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26-04-2024 Whole Blood Values in Children News

An alternative to venous neonatal blood draw?

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Umbilical cord blood could be a valid alternative to neonatal blood for measuring hemoglobin if a correction factor is applied.

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Chronic stridor in a toddler caused by a discharged button battery

Open Access Foreign Bodies in Esophagus and Bronchi Case Study

Ingested button batteries are usually charged and quickly cause severe symptoms, but ingesting a discharged battery is very rare. Unspecific symptoms can complicate and delay diagnosis, risking long-term complications.

Benefits of newborn screening for SMA

24-04-2024 Spinal Muscular Atrophy News

Early detection of spinal muscular atrophy by newborn screening allows prompt treatment and leads to better functional outcomes than diagnosis after the development of clinical symptoms.

Lower heritability of adult-onset versus childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

23-04-2024 Type 1 Diabetes News

Type 1 diabetes that develops in adulthood has weaker familial associations than type 1 diabetes that develops in childhood.

Vitamin requirements in children with chronic kidney disease

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Review

Guidelines from the Pediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce advise on assessing and managing vitamin deficiency or excess in children with CKD stages 2–5, on dialysis and post-transplantation.

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An alternative to venous neonatal blood draw?

26-04-2024 Whole Blood Values in Children News

Benefits of newborn screening for SMA

24-04-2024 Spinal Muscular Atrophy News

Lower heritability of adult-onset versus childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

23-04-2024 Type 1 Diabetes News

Teen pregnancy is a marker of premature mortality

17-04-2024 Pregnancy News

Givinostat slows Duchenne muscular dystrophy progression

16-04-2024 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy News

Oral corticosteroids reduce wheeze severity in preschoolers

11-04-2024 Respiratory Medicine News
Live Webinar | 02-05-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on sleep in brain health

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Live: Thursday 2nd May 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

Quality sleep is essential for health. But what happens to our brains when sleep patterns are disturbed? Join our experts to explore the interplay between sleep disruption and neurological diseases, and the questions that you need to be asking your patients to help you prevent the harmful effects of sleep deprivation.

Dr. Rolf Fronczek
Dr. Sven Rupprecht
Dr. Renata Riha
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Case Studies

Siblings with familial chylomicronemia syndrome

Open Access Hypertriglyceridemia Case Study

Familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a monogenic form of severe hypertriglyceridemia that increases the risk of pancreatitis. In this case, two brothers had familial chylomicronemia syndrome caused by rare GPIHBP1 deletions.

Chronic stridor in a toddler caused by a discharged button battery

Open Access Foreign Bodies in Esophagus and Bronchi Case Study

Ingested button batteries are usually charged and quickly cause severe symptoms, but ingesting a discharged battery is very rare. Unspecific symptoms can complicate and delay diagnosis, risking long-term complications.

Double trouble: dual outflow tract obstruction

Open Access Congenital Heart Anomaly Case Study

Do you know the symptoms of a double chambered right ventricle in a child? Discover how to recognise, diagnose, and treat such cases in your clinic with this insightful case report.

Current Reviews

Perforated Appendicitis in Children: Management, Microbiology, and Antibiotic Stewardship

Appendicitis Review

Although appendicitis has been described for more than 300 years, its optimal management remains a topic of active investigation. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of peritonitis in children, and rates of perforated appendicitis are much …

The Role of Sleep Disturbances in the Onset and Maintenance of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review of Subjective and Polysomnographic Findings

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder REVIEW

The importance of sleep in supporting mental health has been observed by medical professionals for over a century [ 1 ]. Moreover, the close ties between sleep health and psychiatric well-being emerge early in life [ 2 ]. Childhood and adolescence …

Complications and visual outcomes following surgical resection of pediatric optic pathway/hypothalamic gliomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Glioma Review

Pediatric optic pathway/hypothalamic gliomas (OPHG) pose challenges in treatment due to their location and proximity to vital structures. Surgical resection plays a key role in the management of OPHG especially when the tumor exhibits mass effect …

Jugular foramen stenosis in external hydrocephalus in infants

Hydrocephalus Review

External hydrocephalus is an infant condition that has been defined with many synonyms (external hydrocephalus [ 1 – 5 ], benign external hydrocephalus [ 6 , 7 ], benign pericerebral collection, pericerebral hygromas [ 8 ], benign enlargement of …
Webinar | 08-11-2023 | 18:00 (CET)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on diet and diabetes

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An expert-led symposium exploring the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes through dietary interventions. Highlights include discussion of the recent EASD guidelines, therapeutic diets, food types and processing, plus psychological factors that influence patient success, and the drivers of healthy eating and diabetes control.

Prof. Mike Lean
Prof. Falko Sniehotta
Developed by: Springer Medicine

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Pediatric Obesity

With adolescent obesity at an all-time high, greater understanding of the individual cost and societal burden is crucial. Discover the unique challenges faced by adolescents with obesity, and learn effective strategies to help young people to overcome this disease.

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Stay up to date with the rapidly changing CGM landscape. Learn how to implement and integrate CGM into diabetes management to improve patient care and outcomes.

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Hemophilia

This independent educational program aims to highlight advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with hemophilia that have the potential to improve patients’ outcomes and quality of life.

