Utility of the New Indian Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAE) Guidelines for Congenital Hypothyroidism Screening in a High Risk Unit.

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：:A review is presented on the care of three diabetic emergencies: diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hypoglycemias and sick days. A treatment scheme, based on low-dose insulin regime and i.v. insulin administration is presented. Plenty of emphasis is laid on fluid and electrolyte therapy. It is stressed that the primary goal...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Akerblom HK,Kaprio EA

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes mellitus is considered a common form of diabetes mellitus in young people. Type 1 diabetes in infants is rare. However, the condition is rare in infants. Type 1 diabetes has not been reported in the literature in 45 days old child of an Indian population. Type 1 diabetes typically begins between the ag...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jali MV,Patil VD,Jali SM,Gowda S,Kambar S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rising prevalence of childhood obesity, pediatricians are increasingly called upon to treat clinically overweight children. The primary treatment options are behavioral lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy, and surgery. The cornerstone of childhood obesity treatment is lifestyle modification and has been s...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Dolinsky DH,Armstrong SC,Kinra S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the iron profile and find out an accurate diagnostic tool which reflects iron status in different types of infection in severely malnourished children aged 12 months to 71 months. METHODS:Hundred and Eight (108) children of whom 72 children were infected and 36 non infected severely malnourished chi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Atiar Rahman M,Mannan MA,Rahman MH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of complications in thalassemia major are due mainly to iron overload. Deferoxamine in iron-overloaded patients has established that chelation therapy, when given at an adequate dose, reduces iron-related complications. Parenteral administration and the daily nuisance of an infusion pump hinder the opti...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Choudhry VP,Naithani R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terms trend and cerebral palsy are defined emphazing the non-diagnostic nature of the cerebral palsy label. Criteria necessary for valid estimation of trends include constant methods of estimating population based numerators and denominators over a number of years, which render them hard to obtain, particularly in...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Blair E

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cultures throat swab after physiotherapy with results of sputum culture in identification of lower airway pathogens in children with cystic fibrosis. METHODS:387 samples of sputum cough swabs, throat swab and throat swab after physiotherapy were collected from 48 patients of cystic fibrosis and cu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kabra SK,Alok A,Kapil A,Aggarwal G,Kabra M,Lodha R,Pandey RM,Sridevi K,Mathews J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lifetime achievement awards are awarded to recognize contributions during the career of an individual, rather than for a single or multiple contributions of a person in his/her field of specialty. I am highly honored being the recipient of the Dr. K. C. Chaudhuri Lifetime Achiement Award Oration. The award for me is s...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Vidyasagar D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccine Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis (VAPP), although a known hazard with Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), has not received adequate attention in India despite increasing use of OPV in repeated rounds of national immunization days. An analysis by National Polio Surveillance Project in 1999 suggested that incidence of V...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mittal SK,Mathew JL

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetanus is still an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Fifty two patients with tetanus were admitted within a 15 year period to our hospital, and 24 of them died. The remaining cases were called for re-evaluation 3-13 years after the infection. Only 10 cases were admitted again, and 6 ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Tutuncuoglu S,Demir E,Koprubasi F,Selcuki D

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study pulmonary function tests (PFT) in multiple transfusion recipient thalassemics, PFTs were done for 30 thalassemics and 20 matched controls. Confirmed cases of thalassemia on regular transfusion therapy were the subject of study. Apart from history and physical examination of the thalassemics, serum ferritin es...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Arora M,Chandra J,Suri JC,Narayan S,Dutta AK

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood is defined as a 'drug' under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The Standard of drugs is laid down in the Indian Pharmacopoeia. The first step towards blood safety is to encourage blood donations, which are voluntary, non-remunerated and obtained from low-risk and regular donors. A regular donor is one who donates blo...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Viswanathan C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of taurine in diet is poorly understood. The present evidence suggests that it is a conditionally essential aminoacid in man wherein deficiency states may result in adverse changes which will be improved with supplementation. It has a role in fat absorption in preterm infants and children with cystic fi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Karan S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonates are among those patients generating the highest hospital costs in recent years. There are no published data on the costs of neonatal intensive care in our country. The aim of our study was to analyse the cost of neonatal intensive care in a tertiary care unit. The average hospital charges per day were higher ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shanmugasundaram R,Padmapriya E,Shyamala J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the needs of relatives of children admitted to an Intensive Care Unit and compare their needs with the perspectives of doctors, nurses and administrators. METHODS:This is a descriptive comparative study done at a tertiary care PICU from South India. A modified Critical Care Family Needs Inventory...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kandasamy S,Vijayakumar N,Natarajan RK,Sangaralingam T,Krishnamoorthi N

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:The authors describe a new case of the split notochord syndrome (SNS) with dorsal enteric fistula in an eight-month-old-boy. The child had also central nervous system anomalies including dysgenetic corpus callosum, absence of septum pellucidum, triventricular hydrocephalus, small posterior fossa, and lipomyelomeningoc...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kanmaz T,Demirbilek S,Oztürk A,Baykara S,Yücesan S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) commonly experience diarrhea at some time during their illness. A variety of enteric pathogens are identified in 50-80% of these patients, depending on the intensity of the diagnostic work-up that is done. In addition to the common enteric pathogens, severa...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ramakrishna BS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Training in the primary-care child and adolescent mental health should take into consideration the local milieu, national health care education and development. It should aim to improve the mental health knowledge, competency as well as develop professional relationships between various primary, secondary and tertiary...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Russell PS,Tsheringla S,Nair MK,Minju KA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal tumours are rare in children and leiomyoblastoma of small intestine is still rarer. We report a case of leiomyoblastoma of small intestine in a child who presented with acute intestinal obstruction. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Dass B,Dalal A,Sharma U,Garg P

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:Diabetic ketoacidosis is the most common endocrine emergency in children and frequently it is the initial presentation of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Despite sophisticated technology and our improved understanding of the pathophysiology of this disease, the mortality from intracranial complications remains co...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Krishna J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A focal outbreak of hepatitis was detected in a day-care centre for children centrally located in Pune. The source of infection was suspected to be an 11-year-old child who probably got the infection from his school. Seven out of 15 children from day-care centre developed clinical hepatitis. Two cases of secondary inf...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chitambar SD,Chadha MS,Yeolekar LR,Arankalle VA

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish a technique for mutation identification and prenatal screening in confirmed cases of Canavan disease. METHOD:Mutations in ASPA gene were identified by sequencing. Six exons of ASPA gene were amplified using intronic primers flanking the exons and then sequenced on ABI 3500Dx automated unit. Thi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bijarnia S,Kohli S,Puri RD,Jacob RJ,Saxena R,Jalan A,Sistermans EA,Mahmood S,Verma IC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal hemorrhage has many etiologies including bleeding diathesis. A 10-day-old female baby was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of abdominal distention. Hemorrhage was determined on the right adrenal gland with abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography. Laboratory investigations showed PT 44 se...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Totan M

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:The care of very-low-birth-weight infants has improved over the years with continuing changes in medical and nutritional management. In view of these changes, there is a need to study the pattern of postnatal weight gain. Postnatal weight gain patterns of 32 very-low-birth-weight infants were examined during the first...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ozkan H,Uguz A,Haberal S

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate obesogenic co-causing factors, promoting rise of weight in children, associated to local differences in India. METHODS:Overall 1,680 children, aged 3-11 and balanced by gender, were recruited in school contexts distributed in seven major Indian cities. All children were weighted and measured i...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gregori D,Gulati A,Paramesh EC,Arockiacath P,Comoretto R,Paramesh H,Hochdorn A,Baldi I

更新日期：2014-09-01 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