Most children with a condition that causes a temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles in the face recover without medication within six months, according to a new study.
According to a new study, the majority of youngsters with a syndrome that temporarily weakens or paralyses the muscles in the face recover without medicine within six months.
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IMAGE: Australia s and New Zealand s first set of clinical guidelines for children s head injuries has been created view more
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Australia s and New Zealand s first set of clinical guidelines for children s head injuries has been created by a network of specialists based at the Murdoch Children s Research Institute (MCRI).
The guidelines, developed by the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) and published in
Emergency Medicine Australasia, will allow emergency department clinicians to best diagnose and treat children s head injuries while reducing unnecessary exposure to radiation from CT scans. They also address head injuries in children with underlying problems, such as a bleeding disorder.
New emergency response to head injuries in children
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Every child who presents to an emergency department with a head injury should be re-examined by a doctor within two weeks of their initial treatment according to new national guidelines developed by a Melbourne-led research team.
The guidelines â the product of a collaboration between emergency medicine physicians, GPs, neurosurgeons, radiologists, paramedics and nurses in Australia and New Zealand â are the first nationally consistent protocols for treating children with head injuries.
Jakob Salter, 15, pictured with his father Matthew Salter, was hospitalised with concussion and underwent a CT scan after crashing his BMX bike.