Publications by authors named "Elizabeth O'Mahony"
Objectives: An effective vaccine for chicken pox has been included in immunisation schedules since the 1990s. In the UK the recommendation for routine inclusion came in November 2023; it has not yet been implemented. We explored paediatricians' attitudes towards the vaccine and their personal and professional use; as this has been shown to be an influential factor in parents' vaccine decision making.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 3.5% of the population live with hepatitis B virus (HBV); migrants to Europe are disproportionately affected. UK birth dose HBV vaccination is limited to infants born to those living with HBV (LWHBV).
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- The study investigated the effectiveness of measuring IgG levels against pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides as a diagnostic tool for pneumococcal infection in children with pneumonia in Nepal.
- Results showed that children with pneumococcal pneumonia did not exhibit significantly higher IgG levels compared to those with other pneumonia causes.
- The findings suggest that interpreting antibody responses for pneumococcal infections should be approached with caution.
The thyroid transcription factor 1 (TITF-1) gene plays an important role in the development of the ventral forebrain, thyroid and lungs. Mutations of this gene are known to cause benign hereditary chorea (BHC) and can cause the full spectrum of abnormalities seen in the brain-thyroid-lung syndrome. Abnormalities of the ventral forebrain on imaging have been variably documented in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To examine the effects of dexmedetomidine sedation on EEG background and epileptiform activity in children, comparing it to natural sleep.
Aim: To provide quantitative and qualitative descriptions of the effect of dexmedetomidine sedation on the EEG of children.
Background: Children with intractable epilepsy admitted for surgery undergo 5 days of continuous EEG monitoring as well as nuclear medicine imaging studies with dexmedetomidine for sedation.
Propofol infusion syndrome has been increasingly recognized as a syndrome of unexplained myocardial failure, metabolic acidosis, and rhabdomyolysis with renal failure. It has been described only with acute neurologic injury or acute inflammatory diseases complicated by severe infections or sepsis. It appears to develop in the context of high-dose, prolonged propofol (100 microg/kg/min) treatment in combination with catecholamines and/or steroids.
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