This guideline covers diagnosing and managing suspected or confirmed autism spectrum disorder
(autism, Asperger's syndrome and atypical autism) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve
access and engagement with interventions and services, and the experience of care, for people with
autism....
The term autism describes qualitative differences and impairments in reciprocal social interaction
and social communication, combined with restricted interests and rigid and repetitive behaviours,
often with a lifelong impact. In addition to these features, autistic children and young people
frequently e...
Fraenkel, Liana;
Bathon, Joan;
England, Bryant;
St Clair, William;
Arayssi, Thurayya;
Carandang, Kristine;
Deane, Kevin;
Genovese, Mark;
Huston, Kent;
Kerr, Gail;
Akl, Elie;
Turner, Amy.
To develop updated guidelines for the pharmacologic management of rheumatoid arthritis. We developed clinically relevant population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes (PICO) questions. After conducting a systematic literature review, the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluat...
The previous treatment guide for type 2 diabetes was prepared by the Estonian Society of Endocrinology
led in 2016 and discussed type 2 diabetes screening, diagnosis and
pharmacological treatment (1). The guideline was prepared as an expert opinion/consensus and no
followed the agreed methodology, which ...
Patients with primary brain tumours often develop vasogenic edema and increased intracranial
pressure. Corticosteroid therapy improves this in most patients, generally within 48 hours. As such, corticosteroid therapy is sometimes a necessary prerequisite to embarking on chemotherapy
and radiotherapy foll...
Worldwide, people acquire more than 1 million curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) every day. Based on prevalence data from 2009 to 2016, in 2019, WHO published estimates of new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis, showing total estimated incident cases of 376.4 million ...
The incidence and prevalence of Crohn's disease (CD) is rising globally. Patients with moderate to severe CD are at high risk for needing surgery and hospitalization and for developing disease-related complications, corticosteroid dependence, and serious infections. Optimal management of outpatients with...
Before initiation of antibiotic treatment, a specimen should be obtained for microbiological diagnostics. The first choice is an ulcer biopsy, as this method has the best microbiological diagnostic precision. It is important that the clinician arrives at the choice of diagnostics in consultation with the...
The working group finds that the training should be individualised and progressive based on the patient’s level and
progress. It is important for the benefit of any training intervention that there is a focus on achieving high training
compliance and establishing lasting training habits. The training c...
Professional observers are independent persons who have in-depth knowledge of both children’s normal behaviour and
development and of ADHD, and who take a multidisciplinary approach to ADHD in their daily work. The observation
must be geared to the specific problem with the child in question...
