Methyl-prednisolone in neurologic complications of Mycoplasma pneumonia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review contemporary guidelines and therapies for pediatric cardiac arrest and discuss potential novel therapies. METHODS:Key articles and guidelines in the field were reviewed along with recent publications in the fields of neurointensive care and neuroscience germane to cerebral resuscitation. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Manole MD,Hickey RW,Clark RS,Kochanek PM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locked-in syndrome is characterized by upper motor neuron quadriplegia, paralysis of lower cranial nerves, bilateral horizontal gaze palsy and anarthria, with preserved consciousness. It is due to a ventral pontine lesion following a basilar artery occlusion. We report the first Indian case report of locked-in syndrom...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Juneja M,Jain R,Singhal S,Mishra D,Singh S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth monitoring programs are often considered failures. These failures often stem from a lack of understanding of program implementation. The 10 most common pitfalls of the system are listed as follows: 1) Health workers tend to desire a diagnostic curative approach to malnutrition where Growth Monitoring and Pre...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Hendrata L,Rohde JE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 289 newborn infants from birth till one year of age. Low birth weight babies (less than 2.5 kg) were 52.9%. Boys suffered 9.7 episodes of sickness, and girls 8.6 episodes of sickness. The mean episodes of various sicknesses, and their impact on weight gain, feeding pattern and growth pattern are discussed. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Patel RB

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fevers in children are mainly due to infection, malignancy or inflammatory conditions. Rheumatologists have an important role in the care of inflammatory conditions, many of which are associated with fevers. Seven conditions, the hereditary recurrent fever syndromes, have been defined with the presenting symptom of re...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Manners PJ,Guttinger R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify pathogens responsible for acute severe lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) in under five children by non-invasive methods. METHOD:95 children hospitalized with acute severe lower respiratory tract infection were investigated for identification of viruses, bacteria, chlamydia or mycoplasma b...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kabra SK,Lodha R,Broor S,Chaudhary R,Ghosh M,Maitreyi RS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophosphatemic rickets (HR) has generated a lot of interest in recent times. There is need to recognize this disorder and differentiate it from the more common nutritional rickets because the therapy is different. It is also important to emphasize that a detailed clinical examination with pedigree analysis and easil...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Garg RK,Tandon N

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnitude of work and existence of multiple agencies makes the task of providing school health services to all pupils of the State of Delhi with uniform standards, a very complex job. The present article looks at the matter from the provider's end, illustrates the structural and organizational features of various ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Aggarwal OP,Chaturvedi S

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computers can help to liberate students from the burden of rote learning of facts and enhance the role of reason and imagination in the learning process. Arguably, the computers constitute the most important single resource ever to become available to the teachers and students since the invention of the printing press...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Rattan A,Mittal S,Gupta AK

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the problems faced by parents of children with developmental disabilities in availing rehabilitative services and to find their satisfaction level. METHODS:This study was carried out at a Child Development Clinic (CDC) located in Northern India. Children with developmental disabilities, who were...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Juneja M,Jain R,Singhal S,Mishra D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case describes a contiguous mediastinal and retroperitoneal mature teratoma in a congenital diaphragmatic defect, a combination that is hitherto unreported in literature. It substantiates embryological chronology of events during the cephalad migration of the primordial germ cells through the developing diaphragm...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gazula S,Mathur SR,Iyer VK,Gupta AK,Pawar DK,Agarwala S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was carried out to evaluate the adequacy of seroconversion when Hepatitis B vaccine is given along with other vaccines at 0, 6 weeks (along with DPT and OPV) and at 9 months (along with measles). METHODS:725 infants born to apparently healthy mothers were enrolled to receive the hepatitis B vaccin...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain AK,Mittal SK,Ramji S,Chakravarti A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, new broad spectrum carbapenem has been investigated on a world-wide scale for the treatment of moderate to severe infections. In the neonatal intensive care units the extensive use of third generation cephalosporins for therapy of neonatal sepsis may lead to rapid emergence of multiresistant gram-negative or...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Köksal N,Hacimustafaoğlu M,Bağci S,Celebi S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone injuries during the process of delivery were studied among 34, 946 live born babies over a 11 period. There were 35 cases of bone injuries giving an incidence of 1 per 1,000 live births. Clavicle was the commonest bone fractured (45.7%) followed by humerus (20%), femur (14.3%) and depressed skull fracture (11.4%)...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhat BV,Kumar A,Oumachigui A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-yr-old boy presented with respiratory distress of 2 days duration. There was a history of blunt trauma to the lower chest having occurred 5 days earlier. Although missed initially, serial chest X-rays and a computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed an isolated traumatic right-sided diaphragmatic hernia without any i...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain P,Kushwaha AS,Pant N,Debnath PR,Chadha R,Choudhury SR,Kumar P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frank-Ter Haar syndrome is an unusual type of skeletal dysplasia with megalocornea and developmental delay. It is usually transmitted as autosomal recessive disorder. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature and none from India. The authors report a case with other unusual features and a short review of t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Femitha P,Joy R,Gane BD,Adhisivam B,Bhat BV

