Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis.

abstract：:Anti-fungal agents are classified under two major headings, systematic and topical agents. Only systematic anti-fungal agents will be discussed in this chapter. Since the discovery in 1955, amphotericin B has been the cornerstone of anti-fungal treatment. It is active against most species of fungi. However, Candida lu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Abuhammour W,Habte-Gabr E

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare parent reported sleep behaviors of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and normal healthy controls and to examine the association of sleep disturbances with daytime behavioral difficulties in children with ASD. METHODS:Sixty ASD children (85% boys) (Mean age=6.1 y, SD=2.4) were recruite...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Malhi P,Kaur A,Singhi P,Sankhyan N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of a preterm newborn with congenital infection of herpes simplex virus type 2. The patient was treated with newly recommended high intravenous doses of acyclovir. It can be supposed that it reduces mortality, but the high morbidity continues to be a problem. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Melichar J,Miletin J,Janota J,Kucera J,Cunat V,Sanáková P,Stranák Z

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on twin births was conducted from May 1993 to April 1994 at S.A.T. Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. The twinning rate in this period was found as 17.33 per 1000 births. 79.6% babies in the twin pairs were of like sex and 20.4% were of unlike sex. The incidence of low birth weight twin babies in this study was 68....

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jaya DS,Kumar NS,Bai LS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the incidence of hyponatremia during the first 48 h in hospitalized children receiving normal saline vs. N/2 saline as maintenance intravenous fluid. METHODS:This open label, randomized controlled trial to compare the incidence of hyponatremia in hospitalized children receiving normal saline (0.9%...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bagri NK,Saurabh VK,Basu S,Kumar A

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：: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：:Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), a strategy fostering holistic approach to child health and development, is built upon successful experiences gained from effective child health interventions like immunization, oral rehydration therapy, management of acute respiratory infections and improved infant fe...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Patwari AK,Raina N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal exposure of mother to valproic acid causes teratogenic effects on fetus. The authors report an 18 h-old girl with typical facial and limbs features of fetal valproate syndrome (FVS) along with abnormal draining of left superior vena cava into left atrium. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sarkar S,Sardar SK,Munian D,Bhattacharya S,Majhi B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand the causes of child deaths in order to implement appropriate child survival interventions in the country. We present a systematic review of studies reporting causes of child, infant, and neonatal deaths from India for 1985 to 2008. METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and WHO regional databa...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Lahariya C,Sudfeld CR,Lahariya D,Tomar SS

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Eighty-seven patients with pectus excavatum underwent cardiac examination and echocardiography (M-mode) to determine the diagnostic significance of pectus in children for mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Patients' ages ranged from 1 month to 18 years with a mean age of 5.4 years. Sixty-seven were males. Twenty of the 87 p...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Park JM,Varma SK

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the prevalence of depression among caregivers of children with cystic fibrosis and its impact on the health and well being of these children. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital from September 2015 through August 2016. Forty one parents of children receiving ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhat JI,Wani WA,Charoo BA,Ali SW,Ahmad QI,Ahangar AA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrochondrogenesis is a rare lethal short-limb skeletal dysplasia. Till now only fifteen cases have been reported since Lazzaroni-Fossati first described it in 1978. Hence reported a case of fibrochondrogenesis in a child born to a consanguineously married couple with characteristic physical and radiological features...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kulkarni ML,Matadh PS,Prabhu SP,Kulkarni PM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells have generated great interest for their potential therapeutic use because of their capacity to self-renew indefinitely and to generate all cell lineages (pluripotency). Many diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders or diabetes are caused by loss of functionality or deficiency of a particular cell type. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhagavati S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema are rare complications of miliary tuberculosis in children. In this report, a 5-year-old girl with miliary tuberculosis complicated by pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema, is presented and relevant literature is discussed. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Das M,Chandra U,Natchu M,Lodha R,Kabra SK

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As "seizures beget seizures," it is essential to investigate the etiology and control seizures early. The multiplicity of causes, variability in the response to treatment and in the outcome, despite adequate treatment often create dilemmas for the physician. The best option for the clinician is to take cognizance of e...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kalra V

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To understand how decisions are made in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings where critically-ill children require life-support decisions and what are the perceptions of health professionals and parents. METHODS:In this qualitative study, in-depth, semi-structured, face to face interviews with 8 doctors, 9 nu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kahveci R,Ayhan D,Döner P,Cihan FG,Koç EM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the outcome and prognostic factors for oncology patients in the PICU of a tertiary care centre in a developing country. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was done to assess the outcome of children with cancer in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a developing country from January 2000...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Akhtar N,Fadoo Z,Panju S,Haque A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypocalcemia is a rare, but reversible, cause of congestive heart failure. We report a 4-month-old boy diagnosed as dilated cardiomyopathy who had prolonged QoTc with low blood levels of calcium, normal phosphate, elevated alkaline phosphatase and findings suggestive of rickets. In view of non response to calcium and ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gulati S,Bajpai A,Juneja R,Kabra M,Bagga A,Kalra V

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is essentially a local and focal disease since its transmission depends greatly on local eco-environmental conditions. In India, the incidence of total malaria cases has been contained to around 2-3 million cases per year. However, with the occurrence of outbreaks in different parts of the country since 1994, ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Lal S,Dhillon GP,Aggarwal CS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-week-old infant born at 36-week gestation developed diarrhea and metabolic acidosis when he was put on formula feeding. He was treated for sepsis and was screened for metabolic diseases. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures were clear. The diarrhea and metabolic acidosis settled but recurred when formula feeding...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Hon KL,Chow CM,Hung EC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral lesions of tuberculosis though uncommon, are seen both in the primary as well as the secondary stages of the disease. In secondary tuberculosis, the oral manifestations are accompanied by lesions in the lung, lymph nodes, or any other organ system of the body. This can be detected by the usual clinical history an...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar V,Singh AP,Meher R,Raj A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotary one of the largest non-government international organization focused mainly towards the up-liftment of the downtrodden worldwide, got involved in the Polio Eradication Program way back in 1979 with a five-year pledge to immunize about six million Philippine children from the crippling disease of poliomyelitis. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Tandon R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinction between true and pseudo trail in lumbo-sacral region is important since treatment and prognosis are different. Fewer than 40 cases have been reported in literature. The authors report a case of true tail in a neonate, a rare event. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kothari PR,Gupta A,Shankar G,Jiwane A,Kulkarni B

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was planned to evaluate the MCH services, particularly immunization in rural areas of the poor-performing state of Rajasthan. METHODS:A community-based, cross-sectional survey using the WHO 30 cluster technique was carried out as a field exercise by participants of 9th Field Epidemiology Training ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain SK,Chawla U,Gupta N,Gupta RS,Venkatesh S,Lal S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux (GOR) is a major cause of morbidity and failure to thrive particularly in neurologically impaired children. Clinical manifestations of GOR in children range from regurgitation, food refusal, irritability, failure to thrive, hematemesis, wheezing and aspiration pneumonia, apnoea and apparent lif...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sandhu BK,Sawczenko A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary Elliptocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorder with regard to clinical presentation, protein defects and mode of inheritance. Parvoviral induced transient aplastic crisis in the form of sudden onset anemia is said to be a rare manifestation of this hereditary hemolytic anemia. The authors describe a ca...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kapavarapu PK,Paul A,Lalitha AV,Shet AS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improved survival of very low birth infants in India, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is emerging as a significant problem. The most important risk factor in the pathogenesis of ROP is prematurity. Other factors like, problems with oxygenation frequent blood transfusions, sepsis and apnea have also been implicat...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chawla D,Agarwal R,Deorari AK,Paul VK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00