Archives of Disease in Childhood

Paediatric colchicine poisoning in the UK: a 10-year retrospective case series from the National Poisons Information Service

Objective Colchicine, derived from autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale ), has been used for centuries to treat arthritis.
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Incidence of herpes simplex infection among febrile infants under 3 months of age: evidence from two multisite cohorts

The prevalence of invasive bacterial infection in young febrile infants is estimated at 1%–4%, with the highest rates in ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Associations between special educational needs and physical and mental health conditions in children and young people in England: a population-based cross-secti…

Objective Children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs (SENs) have an increased risk of psychopathology and ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Outcomes from a structured conflict management programme implemented at three paediatric healthcare sites: a mixed-methods evaluation

Objective Evaluation of the Medical Mediation Foundation’s Conflict Management Programme (CMP)—a structured process for ...
BMJ

Opening doors: suggested practice for medical professionals for when a child might be close to telling about abuse

Correspondence to Dr Jamie Carter, Community Paediatric Dept, Seaside View CDC, Brighton General Hospital, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton BN2 3EW, UK; Jamie.carter{at}nhs.net The way ...
BMJ

ChildLine—the first twelve years

This brief article aims to give a history and overview of ChildLine's work in the first 12 years of its existence and to provide references to more detailed information on a range of issues that ...
BMJ

Guidelines for managing acute gastroenteritis based on a systematic review of published research

Institute of Child Health, Clinical Research Building, Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link ...
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Consensus recommendations for the assessment and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children and young people

5 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a potentially disabling condition. There is a lack of evidence and ...
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Corticosteroids in the management of the paediatric epilepsies

The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust (Alder Hey), Liverpool, UK Correspondence to: Dr R Appleton The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, ...
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Update on adrenal steroid hormone biosynthesis and clinical implications

Correspondence to Dr Nils Krone, Academic Unit of Child Health, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; n.krone{at}sheffield.ac.uk Steroid biosynthesis ...
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Enterovirus and parechovirus meningitis in infants younger than 90 days old in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study

Objectives This study aimed to prospectively collect detailed clinical information for all enterovirus (EV) and human parechovirus (HPeV) meningitis cases in infants aged <90 days in the UK and ...
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Guidance on development and operation of Young Persons’ Advisory Groups

Correspondence to Jennifer Preston, Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool School of Life Sciences, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK; Jennifer.Preston{at}liverpool.ac.uk Background Engaging ...