union of a lateral humeral condyle
International Classification:
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Report
Categories:
lateral humeral condyle
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Injury,
Vol: 31 Page: 557-9 September 2000
S. Morris; J. McKenna; N. Cassidy; M. Stephens
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The aim of the study was to compare physical and psychological outcomes in children presenting at Accident and Emergency, diagnosed with gastro-enteritis and admitted to hospital with those of a similar age, sex and severity of illness discharged home
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OBJECTIVES: To compare physical and psychological outcomes in children presenting at Accident and Emergency Departments (A&E), diagnosed with gastro-enteritis and admitted to hospital with those of a similar age, sex and severity of illness discharged home. The physical and psychological well-being of children in these two groups, in the month after the episode, were compared as was more...
International Classification:
Other - outcomes at A&E
Categories:
physical and psychological outcomes at A&E
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child: Care, Health & Development,
Vol: 31 Page: 555-562 2005
F. Small; F. Alderdice; C. McCusker; M. Stevenson; M. Stewart
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The aim of this study was to assess the health economics of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional care: an urban versus rural perspective
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A randomized controlled trial was carried out to measure the cost-effectiveness of realtime teledermatology compared with conventional outpatient dermatology care for patients from urban and rural areas. One urban and one rural health centre were linked to a regional hospital in Northern Ireland by ISDN at 128 kbit/s. Over two years, 274 patients required a hospital outpatient more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of teledermatology v. conventional assessment
Categories:
teledermatology v. conventional care
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Telemed Telecare,
Vol: 7 Page: 108-18 2001
M. A. Loane; S. E. Bloomer; R. Corbett; D. J. Eedy; C. Evans; N. Hicks; P. Jacklin; H. E. Lotery; C. Mathews; J. Paisley; P. Reid; K. Steele; R. Wootton
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The aim of this study was to assess realtime teledermatology, store-and-forward teledermatology and conventional outpatient dermatological care were evaluated in a randomized control trial
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The clinical effectiveness of realtime teledermatology, store-and-forward teledermatology and conventional outpatient dermatological care were evaluated in a randomized control trial. A total of 204 patients took part--102 patients were randomized to the realtime teledermatology consultation, 96 of whose cases were also referred using a store-and-forward technique, and 102 to the more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of two treatments - in dermatological care
Categories:
dermatological care
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Telemed Telecare,
Vol: 6 Suppl 1 Page: S1-3 2000
M. A. Loane; S. E. Bloomer; R. Corbett; D. J. Eedy; N. Hicks; H. E. Lotery; C. Mathews; J. Paisley; K. Steele; R. Wootton
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This case report discusses recurrent splice-site mutation in the human hairless gene underlies congenital atrichia in Irish families
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Report
Categories:
congenital atrichia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Br J Dermatol,
Vol: 156 Page: 744-7 April 2007
G. M. O'Regan; J. Zurada; A. Martinez-Mir; A. M. Christiano; A. D. Irvine
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This study examined visual outcome and complications in the treatment of retinoblastoma
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The aim of this study was to look at the visual outcome and treatment complications of children diagnosed with Retinoblastoma during the years 1985-2003 inclusive. A retrospective review of all patients records was performed. Patient characteristics, treatment methods and complications were recorded. Twenty eight children presented to Temple street Hospital between 1985-2003. Six of more...
International Classification:
Neoplasms - Malignant neoplasms - retinoblastoma
Categories:
retinoblastoma
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 98 Page: 17-20 January 2005
M. O'Doherty; B. Lanigan; F. Breathnach; A. O'Meara; B. Gallie; H. Chan; M. O'Keefe
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This study examined the presenting features and long-term outcome of all cases of anomalous left coronary artery presenting to our institution over a 15-year period.
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BACKGROUND: Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare condition presenting in infancy with acute myocardial ischaemia. AIMS: A retrospective study was undertaken to assess the presenting features and long-term outcome of all cases of ALCAPA presenting to our institution over a 15-year period. METHODS: All the cases were located using the hospital more...
