Acta Pædiatrica

Highlights in this issue
pp. 1599-1599(1)
Author: Lagercrantz, Hugo

Neonatal and paediatric air transfers: the Isle of Man experience
pp. 1600-1600(1)
Authors: Mammas, Ioannis; Thiagarajan, Prakash

Elevated free thyroxin levels following low molecular weight heparin treatment in a premature neonate
pp. 1601-1601(1)
Authors: Haim, Alon; Chanoine, Jean-Pierre; Albersheim, Susan; Mock, Thomas

Case 1: Unexpected muscular hypotonia and need for mechanical ventilation in a preterm infant (Case Presentation)
pp. 1602-1603(2)
Authors: Rochow, Niels; Küster, Helmut; Bandt, Christoph; Hoffmann, Ulrich; Fusch, Christoph

Case 2: A crying patient with a swelling in the neck (Case Presentation)
pp. 1603-1604(2)
Authors: Wieringa, JW; van Houten, MA

Severe psychomotor and metabolic damages caused by a mutant thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1 in mice: can patients with a similar mutation be found and treated?
pp. 1605-1610(6)
Authors: Vennström, Björn; Mittag, Jens; Wallis, Karin

Establishing causality in the assessment of safety of medicines for children
pp. 1611-1616(6)
Author: Ashby, Deborah

Paediatrics-based fetal care: unanswered ethical questions
pp. 1617-1619(3)
Authors: Brown, Stephen D; Lyerly, Anne D; Little, Margaret O; Lantos, John D

Nurse-led newborn resuscitation in an urban neonatal unit
pp. 1620-1624(5)
Authors: Neal, Donna; Stewart, Danny; Grant, Cameron C

Quantitative ultrasound (QUS): a useful tool for monitoring bone health in preterm infants?
pp. 1625-1630(6)
Authors: Fewtrell, MS; Loh, KL; Chomtho, S; Kennedy, K; Hawdon, J; Khakoo, A

Parent perceptions of child sleep: a study of 10 000 Swedish children
pp. 1631-1639(9)
Authors: Palmstierna, Peder; Sepa, Anneli; Ludvigsson, Johnny

Surgical closure of the patent ductus arteriosus and its effect on the cerebral tissue oxygenation
pp. 1640-1644(5)
Authors: Vanderhaegen, J; De Smet, D; Meyns, B; Van De Velde, M; Van Huffel, S; Naulaers, G

Differing lung function development in infants with univentricular hearts compared with healthy infants
pp. 1645-1652(8)
Authors: Matthews, Iren Lindbak; Kaldestad, Runa Helen; Bjørnstad, Per G; Thaulow, Erik; Grønn, Morten

Elevated Lp(a) with a small apo(a) isoform in children: risk factor for the development of premature coronary artery disease
pp. 1653-1657(5)
Authors: Dirisamer, Albert; Widhalm, Harald; Aldover-Macasaet, Elsie; Molzer, Sylvia; Widhalm, Kurt

Long-term non-invasive positive airway pressure ventilation in infants
pp. 1658-1662(5)
Authors: Markström, Agneta; Sundell, Kerstin; Stenberg, Nader; Katz-Salamon, Miriam

Early cessation of breastfeeding to prevent postnatal transmission of HIV: a recommendation in need of guidance
pp. 1663-1668(6)
Authors: de Paoli, Marina M; Mkwanazi, Ntombizodumo B; Richter, Linda M; Rollins, Nigel

High-risk human papilloma viruses (HPVs) were not detected in the benign skin lesions of a small number of children
pp. 1669-1671(3)
Authors: Mammas, I; Sourvinos, G; Michael, C; Spandidos, DA

Alcohol-based hand-disinfection reduced children's absence from Swedish day care centers
pp. 1672-1680(9)
Authors: Lennell, Anne; Kühlmann-Berenzon, Sharon; Geli, Patricia; Hedin, Katarina; Petersson, Christer; Cars, Otto; Mannerquist, Kerstin; Burman, Lars G; Fredlund, Hans

Characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from Chinese children with scarlet fever
pp. 1681-1685(5)
Authors: Liang, Yunmei; Shen, Xuzhuang; Huang, Guoying; Wang, Chuanqing; Shen, Ying; Yang, Yonghong

TT virus prevalence, viral loads and genotypic variability in saliva from healthy Japanese children
pp. 1686-1690(5)
Authors: Naganuma, Masako; Tominaga, Norio; Miyamura, Tsunetake; Soda, Atsushi; Moriuchi, Masako; Moriuchi, Hiroyuki

Body composition in a cohort of Swedish adolescents aged 15, 17 and 20.5 years
pp. 1691-1697(7)
Authors: Lantz, H; Bratteby, L-E; Fors, H; Sandhagen, B; Sjöström, L; Samuelson, G

