Cerebral palsy-definition, classification, etiology and early diagnosis.

abstract：:We present a 10-year-old girl who presented to our emergency services with difficulty in breathing of 2-days duration and progressive weakness of a month's duration. In a previous admission elsewhere, she had not been detected to have hyperthyroidism or electrolyte abnormalities. On admission, the child was in hyperca...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Satam N,More V,Shanbag P,Kalgutkar A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth monitoring and nutritional assessment, as means to detect malnutrition, are 2 different types of programs in terms of conception, purposes, and execution. Growth monitoring starts as detection of malnutrition, then acts through prevention by communication to mothers, and finally utilizes community participatio...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Rohde JE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 2447 asymptomatic school children by microscopic examination of urine and culture of a clear voided midstream specimen of urine. Only three children had bacteriuria (0.12%). Urographic abnormalities were detected in both the cases, which could be investigated. This study has shown that asymptomatic bacteriu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Joseph TP,Sreekumaran MI

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Caudal dysplasia syndrome (CDS) and the femoral hypoplasia-unusual facies syndrome (FHUFS) have been reported to be more frequent among infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs). Infact, uncontrolled maternal diabetes is the most common cause of both the syndromes. Till now, there is no case report to suggest absent radi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gupta P,Khatri PC,Agarwal R,Gupta P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical bioethics has developed as a new field of study in the US in the past quarter decade, focusing upon the moral principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. These principles may, however, reflect biases in American culture, rather than a truly universal approach to ethical problems in medici...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Brody H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the infection outbreaks, control measures and outcomes of the outbreak in the NICU of a tertiary care centre in the year 2018. METHODS:This study was conducted in a 30 bedded tertiary care NICU from January 2018 through December 2018. The study design was an Outbreak investigation, based on a prog...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Balachander B,Rajesh D,Pinhero CL,Paul S,Stevens S,Rao S

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:The reasons for comparatively low infant mortality rates in the Indian state of Kerala are examined. The importance of improvements in education and in the health care delivery system is stressed. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Philip E

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate genetic variations of innate immune system such as mannose binding lectin (MBL), Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4), CD14, LY96 (MD2) and Uroplakin 1B (UPK1B) genes in children with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). METHODS:The study included 30 children with recurrent UTI and 30 healthy controls...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ertan P,Berdeli A,Yilmaz O,Gonulal DA,Yuksel H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, the clinical features and management of most commonly encountered acyanotic, left-to-right shunt lesions are discussed. Patients with small defects, especially in childhood, are usually asymptomatic while moderate to large defects in infancy may present with symptoms. Hyperdynamic precordium, widely sp...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Syamasundar Rao P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hitherto poor outcomes, paucity of data and heterogeneity in International approach to Pediatric NHL (Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma) prompted the need for guidelines for Indian population with vast variability in access, affordability and infrastructure across the country. These guidelines are based on consensus among the expe...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Thacker N,Bakhshi S,Chinnaswamy G,Vora T,Prasad M,Bansal D,Agarwala S,Kapoor G,Radhakrishnan V,Laskar S,Kaur T,Rath GK,Dhaliwal RS,Arora B

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study was performed to investigate the level of serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), a specific marker for myocardial cell damage, in the acute rheumatic carditis (RC). METHODS:Twenty seven consecutive patients with acute RC and 23 healthy children were enrolled. RESULT:cTnI level in both groups showed no s...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Oran B,Coban H,Karaaslan S,Atabek E,Gürbilek M,Erkul I

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients below the age of 15 years (range 8-1/2 to 15 years, mean 11.8 years) have been studied for the severity of rheumatic mitral regurgitation. Moderately severe to severe pulmonary venous hypertension was found in 76.6% and pulmonary arterial hypertension in 60%. Left ventricular volumes could be calculate...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shrivastava S,Subramanyan K,Tandon R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare two methods of breast milk expression, namely, the manual and the pumping method using a hand-held cylindric pump. The parameters evaluated were (i) the output of breast milk during milk expression sessions of 15 minutes' duration, and, (ii) the subjective preference of the method by...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Paul VK,Singh M,Deorari AK,Pacheco J,Taneja U