International Classification:
Other - anomalous left coronary artery
Categories:
anomalous left coronary artery
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 177 Page: 127-30 June 2008
M. A. Walsh; D. Duff; P. Oslizlok; M. Redmond; K. P. Walsh; A. E. Wood; D. M. Coleman
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This case report discusses angel-shaped phalango-epiphyseal dysplasia in a 2 yrs female with failure to thrive - angel-shaped phalango-epiphyseal dysplasia
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Report
Categories:
phalango-epiphyseal dysplasia
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Clin Radiol,
Vol: 55 Page: 975-6 December 2000
P. S. Thomas; A. Paterson; R. J. Quinn
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This aim of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of developmental screening in identifying learning disabilities in early childhood
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This is a retrospective study of children under six years of age referred to the Brothers of Charity Early Intervention Services in County Galway, a service that caters for children under 6 years with learning disabilities. The aim in doing this study was to assess the value of routine developmental screening in identifying children with learning difficulties. This study also more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Disorders of psychological development - learning disabilities
Categories:
developmental screening; learning disabilities
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 94 Page: 148-50 May 2001
O. Flanagan; S. O. Nuallain
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The aim of this study was to compare Irish asylum seekers to other General Medical Scheme patients possessing Irish citizenship in terms of their utilisation of GP services, morbidity patterns and consultation outcomes
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To compare Irish asylum seekers to other General Medical Scheme (GMS) patients possessing Irish citizenship in terms of their utilisation of GP services, morbidity patterns and consultation outcomes. A retrospective 1 year study on patient records in two Galway City practices was performed. All asylum seekers who were patients of the two practices were compared with two controls each more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
morbidity patterns; consultation outcomes; -asylum seekers
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 461-4 May 2007
J. D. McMahon; A. Macfarlane; G. E. Avalos; P. Cantillon; A. W. Murphy
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The aim of this study was to examine lateral preference in use of hands, feet, eyes, and ears in a group of nearly 5000 schoolchildren
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The study examined lateral preference in use of hands, feet, eyes, and ears in a group of nearly 5000 schoolchildren in Northern Ireland. Performance tests were carried out by student teachers during their school-based work in 2002 and data were submitted on-line. Six tasks were used-writing, throwing a ball, kicking a ball, hopping, listening to quiet sounds, and looking through a more...
International Classification:
Other - lateral preference
Categories:
lateral preference
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Laterality,
Vol: 12 Page: 1-18 January 2007
J. G. Greenwood; J. J. Greenwood; J. F. McCullagh; J. Beggs; C. A. Murphy
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This study aimed to review and document the changing patterns in diagnosis, causes and treatment of bacterial infections of the central nervous system in a national neurosurgical unit
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OBJECTIVES: To review and document the changing patterns in diagnosis, causes and treatment of bacterial infections of the central nervous system (CNS) in a national neurosurgical unit only in patients from whom a specimen was obtained for culture. METHODS: The case notes, radiological results and laboratory records of all 163 patients in our institution who underwent a neurosurgical more...
International Classification:
Hospital infection - in a neurosurgical unit
Categories:
bacterial infections of the central nervous system
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Clin Microbiol Infect,
Vol: 9 Page: 803-9 August 2003
M. Roche; H. Humphreys; E. Smyth; J. Phillips; R. Cunney; E. McNamara; D. O'Brien; O. McArdle
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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 investigate vascular abnormalities in large bowel biopsies from patients with isolated Hirschsprung's disease
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Intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND) is an intestinal motility disorder, which clinically resembles Hirschsprung's disease (HD). Adventitial fibromuscular dysplasia (AFMD) consists of proliferation of smooth muscle cells and collagen fibers in the adventitia of blood vessels. The purpose of this study was to investigate vascular abnormalities in large bowel biopsies from patients with more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Other congenital malformations of the digestive system - Hirschsprung disease
Categories:
large bowel vascular abnormalities; - Hirschsprung's disease; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 19 Page: 345-8 July 2003
U. Rolle; A. P. Piotrowska; P. Puri
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The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of gait in children with spastic hemiplegia and a leg-length discrepancy, particularly in relation to the uninvolved limb.
