Little sleepwalker - somnambulism in children
Somnambulism (sleepwalking, sleepwalking) in children is not an uncommon disorder. The largest group are children of pre-school and early primary school age. The episode involves getting out of bed...
Intussusception - one of the most common causes of surgical intervention in paediatrics
Intussusception is the displacement (insertion) of part of the intestine into another part of the intestine. The largest group of patients affected by this pathology are infants with a peak incidence...
Insulin pump: how does it work and which children with diabetes can receive one?
An insulin pump is a device that mimics the natural secretion of insulin by the pancreas. It has many advantages and for this reason many diabetics would like to benefit from this treatment method,...
Sjögren's syndrome - what is the disease?
Sjögren's syndrome is classified as an autoimmune disease. One of the first worrying symptoms that may suggest autoimmune problems are defects in the normal structure and function of the lacrimal...
Mitochondrial mutations - can they be treated?
Many diseases that people face are caused by mutations. Modern knowledge of genetic diseases is advancing, but it is still not always possible to determine what contributed to the mutation and what...
Effects of artificial pancreas in children with diabetes
The diagnosis of diabetes itself in children is usually not very difficult, but the treatment of the disease in the youngest patients is much more challenging. Problems can arise, for example, from...
17 April - World Haemophilia Day
17 April marks World Haemophilia Day. This holiday was established by the World Federation of Haemophilia Patients and the date of 17 April is directly linked to the birth date of the founder of the...
Hirschsprung's disease - causes, symptoms, treatment
Hirschsprung's disease is an entity in which there is an impairment of the passage of food content through the intestines. This is caused by a lack of certain nerve plexuses in the intestinal wall -...
What is congenital spherocytosis?
Congenital spherocytosis is counted among the most commonly diagnosed congenital haemolytic anaemias. The cause of the disease is a mutation in the genes that code for the erythrocyte cell membrane.
21 March - World Down Syndrome Day
on 21 March we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. This date is not coincidental, as people with Down Syndrome have three chromosomes instead of two in the 21st pair of chromosomes. This holiday was...
Mononucleosis, or kissing disease
Mononucleosis is a disease that typically affects children and adolescents, but it can also develop in patients of other age groups. Symptoms of mononucleosis can be a cause for concern, such as an...
8 March - World Kidney Day
World Kidney Day was established at the initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundation and has been celebrated since 2006. It is a...
Stroke: a disease that also affects children
Stroke is a disease that is typically associated with the elderly. In reality, however, the condition can occur at any age - including in children and even newborns. What could be the symptoms of a...
Cystic fibrosis - a dangerous genetic disease
Cystic fibrosis is a progressive genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections, restricts the ability to breathe and causes dysfunction in other internal organs. The disease is one of the...
Is broth really an effective way to fight a cold?
There are many ways to treat a cold. Examples include the use of various over-the-counter specifics bought from the pharmacy, but also various home remedies for treating a cold. Raspberry juice,...
New category in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a congenital genetic disorder involving mutations in the CFTR gene. Due to the scale of the prevalence of the disease, screening for cystic fibrosis has been carried out in Poland...
Jaundice in the newborn baby
Jaundice in newborns is the most common symptom observed during the first hours and days of life. Early jaundice, is associated with elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood - the highest during...
Plagiocephaly and its treatment
Pregnancy is one of the happiest moments in life. The crowning event of giving birth and welcoming a baby into the world is a special moment. The tests that are carried out during pregnancy are...
Ondine's Curse - an entity that can kill in your sleep ...
In medicine, there are many different disease entities with mysterious-sounding names. Wegener's granulomatosis, fish odour disease or Burkitt's lymphoma are just a few examples. An entity with also...
Birk - Barel syndrome - do you know what this disease is?
Genetic diseases result from changes in both individual genes and in the structure of entire chromosomes. Unfortunately, many genetic changes are caused by spontaneous mutations that are beyond our...
