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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Objectives Childhood obesity rates are unacceptably high in the UK. The most recent survey found that almost 10% of preschool children have obesity, rising to 23% in year 6. 1 Unhealthy dietary ...

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 ...

Background Informally transferring children to new home & looking after them is not new. Adoption is permanent removal of a child into another family has only been legislated in the UK in 20th century ...