Search Results - "Sylvester, K. P."

Novel insights into maladaptive behaviours in Prader-Willi syndrome: serendipitous findings from an open trial of vagus nerve stimulation by Manning, K. E., McAllister, C. J., Ring, H. A., Finer, N., Kelly, C. L., Sylvester, K. P., Fletcher, P. C., Morrell, N. W., Garnett, M. R., Manford, M. R. A., Holland, A. J.

“…Background We report striking and unanticipated improvements in maladaptive behaviours in Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) during a trial of vagus nerve stimulation…”
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School age outcome of hospitalisation with respiratory syncytial virus infection of prematurely born infants by Greenough, A, Alexander, J, Boit, P, Boorman, J, Burgess, S, Burke, A, Chetcuti, P A, Cliff, I, Lenney, W, Lytle, T, Morgan, C, Raiman, C, Shaw, N J, Sylvester, K P, Turner, J

“…Hospitalisation due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the first 2 years after birth has been associated with increased healthcare utilisation…”
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Pulmonary function abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease by Sylvester, K P, Patey, R A, Milligan, P, Dick, M, Rafferty, G F, Rees, D, Thein, S L, Greenough, A

“…Background: Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) have restrictive lung function abnormalities which are thought to result from repeated lung damage caused by…”
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Computed tomography and pulmonary function abnormalities in sickle cell disease by Sylvester, K. P, Desai, S. R, Wells, A. U, Hansell, D. M, Awogbade, M, Thein, S. L, Greenough, A

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in steady state had pulmonary abnormalities seen on high-resolution…”
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Peak expiratory flow in Afro-Caribbean children with and without sickle cell anaemia by Sylvester, KP, Patey, RA, Rafferty, GF, Rees, D, Thein, SL, Greenough, A

“…Aims: To create a reference range of peak expiratory flow (PEF) results of Afro‐Caribbean children and determine whether interpretation of PEF results in…”
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The importance of using ethnically appropriate reference ranges for growth assessment in sickle cell disease by Patey, R A, Sylvester, K P, Rafferty, G F, Dick, M, Greenough, A

“…Height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated in 56 sickle cell disease (SCD), 57 Caucasian (CC), and 63 African/Caribbean (AC) 3–9 year…”
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Vaccination against whooping-cough by Sylvester, P K, Beal, J, Harrison, D

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Exhaled carbon monoxide levels in children with sickle cell disease by SYLVESTER, Karl P, PATEY, Richard A, RAFFERTY, Gerrard F, REES, David, THEIN, Swee Lay, GREENOUGH, Anne

“…It is important to measure the rate of haemolysis in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) to identify aplastic crises and indirectly assess the rate of…”
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Lung volumes in healthy Afro-Caribbean children aged 4-17 years by Sylvester, Karl P., Milligan, Peter, Patey, Richard A., Rafferty, Gerrard F., Greenough, Anne

“…Lung volumes in healthy children differ according to their ethnic origin. We wished to determine if any differences in the lung volumes of Afro‐Caribbean (AC)…”
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Problems in the measurement of functional residual capacity by Broughton, Simon J, Sylvester, Karl P, Page, Chloe M, Rafferty, Gerrard F, Milner, Anthony D, Greenough, Anne

“…Accurate assessment of lung volume in infancy is important to determine the impact of disease and the efficacy of therapies. A new generation of infant…”
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