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Systematic Literature Review on the Incidence of Herpes Zoster in Populations at Increased Risk of Disease in the EU/EEA, Switzerland, and the UK

Open Access Shingles Original Research

Primary infection by the varicella-zoster virus leads to childhood varicella (chickenpox) in the majority of the population. The virus remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia, and can be reactivated later in life, causing herpes zoster (HZ) [ 1 …

Fatal child abuse detected by systematic post-mortem fundus photograph in sudden death in infancy

Open Access Abusive Head Injury Case Report

In living children, the use of a wide field fundus camera such as RetCam is the gold standard practice to document retinal haemorrhages in suspected cases of abusive head trauma (AHT). In case of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI), child …

Acacia fiber or probiotic supplements to relieve gastrointestinal complaints in patients with constipation-predominant IBS: a 4-week randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled intervention trial

Open Access Irritable Bowel Syndrome Original Contribution

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder, which affects 10–20% of the total world population, with a higher prevalence observed among women [ 1 , 2 ]. It is characterized by abdominal pain associated with defecation …

Plasma neurological biomarkers as a measure of neurotoxicity in pediatric dental general anesthesia: a prospective observational feasibility study

Open Access Biomarkers Original Scientific Article

The use of pharmacological behavior management, in the form of sedation and general anesthesia (GA), especially in managing young and uncooperative children requiring dental treatment, mainly as a result of dental caries, is widely used in …

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Open Access Turner's Syndrome Review

Turner syndrome: improving the transition from pediatric to adult care

Multisystem involvement in Turner syndrome makes the transition from pediatric to adult care very challenging. Explore guidance on all aspects of transition and referral.

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Overnight bracing prevents curve progression in adolescent scoliosis

27-02-2024 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis News

How does ECMO affect brain development?

Open Access Early Childhood Brain Injury Review

Safely transitioning patients in nephrology

Pediatric Nephrology Review

Chronic abdominal pain and constipation diagnosed as glycogen storage disease type IX

Open Access Metabolic Disease and Nutrition Case Study

Teratogenic risk low with second-line noninsulin antidiabetic agents

05-01-2024 Diabetes and Pregnancy News
26-04-2024 Whole Blood Values in Children News

An alternative to venous neonatal blood draw?

Umbilical cord blood could be a valid alternative to neonatal blood for measuring hemoglobin if a correction factor is applied.

Read more

Benefits of newborn screening for SMA

24-04-2024 Spinal Muscular Atrophy News

Potential micronutrient deficiencies in the first 1000 days of life

Open Access Basics of Nutrition in Children Review

Genetic causes of polyhydramnios

Open Access Polyhydramnions Case Study

How to recognise rare Kawasaki disease in neonates

Open Access Kawasaki Disease Case Study

How does ECMO affect brain development?

Open Access Early Childhood Brain Injury Review
Free for a limited time Congenital Valvular Heart Disease Review

Insights into inherited valvular heart disease

What have we learned about the genetic causes of  valvular heart diseases in the last five years? This overview will bring you up to speed.

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Double trouble: dual outflow tract obstruction

Open Access Congenital Heart Anomaly Case Study

Bacterial endocarditis caused by contact lens use

Open Access Endocarditis Case Study

Implantable monitor for heart failure in DMD

Open Access Telemonitoring in Cardiology Case Study

How can we better manage high blood pressure in children?

Metabolic Disease in Childhood Review

Echogenomics in heritable aortopathies

Congenital Heart Anomaly Review
23-04-2024 Type 1 Diabetes News

Lower heritability of adult-onset versus childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes that develops in adulthood has weaker familial associations than type 1 diabetes that develops in childhood.

Read more

Managing type 2 diabetes in children and young people

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes in Children Guideline

Turner syndrome: improving the transition from pediatric to adult care

Open Access Turner's Syndrome Review

Echogenomics in heritable aortopathies

Congenital Heart Anomaly Review

Home insulin pump use feasible for hospitalized children with T1D

20-02-2024 Type 1 Diabetes in Children News

Promising treatment for Niemann–Pick disease type C

13-02-2024 Niemann-Pick Disease News
Open Access Infantile Hemangioma Case Study

Skin atrophy after treatment of infantile hemangioma

Hemangiomas are the most common benign vascular tumors of infancy. Systemic propranolol successfully treated a hemangioma on a 3-month-old’s face, but left a skin defect very similar to steroid-induced skin atrophy.

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Special considerations for managing CML in children

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Review

CNS tumors: what should the neonatologist know?

Open Access CNS Tumors in Pediatrics Review

Causes of chronic limping in childhood

Open Access Pediatric Rheumatology Case Study

Advances in pediatric medulloblastoma

Open Access Medulloblastoma Review

Radiomics and deep learning advances in neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma Review
Post-COVID Syndrome Review

Treating multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

MIS-C is a relatively uncommon but severe pediatric complication associated with COVID-19, requiring rapid and intensive treatment. What are the most effective treatment strategies?

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RSV vaccine during pregnancy may protect infants but increases prematurity risk

20-03-2024 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection News

The blue catheter

Disease of the Nervous System in Children Case Study

Viral DNAemia may predict sepsis-related mortality in children

08-03-2024 Septicemia News

Severe pediatric COVID-19

Open Access COVID-19 Review

New criteria to help identify children at risk for sepsis

14-02-2024 Septicemia News
Open Access Foreign Bodies in Esophagus and Bronchi Case Study

Chronic stridor in a toddler caused by a discharged button battery

Ingested button batteries are usually charged and quickly cause severe symptoms, but ingesting a discharged battery is very rare. Unspecific symptoms can complicate and delay diagnosis, risking long-term complications.

Read more

Oral corticosteroids reduce wheeze severity in preschoolers

11-04-2024 Respiratory Medicine News

Potential micronutrient deficiencies in the first 1000 days of life

Open Access Basics of Nutrition in Children Review

Airway pressure release ventilation for trauma-induced ARDS

Open Access Acute Respiratory Distress-Syndrome Case Study

Ibuprofen ineffective for patent ductus arteriosus

30-01-2024 Patent Ductus Arteriosus News

Nirsevimab alleviates hospital admissions due to RSV infection in infants

18-01-2024 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection News
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