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Archive for February, 2008

Methadone use and visual development

27 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a series of 21 infants of methadone using mothers and 20 case controls tested with flash visual evoked responses, infants of methadone using mothers had delayed visual maturation.  Here.

Pyloric stenosis

25 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

Over a 23 year period to 2004 in Scotland the incidence of pyloric stenosis has fallen from 4.4 to 1.4 per 1000 live births, for no demonstrable reason.  Here.

Bone densiometry

25 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In an audit of 576 children who had had DEXA scanning, although those who had fractures had marginally lower values, the predictive ability was poor.  Here.

Prader-Willi and scoliosis

9 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a series of 96 Dutch children with Prader-Willi, 37.5% had scoliosis, which can be related to age and body composition.  Here. 

Acute Myocarditis

9 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a series of 28 post mortem studies conducted over ten years conducted on children and which demonstrated histologically confirmed myocarditis, 40% had no macroscopic features suggestive of myocardial pathology.  Here.

Voriconazole plasma levels

5 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a case series of 5 children receiving voriconazole, highly variable plasma levels were observed with recommended dosing regimes, implying that plasma monitoring may be necessary in children.  Here.

Obesity prevention

5 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

An intervention involving teaching healthy eating, reduced TV and increased activity which is known to have an impact in the US also had an impact in a pilot study on English children aged 9-10.  Here.

MMR and autism

5 Feb, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a case control study of 98 children with autism spectrum disorder, 52 with developmental problems but no autism and 90 with normal development, no relationship was found with measles antibody levels and autistic symptoms. Here.

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