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abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the new ISPAE guidelines in neonates with congenital hypothyroidism and present authors' experience in managing these neonates. METHODS:A retrospective review of all babies who were screened for congenital hypothyroidism in the institution over a period of 5 y was conducted. Details pertaining to ma...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Venugopalan L,Paranjyothi S,Sankaran A,Prasad HK,Murugesan G,Shanmughasundaram R

更新日期：2020-11-20 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare tympanic membrane temperature and rectal temperature in febrile pediatric patients. METHODS:Sixty febrile children were enrolled as continuous enrollment at initial triage. Two readings of ear temperature were taken in each child with Thermoscan infrared thermometer. Rectal temperature was recorde...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sehgal A,Dubey NK,Jyothi MC,Jain S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracetamol (acetaminophen) has become an antipyretic drug of choice. Due to its widespread use, toxicity secondary to overdose has increased in recent years. Children are especially vulnerable to accidental exposure due to non availability of child proof containers in India. The main clinical features of acute toxici...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Lall SB,Paul R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of Indian adaptation of IMCI algorithm. METHODS:Children presenting to outpatient department (n=169) or casualty (n=140) among 309 cases were assessed and classified as per IMCI algorithm, the final diagnosis made after detailed evaluation and relevant investigations, served as the go...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kundra S,Singh T,Chhatwal J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent and nature of off-label drug use in children admitted to a pediatric general ward in a tertiary health care centre METHODS:Consecutive patients aged 1 mo-12 years admitted to the general wards in a tertiary care center in Mumbai over a two-month period were prospectively enrolled in t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain SS,Bavdekar SB,Gogtay NJ,Sadawarte PA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a 3 month old child with empyema thoracis, who developed complications of diaphragmatic palsy and Horner's syndrome. These complications of empyema thoracis have not been reported earlier. We discuss the possible mechanisms for these complications. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhaskar G,Lodha R,Kabra SK

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraphenylene daimine (PPD) is a kind of aromatic amine that is widely used in several industrial products. Women also use PPD added to henna (Lawasonia alba) as a hair dye. Though rare in Western countries, PPD poisoning is quite common in East Africa, India and Middle Eastern countries because it is a traditional pr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Elevli M,Civilibal M,Ersoy O,Demirkol D,Gedik AH

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is a common childhood neurological morbidity needs careful evaluation, relevant investigations and precise therapy with appropriate antiepileptic drugs for optimal duration. Majority of childhood epilepsy remits with antiepileptic drugs and should be managed in the community. Practising pediatricians must cou...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kalra V

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Death is a natural process, but the definition of death varies depending on the cultural and religious background, all over the world. The historical development of the concept and the current criteria in the determination of brain death must be well understood. Termination of life support measures in a brain dead chi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Janakiraman N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the clinical picture and measles virus antibody titres in 32 patients with cases of suspected subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). The history of myoclonic jerks, mental regression, inability to walk and slurred speech, were noted in these cases. The EEG showed generalised periodic complexes ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shaikh NJ,Rodrigues JJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 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：:This article is our life time experience in conceptualizing and systematically developing Child Development Centre (CDC) Kerala in the last 25 years, from a research project to a national training centre in child and adolescent development and premarital counseling. CDC Kerala's major contribution was in creating a 'c...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nair MK,Leela LM,George B,Bhaskaran D,Pillai AN,Sarasamma HN

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-mo-old infant received 12.5 times the maximum therapeutic dose of amlodipine as a result of a medication error in lieu of amoxicillin. He presented with vomiting, lethargy, breathlessness, muffled heart sounds and progressed to hypotensive shock within three hours of admission. He received mechanical ventilation...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nimbalkar SM,Patel DV

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotin Thiamine responsive Basal Ganglia Disease (BTBGD) is a rare treatable autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by mutations in SLC19A3 gene. It usually presents with encephalopathy and dystonia; if not treated, can progress to quadriparesis and death. Two Indian siblings born to a consanguineous marriage p...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gowda VK,Srinivasan VM,Bhat M,Benakappa N

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Despite the need to have adolescent-centric policies and mental health services, India is yet far from having one. The authors aimed at generating opinions on the need to have adolescent focused policies and clinical services using the data on Anxiety Disorders they collected from the community. METHODS:This...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nair MK,Russell PS,Sadanandan R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell transplantation and cord blood banking have received much popularity among general public and medical professionals in the recent past. But information about the scientific aspects, its utility and limitations is incomplete amongst laypersons as well as many medical practitioners. Stem cells differ from all ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Narayanan DL,Phadke SR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In India, child malnutrition is prevalent, especially among the poor and vulnerable. It is mostly the result of high levels of exposure to infection and inappropriate infant and young child feeding and caring practices, and it sets in mostly during the first 2 to 3y of life. Therefore, the present study was done to as...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shahrawat R,Joon V

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine pulmonary function abnormalities in children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) from Western India. METHODS:In this cross sectional study conducted at Surat, Gujarat, India; equal number of age and gender matched children i.e., 99 in the age group of 6-18 y was recruited in case (children with SCD) ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Purohit R,Rao SS,Goyal JP,Shah VB,Charan J

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:The aim of the study was to assess the functional aspects and the staffing at Pulse Polio immunisations posts. Interns and medical students conducted the survey in eighty seven pulse polio immunisation posts scattered all over National Capital Territory of Delhi on 18th January 1997. A pre-tested structured format con...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar P,Pandit K,Chhabra P,Bhasin S,Aggarwal OP

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of congenital toxoplasmosis manifesting as hepatosplenomegaly and cholestatic jaundice in a 4 month old child is reported. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of cholestatic jaundice due to congenital toxoplasmosis from India. The child was successfully treated with sulphadiazine and pyremetha...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Singh S,Lodha R,Passi GR,Bhan MK

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal dysplasia are a relatively common and distinct group of genetic disorders. Even though abnormalities of bone growth are the major clinical manifestations, the pathological process may involve in any body system. Many of these disorders have dire consequences such as neonatal death and most will have life-long...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Macpherson RI,Pai GS

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of thinness among 2-6 year old children of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme Bali-Gram Panchayat, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. METHODS:Height and weight measurements were taken. The body mass index (BMI) was computed. The new international cut-off points classificat...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mandal GC,Bose K,Bisai S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) of childhood. Only a minority of patients with FAP seek medical attention, often presenting to the primary care physician while symptoms are still evolving. The bio-psychosocial model of treatment not only aims to a...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sood MR,Matta SR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung disease is a common cause of neonatal and infantile large gut obstruction. It is characterised by varying extent of contiguous aganglionosis extending from the anorectum proximally. Since its recognition, the diagnosis and management has continuously evolved with advances in histological evaluation and su...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Das K,Mohanty S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantations have a definite role in treatment of leukemias and lymphomas. In acute myeloid leukemia and CML an allogeneic transplant using an HLA identical donor certainly provides a far superior survival than chemotherapy. Patients with Ph' chromosome need to be transplanted in first remission if a s...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Vats TS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of AIDS has raised a concern regarding transfusion transmitted diseases. Blood transfusion is safer than ever before through continued improvements in safe donor recruitment, screening of donors, testing of donated blood and appropriate clinical use of blood. The risk of residual infections is further reduc...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bharucha ZS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertransfusion and regular chelation therapy have allowed improved survival in patients with thalassemia major (TM). Despite medical advances, growth failure and hypogonadism remain significant clinical problems in these patients in adolescence. Disproportionate truncal shortening which is common especially among ad...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Low LC

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00