Objective To determine whether the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUS),
licensed at present for contraceptive use, may reduce menstrual blood loss with few side …

Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes outbreaks of respiratory tract infection
in the winter months in the UK. It is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection …

Background Forty to 70% of medical devices and equipment in low-and middle-income
countries are broken, unused or unfit for purpose; this impairs service delivery to patients …

Background The frequency and ethnic variation of Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Kawasaki
disease, and rarer vasculitides during childhood are not well characterised. Our aim was to …

Objectives To evaluate the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D insufficiency (VDI) in
children In Great Britain. Design A nationally representative cross-sectional study survey of …

Objective: Changing trends in multiple sclerosis (MS) epidemiology may first be apparent in
the childhood population affected with first onset acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADSs) …

Background. An assessment was made of the usefulness and accuracy of a computer
program for the identification of the south Asian population through the classification of …

Deletions of chromosome 3p are frequent in many types of neoplasia including neural crest
tumours such as neuroblastoma (NB) and phaeochromocytoma. Recently we isolated …

Background Chronic migraine is a debilitating headache disorder that has significant impact
on quality of life. Stimulation of peripheral nerves is increasingly being used to treat chronic …

Aim To describe clinical features and outcome of a series of children with first-episode optic
neuritis investigated in three paediatric neurology centres. Methods Databases were …