• Infantile Spasms
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Infantile_Spasms/
    Prompt diagnosis and treatment are critical to minimise the developmental impacts First-line treatment …), characterised by the triad of IS, hypsarrhythmia on EEG and developmental arrest/regression. Not all children … structural abnormality, perinatal HIE IS are associated with developmental delay in over 80% of infants …
  • Autism and developmental disability: Management of distress/agitation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Autism_and_developmental_disability__Management_of_distress/agitation/
    Autism and developmental disability: Management of distress/agitation …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Autism and developmental …   >   Autism and developmental disability: Management of distress/agitation In this section About Clinical …
  • Anxiety: identification and management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anxiety__identification_and_management/
    will differ across ages and developmental stages and may include: Regularly avoiding everyday experiences …, developmental delay Disturbances in sleep, behaviour, appetite/weight or somatic symptoms Chronic illness … The developmental age and stage of the child Feasibility of child and family’s capacity to participate in full …
  • Communicating procedures to children
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Communicating_procedures_to_children/
      Procedural pain management Autism and developmental disability: Management of distress/agitation Key Points … to the child’s developmental level. Use affirmative terms (eg “Keep your arm nice and relaxed”) and avoid … and control during the procedure where possible Use clear, honest and developmentally appropriate words …
  • Seizures acute management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Seizures_acute_management/
    of absence seizures or myoclonic jerks, nocturnal events Developmental history   Examination Full … cause eg neurocutaneous stigmata, microcephaly Red flags Head injury with delayed seizure Developmental …/uncontrolled seizures in a child with known epilepsy Developmental delay Existing comorbidities Consider …
  • Congenital Torticollis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Congenital_Torticollis/
    spent in prone position (lack of tummy time may contribute to persistence) Developmental milestones … should be performed to identify rare non-muscular causes  Note that Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip …
  • Distraction techniques for COVID-19 swabbing
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Distraction_techniques_for_COVID-19_swabbing/
    in general and those with neurodevelopment disability Best used in combination with developmentally
  • Micronutrient deficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Micronutrient_deficiency/
    and hyper-segmented neutrophils on full blood count Irritability, developmental delay, developmental regression …. Developmental medicine and child neurology. 2022;64(6):691–700. DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15139     Esteban-Figuerola P … review. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2020;41(5):394-405.doi:10.1097/dbp …
  • Positional plagiocephaly
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Positional_plagiocephaly/
    developmental delay Imaging is not required, diagnosis is based on history and examination findings including … ( congenital muscular torticollis ) developmental dysplasia of the hip Over one third of infants have … 6-7 months of age. Children with developmental delay or torticollis can be considered for a helmet …
  • The limping or non-weight bearing child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Child_with_limp/
    Toddler's fracture Developmental dysplasia of hip Transient hip synovitis Acute myositis Developmental

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.