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29 day old male infant presented with a history of fever, cough, increasing respiratory distress and abdominal distension from the 10th day of life. Examination revealed failure to thrive, marked tachypnea, pallor, hepatosplenomegaly and harsh vesicular breath sounds. Chest skiagram showed extensive broncho-pneumoni...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Balasubramanian S,Shivram R,Padmasani LN,Nagaraju

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypocalcemia is a frequently observed clinical and laboratory abnormality in neonates. Ionic calcium is crucial for many biochemical processes including blood coagulation, neuromuscular excitability, cell membrane integrity, and many of the cellular enzymatic activities. Healthy term infants undergo a physiological na...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain A,Agarwal R,Sankar MJ,Deorari A,Paul VK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review is to summarize recent developments in the field of mycobacteriology since the diagnosis of tuberculosis remains elusive in spite of our best efforts and great scientific advances. Progress has been made in further improving upon the age old, time tested traditional techniques like microscopy (Auramine-Rho...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Wattal C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological findings in HIV are common and include cognitive impairment, microcephaly, nonspecific white matter lesions and seizures. Cerebral vasculopathy and stroke are uncommon and may be due to primary HIV vasculopathy or opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and cryptococcal meningitis. The authors descr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Dhawan SR,Gupta A,Gupta V,Singhi PD

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the magnitude and determinants of growth faltering among 0-6 y children in adopted villages of medical college. METHODS:A total 305 children of less than 6 y were followed monthly for 1 y to assess the growth faltering. At each visit, the mothers/caretakers of children were interviewed and informat...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar R,Deshmukh PR,Garg BS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undescended testis or cryptorchidism is a common problem encountered in children. Despite the abundant literature on the pathology and management of undescended testis, it is the subject of numerous misgivings and controversies. The article reviews available literature on the entity and their relevance in clinical pra...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： D'Cruz AJ,Das K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the trends and outcomes in referrals of 'phimosis for circumcision' to a tertiary care pediatric surgical department. METHODS:This is a prospective study of 100 consecutive children of presumed phimosis referred for circumcision. They were assessed and classified by the senior author as having eith...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar P,Deb M,Das K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although seasonal trends in incidence and diagnosis of pediatric cancers have been widely investigated, the results have been inconclusive. A consistent seasonal trend may possibly provide etiological insights into pediatric cancers. This study aims to determine if there is a seasonal variation in cancer diagnoses in ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nurullah R,Kuhle S,Maguire B,Kulkarni K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess Ankle-Foot-Orthosis (AFO) requirement and ambulation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients seen over a period of 4 y at a multi-disciplinary Neuromuscular disorders clinic (NMD). METHODS:A study was conducted in university quaternary research hospital with DMD patients confirmed by MLPA (mu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gupta A,Nalini A,Arya SP,Vengalil S,Khanna M,Krishnan R,Taly AB

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naxos disease (OMIM 601214) characterized by wooly hair, palmoplantar keratoderma and dilated cardiomyopathy in two Indian children of the same family is described. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Adhisivam B,Mahadevan S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the pediatric patient, computed tomography (CT) scan as an imaging modality for evaluation of the abdomen is to be used judiciously. The use of correct scanning protocols, single phase scanning, scanning only when required are key factors to minimize radiation doses to the child, while providing diagnostic quality....

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Eapen A,Gibikote S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India recognized the importance of improving the health and nutritional status of children, and initiated steps to improve access to nutrition and health services soon after independence. Over the years, the infrastructure and human resources for manning the health and nutrition services have been built up and current...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ramachandran P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teratomas form the most common type of congenital brain tumors, frequently presenting as stillbirth. The largest neonatal series of intracranial teratomas reported a 12% survival rate. Although the first teratoma of the lateral ventricle was reported in 1961 by Maier, neonatal intracranial teratoma of the lateral vent...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain A,Dixit S,Datar S,Jain PK

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the problems of school going adolescents in selected schools in the first phase and to provide class based family life education in the second phase. METHODS:Step 1: Identification of the study sample, Step 2: Each adolescent was individually administered TSQ-T by trained project staff , Step ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nair MK,Leena ML,Menon P,George B,Indira MS,Russell PS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00