Final height in Swedish children with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency enrolled in KIGS treated optimally with growth hormone
pp. 1698-1706(9)
Authors: Westphal, Otto; Lindberg, Anders

Zinc concentration in serum and cerebrospinal fluid simultaneously decrease in children with febrile seizure: Findings from a prospective study in Bangladesh
pp. 1707-1711(5)
Authors: Mollah, M Abid Hossain; Rakshit, Sudesh Chandra; Anwar, Kazi Selim; Arslan, M Iqbal; Saha, Narayan; Ahmed, Shakil; Azad, Khademul; Hassan, Tariq

Reduction in hospitalizations of children
pp. 1712-1716(5)
Authors: Santos, Erica; Gonçalves de Sousa, Alexandre; Marques, Ana Paula Lerner; Bussamra, Maria Helena CF; Zukerman, Eliova; Schvartsman, Cláudio

Lack of association of δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase genotype with blood lead levels in environmentally exposed children of Uygur and Han populations
pp. 1717-1720(4)
Authors: Chen, Yan; Zhao, Jiang-Xia; Liu, Ji-Wen; Cui, Jun; Li, Ling; Tian, Wei

Women with non-Swedish speaking background and their children: a longitudinal study of uptake of care and maternal and child health
pp. 1721-1728(8)
Authors: Fabian, Helena; Rådestad, Ingela; Rodriguez, Alina; Waldenström, Ulla

Four new cases of PHACES syndrome: variable phenotypic expression and endocrine features
pp. 1729-1733(5)
Authors: Mussa, Alessandro; Baldassarre, Giuseppina; Rosaia De Santis, Lucia; Gastaldi, Roberto; Corrias, Andrea; Silengo, Margherita Cirillo

Patterns of food and aeroallergen sensitization in childhood eczema
pp. 1734-1737(4)
Authors: Hon, Kam-Lun Ellis; Leung, Ting-fan; Ching, Gary; Chow, Chung-mo; Luk, Vivianne; Ko, Wai-san Fanny; Ng, Pak-Cheung

Metabolic syndrome by the new IDF criteria in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents and its prediction by using body mass index
pp. 1738-1742(5)
Authors: Kong, Alice PS; Ko, Gary TC; Ozaki, Risa; Wong, Gary WK; Tong, Peter CY; Chan, Juliana CN

A preliminary report of nursing in the three-stair-position to prevent apnoea of prematurity
pp. 1743-1745(3)
Authors: Bauschatz, Andrea S; Kaufmann, Christine M; Haensse, Daniel; Pfister, Roger; Bucher, Hans U

A teaching programme to improve compliance with guidelines about management of hypovolaemia in the emergency department
pp. 1746-1748(3)
Authors: Dauger, S; Holvoet, L; Pinto-Da-Costa, N; Michot, C; Aizenfisz, S; Angoulvant, F

Diagnostic pitfalls in children with sleep disorders: two cases with hypersomnia
pp. 1749-1751(3)
Authors: Yilmaz, Kutluhan; Uyar, Meral; Adaletli, Hilal; Kilincaslan, Ayse

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a premature baby presenting with skin-isolated disease: case report and literature review
pp. 1751-1754(4)
Authors: Aviner, Shraga; Ronen, Meir; London, Daniel; Tobar, Ana; Zangen, Shmuel

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and transposition of great arteries associated with maternal diabetes and presumed gestational diabetes
pp. 1755-1757(3)
Authors: Chaudhari, Milind; Brodlie, Malcolm; Hasan, Asif

Case 1: Unexpected muscular hypotonia and need for mechanical ventilation in a preterm infant (Discussion and Diagnosis)
pp. 1758-1759(2)
Authors: Rochow, Niels; Küster, Helmut; Bandt, Christoph; Hoffmann, Ulrich; Fusch, Christoph

Case 2: A crying patient with a swelling in the neck (Discussion and Diagnosis)
pp. 1760-1761(2)
Authors: Wieringa, JW; van Houten, MA

Management of childhood obesity
pp. 1762-1762(1)

Neonatal nutrition and metabolism
pp. 1763-1763(1)

Obituary
pp. 1764-1764(1)

In Memoriam
pp. 1765-1765(1)

Books Received for review in 2008
pp. 1766-1766(1)

Announcements
pp. 1767-1767(1)

Acknowledgements
pp. 1768-1772(5)

Mucopolysaccharidoses in the Scandinavian countries: incidence and prevalence. Acta Paediatr 2008, Malm et al.
pp. 1773-1773(1)

Academic achievement, behavioural outcomes and MRI findings at 15 years of age in very low birthweight children. Acta Paediatr 2008, Gäddlin et al.
pp. 1773-1773(1)

Author index
pp. 1774-1782(9)