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We assessed the pattern of gait in children with spastic hemiplegia and a leg-length discrepancy, particularly in relation to the uninvolved limb. The kinematics of the uninvolved limbs were compared with the pattern in normal children. The uninvolved limbs in children with hemiplegia and a significant leg-length discrepancy were compared with the uninvolved limb in those children who more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - spastic hemiplegia
Categories:
spastic hemiplegia; leg-length discrepancy -gait;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop,
Vol: 20 Page: 88-92 2000 Jan-Feb
P. E. Allen; A. Jenkinson; M. M. Stephens; T. O'Brien
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The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of c-Kit-positive interstitial cells of Cajal and their relationship to the autonomic intrinsic innervation in bowel specimens from patients with isolated hypoganglionosis
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: C-Kit-positive interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) have a key role in the normal motility function and development of the bowel. They are pacemaker cells, which facilitate active propagation of electrical events and neurotransmission in the bowel wall. ICCs are present in the bowel as myenteric ICCs (ICC(my)S) and muscular ICCs (ICC(mus)S). The aim of this study was more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Other congenital malformations of the digestive system - Hirschsprung's disease
Categories:
isolated hypoganglionosis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 37 Page: 709-14 May 2002
U. Rolle; A. Yoneda; V. Solari; L. Nemeth; P. Puri
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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence, nature, and degree of accommodative dysfunction among children with different types and severities of cerebral palsy
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PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence, nature, and degree of accommodative dysfunction among children with different types and severities of cerebral palsy (CP) in Northern Ireland. METHODS: Ninety subjects with CP (aged 4-15 years) were recruited through the Northern Ireland CP Register (NICPR). Modified Nott dynamic retinoscopy was used to measure lag and lead of accommodation at three more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy
Categories:
accommodative dysfunction cerebral palsy
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci,
Vol: 47 Page: 1824-30 May 2006
J. F. McClelland; J. Parkes; N. Hill; A. J. Jackson; K. J. Saunders
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The aim of this study was to examine accommodative responses were assessed in a group of school-age children using Nott DR
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BACKGROUND: Nott dynamic retinoscopy (DR) is a technique that provides an objective, rapid assessment of accommodative function. Presently there are no data available regarding age norms of accommodative function for school-age children using Nott DR. METHODS: Accommodative responses were assessed in a group of 125 school-age children (4 to 15 years of age) using Nott DR. A range of more...
International Classification:
Other - Vision accommodative responses
Categories:
vision accommodative responses
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Optom Vis Sci,
Vol: 81 Page: 929-33 December 2004
J. F. McClelland; K. J. Saunders
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This aim of this study was to examine uptake rates achieved for vaccinations administered in a school immunisation programme in a school year
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This study sought to document uptake rates achieved for vaccinations administered in a School Immunisation Programme in a school year. In a population of 6436 children uptake rates of more than 95% were achieved for all the vaccines administered, except MMR in the 6th class cohort for which 94.7% was the uptake figure. The success of the programme was attributed to the fact that the more...
International Classification:
Vaccination
Categories:
vaccinations
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 96 Page: 268-70 October 2003
J. Joyce-Cooney; G. Meagher; C. Quinn; I. Cavanagh
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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence, distribution, and clinical details of paediatric hepatitis C virus infection in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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AIM: To investigate the prevalence, distribution, and clinical details of paediatric hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the UK and Ireland. METHODS: Active monthly surveillance questionnaire study coordinated through the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit, to all consultant paediatricians in 1997 and 1998. RESULTS: A total of 182 HCV infected children were reported from 54 centres more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral hepatitis - hepatitis C
Categories:
paediatric hepatitis C virus
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Arch Dis Child,
Vol: 82 Page: 286-91 April 2000
D. M. Gibb; P. E. Neave; P. A. Tookey; M. Ramsay; H. Harris; K. Balogun; D. Goldberg; G. Mieli-Vergani; D. Kelly
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The aim of this study was to examine four children who had cerebellar involvement with significant mass effect in posterior fossa on CT and MRI brain - finding acute demyelinating events with rhombencephalitis
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Acute, acquired demyelination of central nervous system in childhood leads to a variety of clinical phenotypes dependant on the site of demyelination and presence of encephalopathy. Posterior fossa involvement is seen in over third of cases in childhood. We report on four children who had cerebellar involvement with significant mass effect in posterior fossa on CT and MRI brain. This more...
