Publications by authors named "Thomas Moulding"
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- - Headaches are a common issue among kids, and they can be categorized into primary types (like migraines and tension headaches) and secondary causes (like those after a head injury).
- - Non-traumatic headaches make up about 1% of visits to pediatric emergency departments, with many children experiencing sudden, severe pain.
- - This review focuses on sudden primary headaches in children to assist doctors in properly managing these cases in emergency situations.
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- Facial nerve palsy (FNP) is a common issue in children that can lead to significant quality of life concerns if not diagnosed promptly.
- The article reviews causes, diagnostic symptoms, necessary tests, treatment options, and follow-up care for pediatric FNP, recommending corticosteroids and antiviral medications for suspected Bell's palsy.
- It highlights the need for more research through randomized control trials to improve treatment effectiveness in children, as current studies are limited.
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- Infantile regurgitation is a common issue in infants and has been examined for its connection to primary headaches in children through a study involving 195 children aged 6-17 years with headaches and 240 controls.
- The study found a significant link between a history of infantile regurgitation and migraine, especially in cases of migraine without aura, while no such link was found for tension-type headaches.
- The authors suggest that further research is needed to determine if infantile regurgitation could serve as an early indicator for migraine development in children.
Migraine is one of the most frequent causes of primary headache and 9% of children suffer from migraines. Most children will continue to experience migraine attacks as adults, therefore it is imperative that we have a thorough understanding of this major health issue. This article considers the so-called abdominal variants of migraine, which are more commonly seen in children rather than adults: abdominal migraine, cyclic vomiting syndrome, and infantile colic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF'Monitor-supervised family member' DOT: an optimal means of delivering DOT.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
December 2007
New international standards no longer require directly observed therapy for all tuberculosis (TB) patients, but state that practitioners must be capable of assessing adherence and addressing poor adherence. Mass-produced electronic medication monitors, which record removal of medication from a container, could help overcome the problem of assessing treatment adherence accurately even in poor countries. Both health facilities and community workers could dispense drugs for self-administered treatment in medication monitors and retrieve the adherence record with inexpensive built-in displays.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe scope and impact of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States and Canada.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
August 2006
Failure to mention fixed-dose drug combinations in the ATS/CDC/IDSA tuberculosis control statement.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
March 2006