Background Having a baby requiring admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be very distressing for families and there may be a significant period after birth where parents do not see or ...

Anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence are extremely common and are often associated with lifelong psychiatric disturbance. Consistent with DSM-5 and the extant literature, this review ...

Background Over the last few years, there has been increasing attention to the involvement of the central nervous system in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The aim of this study was to assess the ...

AIM To identify permanent sequelae after sports injuries in children and adolescents. METHODS In 1985, a prospective register was drawn up of all sports related injuries reported that year by the ...

Background Headaches are a common and concerning symptom that frequently presents to the paediatric emergency department. 1 While the vast majority of these headaches represent benign processes (viral ...

Children of drug-misusing women are a vulnerable group. Data describing the pattern of accommodation placements are lacking. We investigated 10- to 12-year accommodation outcomes of children born to ...

Background Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face unique challenges in acute emergency presentations, resulting in longer wait times, heightened distress, and communication barriers.

Objective Every year, medication errors harm children in hospitals. Ward rounds are a unique opportunity to bring information together and plan management. There is a need to understand what ...

Objectives Develop a score summarising how successfully a child with any surgical condition has been treated, and test the clinical validity of the score. Design Discrete choice experiment (DCE), and ...