International Classification:
Other - rhombencephalitis
Categories:
rhombencephalitis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Eur J Paediatr Neurol,
Vol: 12 Page: 137-40 March 2008
S. Tirupathi; N. Lynch; E. Phelan; J. Mc Menamin; D. Webb
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The aim of this study was to examine rates of acute gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Abstract:
Most people with acute gastroenteritis do not seek medical care and are therefore not captured by routine surveillance. For this reason, population-based studies are needed to measure the burden of illness. A study of acute gastroenteritis in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland surveyed 9,903 people by telephone over the 12-month period from December 2000 to November 2001. The more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - acute gastroenteritis
Categories:
acute gastroenteritis
Geography:
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Commun Dis Public Health,
Vol: 7 Page: 61-7 March 2004
E. Scallan; M. Fitzgerald; C. Collins; D. Crowley; L. Daly; M. Devine; D. Igoe; T. Quigley; T. Robinson; B. Smyth
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This study examined the presentation, complications and hospital course of acute mastoiditis and ascertain had long term otological problems.
Abstract:
Acute mastoiditis, a destructive bacterial infection of the mastoid bone and air cell system, is relatively uncommon today but remains a potentially serious condition. There is a lack of information in the literature regarding the long term otological problems that children may face following an episode of this condition. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to examine the presentation, more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process - Diseases of middle ear and mastoid -mastoiditis
Categories:
mastoiditis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Laryngol Otol,
Vol: 122 Page: 233-7 March 2008
F. Glynn; L. Osman; M. Colreavy; H. Rowley; T. P. Dwyer; A. Blayney
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This study aimed to develop a policy to promote and facilitate healthier eating, researchers, practitioners, and the school community formed a partnership, together creating the Boost Better Breaks (BBB) school-based policy
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Northern Ireland has a high prevalence of childhood dental caries, reflecting heavy consumption of cariogenic snack foods. To develop a policy to promote and facilitate healthier eating, researchers, practitioners, and the school community formed a partnership, together creating the Boost Better Breaks (BBB) school-based policy. The policy was developed with and supported by more...
International Classification:
Diet and lifestyle
Categories:
healthier eating programme
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Public Health Rep,
Vol: 116 Page: 617-25 2001 Nov-Dec
R. Freeman; M. Oliver; G. Bunting; J. Kirk; W. Saunderson
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The aim of this study was to examine adjustment levels in families of children with intractable epilepsy but without a severe learning disability attending a regional paediatric neurology service
Abstract:
Seventy-five families of children with intractable epilepsy but without a severe learning disability (mean age 7 years 1 month, SD 2 years 6 months; range 2 to 12 years) who attended a regional paediatric neurology service, were surveyed. A postal questionnaire was used which included standardized measures of child and family adjustment; forty-eight families responded (64%; 31 males, 17 more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Episodic and paroxysmal disorders - epilepsy
Categories:
intractable epilepsy
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Dev Med Child Neurol,
Vol: 44 Page: 681-7 October 2002
C. G. McCusker; P. J. Kennedy; J. Anderson; E. M. Hicks; D. Hanrahan
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The aim of this study was to describe the age and sex profile of patients having cataract surgery by 2 consulting ophthalmic surgeons over an 18-year period
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PURPOSE: To investigate the age and sex profile of patients having cataract surgery by 2 consulting ophthalmic surgeons over an 18-year period. SETTING: Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Republic of Ireland. METHODS: Operating theater logbooks were reviewed, and all patients having cataract surgery between January 1986 and December 2003 in Waterford Regional Hospital were more...