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sore throat is one of the common reasons for outpatient and emergency visits among children. It could be because of several etiologies; of these bacterial pharyngitis is the most important. Major challenge for the clinician is to diagnose group A beta hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) pharyngitis and diphtheria, which a...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shah R,Bansal A,Singhi SC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out correlation between serum anti-tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin-A (tTGA) levels and Marsh grading on duodenal histopathology in Celiac disease (CD). METHODS:In a prospective cohort study, a total of 52 symptomatic patients between age group of 2-18 y were enroled. All enroled patients were ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jora R,Raghuvanshi V,Payal V,Sharma P,Vishnoi SK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nasopharyngeal colonization of Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) in young children may be important in developing countries. METHOD:In this study, we screened school going children for carriage of H. influenzae. A total of 44 H. influenzae isolates out of a collection of 162 were characterized for bioty...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Das BK,Arora NK,Mathur P,Ostwal P,Mandal S,Kabra SK,Kapil A,Lalitha MK,Thomas K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify risk factors and outcomes associated with early failure of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in premature infants with respiratory distress (RD). METHODS:This is a retrospective observational study of all the preterm infants with RD primarily supported on nasal CPAP and included i...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Murki S,Kandraju H,Oleti T,Saikiran,Gaddam P

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic hypertension is not usually a complication following repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). We report an infant with supracardiac TAPVC with hypertensive crises post-operatively resulting in pulmonary edema. We feel this might have been related to the pre-operative hemodynamics as desc...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kohli V,Sachdev MS,Joshi RK,Joshi R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary Moyamoya disease, also known as Moyamoya syndrome has been rarely associated with Down syndrome. In pediatric patients, the usual presentation is that of ischemic stroke. Here is reported a 4-year-old child with Down syndrome and Moyamoya syndrome who presented with acute-onset right hemiplegia. A high index...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhalala US,Parekh PR

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship of breakfast intake with psychiatric distress and violent behaviors among Iranian children and adolescents. METHODS:This national survey was conducted among 14,880 students, aged 6-18 y. They were selected by stratified multistage sampling method from urban and rural areas of 30 pr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ahadi Z,Kelishadi R,Qorbani M,Zahedi H,Aram M,Motlagh ME,Ardalan G,Shafiee G,Arzaghi SM,Asayesh H,Heshmat R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) caused by multidrug-resistant bacterial organisms are increasing. This review attempts to report on significant findings in the current literature related to nosocomial infections in PICU settings with an international perspective. The types of nosocomial...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： McGrath EJ,Asmar BI

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate all the important limbs of the immune system in the same patient population with rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cellular and humoral immune parameters as well as the immunogenetic profile in 265 North Indian patients with RHD were evaluated. They were studied for class in H...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Reddy KS,Narula J,Bhatia R,Shailendri K,Koicha M,Taneja V,Jhingan B,Pothineni RB,Malaviya AN,Mehra NK

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotic syndrome in children is a common recurrent disease. Most of the cases are due to minimal change disease with a favourable outcome. More than 90% of children with minimal change disease respond to corticosteroid therapy (steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome). 40-60% experience frequent relapses or have steroi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nanjundaswamy HM,Phadke KD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Specific Aorto-arteritis or Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches which either presents with constitutional symptoms in its active phase or with steno-occlusive symptoms in the healing phase. In children, it is an aggressive disease and often lethal. Conges...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Vijayalakshmi

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In India, girls are sex-selectively abandoned. The abandoned babies are brought to the nearest hospital under the jurisdiction of the administration. The authors aimed to study the demographic data and disease profile of those babies. METHODS:In this hospital-based, retrospective, descriptive study, authors...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Guha A,Rai A,Gupta D,Mondal R

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:A young girl with an uncommon renal tumour is the subject of this communication. A diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma was established post-operatively. Combined modality treatment including chemotherapy and radiotherapy has helped achieve a disease free survival of nearly 5 years. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ray M,Marwaha RK,Trehan A,Narasimhan KL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), an inflammatory bowel necrosis of preterm infants, is the most common gastrointestinal emergency and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these infants. In this article, the authors review the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of NEC and provide a critical appraisal of t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kasivajjula H,Maheshwari A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic arthritis in children remains a serious disease with the potential for significant systemic and musculoskeletal morbidity. Staphlococcus aureus is the most common cause of bone and joint infections in all age groups. Microbial invasion of the synovial space occurs typically results from hematogenous seeding. Di...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shetty AK,Gedalia A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00