Prahl, P., Wilken-Jensen, K., and Mygind, N. (1975). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 50, 875. Beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol in treatment of hay fever in children. Eighteen children suffering from hay fever were treated with intra-nasal beclomethasone dipropionate (400 ,ug/day) and an identical placebo aerosol in a double-blind cross-over trial. 17 of the children preferred the intranasa...

STUDY POPULATION. This study was a nonrandomized controlled, parallel-group intervention trial with an active study population of 50 consecutively enrolled children aged 5 to 18 years. The study children underwent egg OIT after confirming immunoglobulin (Ig)E-mediated egg allergy by using a double-blind, placebo-controlled egg food challenge (DBPCFC). The control group included 32 children who ...

STUDY POPULATION. This study was a nonrandomized controlled, parallel-group intervention trial with an active study population of 50 consecutively enrolled children aged 5 to 18 years. The study children underwent egg OIT after confirming immunoglobulin (Ig)E-mediated egg allergy by using a double-blind, placebo-controlled egg food challenge (DBPCFC). The control group included 32 children who ...

Twenty-seven children with diurnal enuresis were studied in a double-blind randomised controlled trial of imipramine. Outcome was not related to such features as age, gender, maximum functional bladder capacity, or evidence of psychiatric disturbance. Although the condition in several children improved, no evidence emerged to suggest that imipramine was superior to placebo in the treatment of t...

PURPOSE To determine and compare the major causes of childhood blindness and severe visual impairment in Bhutan and Laos. DESIGN Independent cross-sectional surveys. METHODS This survey consists of 2 cross-sectional observational studies. The Bhutanese component was undertaken at the National Institute for Vision Impairment, the only dedicated school for the blind in Bhutan. The Laotian stu...

This study examined whether methylphenidate normalizes the behavior of hyperactive children (ADDH). Twenty-eight ADDH children were treated for 8 weeks with a mean dose of 41.5 mg/d of methylphenidate. Their classroom behavior and that of normal children was recorded by observers who were blind to diagnosis and treatment. Before treatment, all measures significantly differentiated the ADDH and ...

It has been widely discussed amongst teachers of the blind that the children blinded from retinoblastoma are generally of above average intelligence. In an investigation into the intelligence of blind children, undertaken by the writer (1956), the IQ results obtained by this particular group of children suggested an above-average trend. The present investigation was therefore undertaken to stud...

This study looked at the causes of vision loss, levels of distance, near vision and the use of low vision devices (LVDs) in children studying at special schools in Malaysia. A total of 139 children from two special education schools took part. Visual acuity was measured with and without LVDs. Those who required further assessment were referred to Low Vision Clinic. Near visual acuity in 71 chil...

Acute corneal ulceration in malnourished children is the commonest cause of childhood blindness in Northern Nigeria and usually develops after measles. Other severe diseases in malnourished children rarely precipitate corneal ulceration. A survey in a school for blind children showed that 69% of the children were blind from corneal disease, and a survey of children with corneal scars showed tha...