International Classification:
Procedure - cataract surgery
Categories:
cataract surgery
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Cataract Refract Surg,
Vol: 31 Page: 2162-6 November 2005
P. O'Reilly; U. Mahmoud; P. Hayes; P. Tormey; S. Beatty
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The aim of this study was to examine the age at death of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland.
Abstract:
This study examined the age at death of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland. Using data from the National Intellectual Disability Database, the average age at death of 1120 people who died between 1996 and 2001 was 45.68 years, with no difference in lifespan between men and women. A more severe level of intellectual disability predicted shorter lifespan. In general, those more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Mental retardation - intellectual disabilities
Categories:
intellectual disabilities
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Intellect Disabil,
Vol: 10 Page: 155-64 June 2006
K. E. Lavin; B. E. McGuire; M. J. Hogan
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and the risk factors for infection
Abstract:
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Helicobacter pylori is most likely acquired in childhood, but the incidence of infection has not been determined prospectively by using an appropriate noninvasive test. The aim of this study was to determine the age-specific incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and the risk factors for infection. METHODS: Three hundred twenty-seven healthy index more...
International Classification:
Bacterium - Helicobacter pylori
Categories:
Helicobacter pylori
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Gastroenterology,
Vol: 130 Page: 65-72; quiz 211 January 2006
M. Rowland; L. Daly; M. Vaughan; A. Higgins; B. Bourke; B. Drumm
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This study measured paediatric aphakic glaucoma, a major long term complication, after cataract surgery in children
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BACKGROUND: Paediatric aphakic glaucoma presents months or years after cataract surgery in children and is a major long term complication. The results of surgical treatment are poor and many children require multiple and repeat procedures with poor visual outcomes. METHODS: 13 children (19 eyes) had Ahmed valve implantation surgery, nine of the children had previous procedures such as more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the eye and adnexa - Disorders of lens - paediatric aphakic glaucoma
Categories:
paediatric aphakic glaucoma
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Br J Ophthalmol,
Vol: 89 Page: 855-8 July 2005
C. Kirwan; M. O'Keefe; B. Lanigan; U. Mahmood
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The aim of this study was to examine renal replacement therapy in the United Kingdom with regard to prevalence and a range of demographic characteristics
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Summary data are provided for the whole United Kingdom. There were 41,776 adult patients alive on renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the UK at the end of 2005, a prevalence for adults of 694 pmp. Addition of 748 children under the age of 18 on RRT gives a total prevalence of 706 pmp. The more detailed analysis includes data on 37,534 patients from 65 of the 70 units which returned more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
renal replacement therapy
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Nephrol Dial Transplant,
Vol: 22 Suppl 7 Page: vii30-50 August 2007
K. Farrington; R. Rao; R. Stenkamp; D. Ansell; T. Feest
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The aim of the study was to assess the utility of alpha glutathione S-transferase (alphaGST) as a potential marker of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in children after cardiac surgery
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to assess the utility of alpha glutathione S-transferase (alphaGST) as a potential marker of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in children after cardiac surgery. METHODS: Twenty-six patients undergoing cardiac surgery were enrolled in this longitudinal experimental study. Blood samples were drawn for analysis at specified time points during more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Other diseases of intestines - intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury
Categories:
intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injur
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 41 Page: 1526-31 September 2006
M. P. McMonagle; M. Halpenny; A. McCarthy; A. Mortell; F. Manning; C. Kilty; D. Mannion; A. E. Wood; M. T. Corbally
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The aim of this study was to examine the expression of c-kit positive cells in the muscle layer of normal and obstructed ureteropelvic junction specimens
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PURPOSE: Peristaltic contractions in the upper urinary tract serve to move urine from the kidney through the ureter to the bladder. Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is the most common cause of congenital hydronephrosis in children. To our knowledge the pathophysiology of UPJ obstruction is unknown. C-kit positive interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are pacemaker cells that more...
International Classification:
Procedure - ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Categories:
c-kit positive cells; - ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Urol,
Vol: 170 Page: 2420-2 December 2003
V. Solari; A. P. Piotrowska; P. Puri
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This case report discusses the case of a 2-year-old boy who ingested 35 mg.kg(-1) of amitriptyline.
