Physical examination and child’s case record are crucial for the final diagnosis and appropriate treatment of the newborn child. The article describes the characteristics of the newborn regarding the gestational age and…

Necrotizing enterocolitis comprises ischemic and inflammatory bowel necrosis and occurs predominantly in premature neonates. It is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units. Several factors are involved…

Slovenia, unfortunately, ranks top in the European and world suicide rates. In the group of children and adolescents under the age of 18 years, there are 15–20 suicides a year. Suicides are…

The importance of hypertension lies in the fact that it represents one of the most significant risk factors for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which is still the main cause of…

This paper presents normal growth of children and adolescents and the etiology of short stature. Diagnostic approach to short stature and the possibilities of therapy are discussed.

Approximately 2,500 children in Slovenia have epilepsy. Epilepsy is diagnosed when unprovoked seizures recur. The etiologies and natural courses of epilepsies are variable. Prognostically, epilepsies are divided into four major groups (benign,…

The author emphasizes the most frequently used clinical and functional contemporary approaches in diagnostics of neonatal seizures and presents all four newborn epilepsies which can already occur also in during this period.…

Among a large group of neonates with common gastrointestinal problems is a significant number that have serious surgical diagnoses. This article concentrates on a few of the most common that we encounter…

Inborn errors of metabolism must always be considered in the differential diagnosis of an acutely ill newborn when there is no obvious alternative diagnosis. In addition to a thorough assessment of the…

Disorders of sex development are caused by various genetic and environmental factors. Their diagnosis is most frequently made either immediately after birth or in small children and adolescents. These disorders are manifested…