British Paediatric Association: Report of Child Psychology Sub-Committee

Report of Backward Child Sub-Committee

British Paediatric Association

JOHN LORBER (Sheffield). 'Long-term Prognosis of Subdural Effusions in Infancy.' Of 37 consecutive infants suffering from post-traumatic subdural effusions, 34 survived with an average period of observation of 3 years. There were 28 boys. The technique of management consisted of repeated aspirations until the effusions dried up. This was the only treatment necessary in 19 infants, 11 of whom re...

The British Paediatric Association: 60 years.

Report from the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit.

The table shows, for each of the conditions, the total number of reports received in months 1-19, and the proportion of cases which on detailed follow up (as at 7 April 1988) satisfied the diagnostic criteria. The cases not confirmed include duplicates, reporting errors, and patients who either did not strictly meet the studies' diagnostic criteria or who had their diagnosis revised as a result...

The British Medical Association Report on Mental Deficiency *Report of the Mental Deficiency Committee of the British Medical Association. B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, W.C.1. Price 1/- net.

Although this report was prepared for, and mainly concerns the medical profession, it contains much that is of great interest to all workers with defec-tives. As was to be expected, the Committee found that the enquiry presented so many different aspects that they have considered it from several points of view. In doing this, they have touched on all sides of the problem, save the purely educat...