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We describe a case of a 2-year-old boy who ingested 35 mg.kg(-1) of amitriptyline. He developed central nervous system toxicity, as demonstrated by coma and seizures and cardiac toxicity (cardiac arrest) within 1 h of ingestion. The cardiac toxicity was refractory to standard therapy. His cardiac rhythm alternated between ventricular tachycardia and pulseless ventricular more...
International Classification:
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - Report
Categories:
poisioning; amitriptyline
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Paediatr Anaesth,
Vol: 16 Page: 174-7 February 2006
C. Deegan; K. O'Brien
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The aim of this study was to assess patient satisfaction at two out-of-hours cooperatives in Northern Ireland
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BACKGROUND: The reorganized out-of-hours general practitioner (GP) service, resulting in the creation of out-of-hours cooperatives has been widely welcomed by the medical profession. However, GP satisfaction remains only one aspect of this reorganized service and patients' views and levels of satisfaction must have a contribution to make to the organization and delivery of the service. more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
patient satisfaction
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Eval Clin Pract,
Vol: 10 Page: 467-74 August 2004
K. Thompson; K. Parahoo; B. Farrell
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The aim of this study was to examine the influence of eating location on the diets of Irish children
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OBJECTIVES: To examine the influence of eating location on the quality of the diets of Irish children and to compare intakes at home with intakes at other people's homes and intakes outside the home, and to compare intakes at various locations outside the home. DESIGN: Food intake was measured using a 7-day weighed diary in 594 children from the Republic of Ireland (aged 5-12 years). more...
International Classification:
Diet and lifestyle
Categories:
eating location; diets
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr,
Vol: 10 Page: 599-607 June 2007
S. J. Burke; S. N. McCarthy; J. L. O'Neill; E. M. Hannon; M. Kiely; A. Flynn; M. J. Gibney
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The aim of this study was to describe environmental factors and the exacerbation of atopic eczema in children
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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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The aim of the study was to conduct an open-label prospective study assessing the efficacy of activated protein C replacement therapy in patients with severe meningococcal septicemia, purpura fulminans, and multiorgan failure
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Activated protein C (APC) is a natural anticoagulant that plays a pivotal role in coagulation homeostasis. Severe inherited or acquired deficiency results in a clinical syndrome called purpura fulminans. In addition, APC also appears to have potent cytokine-modifying properties and is protective in animal models of sepsis. The dual functional properties of APC are particularly relevant more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Other bacterial diseases - meningococcal disease
Categories:
severe meningococcal septicemia
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Blood,
Vol: 96 Page: 3719-24 December 2000
B. White; W. Livingstone; C. Murphy; A. Hodgson; M. Rafferty; O. P. Smith
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This case report discusses a 3-year-old boy of Romanian origin with an unusual orthopaedic presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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A 3-year-old boy of Romanian origin was admitted with the inability to weight bear and pyrexia. He was investigated to rule out septic arthritis. He subsequently developed an atypical clinical picture of fleeting joint arthritis, spiking temperature with poor response to antibiotics and atypical results of investigations. The peripheral blood smear showed a normal leukocyte count, but more...
International Classification:
Neoplasm - Report
Categories:
lymphoblastic leukaemia (acute)
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop B,
Vol: 12 Page: 292-4 July 2003
R. Kumar; A. Walsh; K. Khalilullah; D. McCormack; S. Ryan
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This study presented perioperative management of children with epidermolysis bullosa
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare, genetically determined disorder characterized by excessive susceptibility of the skin and mucosa to separate from the underlying tissues after mechanical trauma. Patients suffering from this disease may have multiple medical problems, but the risk of anaesthesia is attributed mainly to oropharyngeal involvement; airway more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Other congenital malformations - epidermolysis bullosa
Categories:
epidermolysis bullosa
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Eur J Anaesthesiol,
Vol: 18 Page: 745-54 November 2001
G. Iohom; B. Lyons
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