[Idiopathic intracranial hypertension - Swedish consensus guidelines].

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder affecting both the pediatric and adult population. Investigations and treatments may differ considerably. There are no evidence-based guidelines for treatment.

Plasma nitrate/nitrite removal by peritoneal dialysis might predispose infants with low blood pressure to cerebral ischaemia.

The underlying pathogenic mechanisms of neurological complications in infants undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) are poorly understood. We report on four male infants treated with PD who developed symptomatic cerebral ischaemia. Blood pressure (BP) levels were low both before the event and at presentation.

Aetiology of severe mental retardation and further genetic analysis by high-resolution microarray in a population-based series of 6- to 17-year-old children.

Aim: To investigate the prevalence, co-morbidities and aetiologies of severe mental retardation (SMR) in a cohort of Swedish children and to further penetrate aetiologies in the group with undetermined causes by application of updated clinical-genetic methods.

Methods: The study was population-based and included children living in the County of Halland in western Sweden in 2004 (born 1987-1998; 46,000 children). Patients were identified through habilitation centres, paediatric clinics and school health services.

Distal 3p deletion syndrome: detailed molecular cytogenetic and clinical characterization of three small distal deletions and review.

The distal 3p deletion syndrome is characterized by developmental delay, low birth weight and growth retardation, micro- and brachycephaly, ptosis, long philtrum, micrognathia, and low set ears. We have used FISH and BACs in order to map three 3p deletions in detail at the molecular level. The deletions were 10.