Paediatrics: Recent submissions
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Characterisation of innate immune responses in children with Down syndrome
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2020)Introduction: Down syndrome (DS) is associated with increased incidence of infections in childhood, higher mortality from sepsis, and other inflammatory conditions such as arthropathy, thyroid and coeliac disease. Several ... -
'Peas in a Pod?' - The body composition of the term and preterm infant
Introduction: Weight has been the primary outcome measure for many studies of both term and preterm infants. Body composition reflects the quality of infant growth. Using air displacement plethysmography, infant body ... -
Granny Must Grieve
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Difficult Social Circumstances
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CHAMPION STUDY: Childhood Assessment of Multi-organ dysfunction Post Neonatal encephalopathy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2019)Neonatal brain injury is an important cause of neonatal death and disability such as cerebral palsy. Perinatal global hypoxic ischaemia associated with neonatal encephalopathy results in multi-organ dysfunction which may ... -
Thrown Under the bus: The Implications for Clinical Practice in Irish Health System
(MPI Media Limited, 2018)The case of Dr Hadiza Bawa Garba in the UK has attracted widespread print and online media attention. Her registration and medical practice was referred to the General Medical Council (GMC) by the Crown Prosecution Service ... -
Developing a national reference range for paediatric bone density
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2014)This study aimed to acquire normative dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA] bone density data for Irish Caucasian children. A total of 162 healthy Irish Caucasian children (84 male, 78 female) aged between six and 16 years ... -
National incidence study of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2001)Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus is an important chronic medical condition that is associated with significant morbidity and premature mortality. The disease is considered so important that its incidence is ... -
Circulating microparticles, protein C, free protein S and endothelial vascular markers in children with sickle cell anaemia
(Co-Action Publishing, 2015)Circulating microparticles (MP) have been described in sickle cell anaemia (SCA); however, their interaction with endothelial markers remains unclear. We investigated the relationship between MP, protein C (PC), free protein ... -
Surveillance study on children and adolescents with Down Syndrome (3 months to 18.9 years) in the Eastern Regional Health Authority
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2006)Down syndrome is the most common cause of developmental disability in Ireland with a birth prevalence of 1 in 546 live births. Children with Down syndrome have a high incidence of associated treatable medical disorders. ... -
Children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis attending the three specialist Dublin respiratory units : clinical, metabolic, quality of life and genetic aspects
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2008)Patients with cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) have a six-fold increase in morbidity and mortality (Moran, 2002a). CFRD is usually asymptomatic and can remain undetected for up to four years prior to diagnosis. ... -
Children born small for gestational age (SGA) : growth and clinical assessment at age 4 to 6 years and treatment with recombinant growth hormone in children born SGA without catch up growth
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2009)Small for gestational age (SGA) is a descriptive term used to describe a baby who is bom smaller than expected for its gender and gestation. By international consensus the current definition is a birth weight ≥2 standard ... -
Continuous glucose monitoring in a cohort of prepubertal children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus : a comparison of glycaemic outcomes to clinical and biochemical markers of diabetes control
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2009)In type 1 diabetes, monitoring of glycaemic status is considered a cornerstone of diabetes care and vital in the prevention of diabetes complications. Intermittent daily self monitoring of blood glucose levels provides a ... -
Acidosis at birth in term infants and early neurophysiological and cardiovascular changes
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2005)This thesis was mounted to evaluate and quantify the role of umbilical cord pH measurements in relation to the baby’s clinical condition, electroencephalographic pattern, heart rate variability and analysis of sucking ... -
Attitudes of parents and staff towards medical students on the paediatric wards.
(2014)This study investigates attitudes of parents and staff to medical students on paediatric wards in a Dublin teaching hospital. We invited 100 parents of patients and 30 staff involved in the care of children on the paediatric ... -
Height in Turner syndrome: Does Growth Hormone Therapy Have Impact?
(2014)Short stature is a cardinal feature of Turner syndrome. We examined height outcome and its relation to growth hormone therapy in Irish girls with Turner syndrome. In those with Turner syndrome (TS), the adult stature is ... -
The incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in Irealnd and the National Childhood Diabetes Register.
(2014)The incidence of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in childhood and adolescence is increasing globally with few exceptions. To date limited conflicting data has been available regarding diabetes epidemiology in Ireland. We sought to ... -
Body fat distribution in Turner syndrome and the influence of puberty.
(2014)Girls with Turner syndrome (TS) may encounter a wide range of problems. We aim to describe the body composition and its relation to the pubertal development, in affected girls. Precocious pubarche has been found to be ... -
Turner syndrome awareness of health issues
(2014)Turner syndrome (TS) is an important cause of short stature in girls and occurs in approximately 1 in every 2000 live female births. Affected girls may also experience a wide range of problems. We aim to examine the ... -
The National Paedaitric Diabetes Register and its impact on healthcare
(2014)In the field of management it has long been recognised that effective management of any given outcome requires knowledge and control of inputs to the system. This is also true in healthcare particularly in Type 1 diabetes ...
