In Mali, malaria is endemic in the central and southern regions and has an epidemic potential in the later. Objective: to describe the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of severe and complicated malaria in children aged between 6 months and 15 years in paediatric...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11487
Margarita Nájera-Lara, José Ramon Centeno-López, Seth Isaias Lugo-Aguilar & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a heterogeneous group of inherited connective tissue disorders that share similar skeletal abnormalities that cause fragility, bone deformity, and fracture risk, leading to the name brittle bones. It has an incidence of approximately 1 in ev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11486
Determination of height is a major component of routine growth monitoring of wellness in child welfare clinics, and it is essential to many preventive child health interventions. Monitoring a child`s height alongside weight and physical development is routinely done as part of ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11485
Background: Ornamental plants commonly found in households and public spaces contain bioactive metabolites such as alkaloids, cardiotonic glycosides, cyanogenic glycosides, calcium oxalate, and toxalbumins. These compounds can trigger clinical manifestations ranging from mild loc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11484
Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Ma Guadalupe León-Verdín, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos & Leticia Zamora-Ramos·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Aim: The objective was to determine a correlation between monitored airborne particulate matter and birth defect rates in newborns in the state of Guanajuato, central Mexico. Study Design: An ecological study of time trends was designed. Place and Duration of the Study: Between 2...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10483
Aims: The present study examines the pattern of electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities and their demographic and diagnostic characteristics among children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs) referred for EEG at a child mental health facility in Southwestern Nigeria. Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10482
Aims: Identified neonate-related factors associated with neonatal sepsis and determined knowledge gaps among healthcare providers on neonatal sepsis at Mandera County Referral Hospital. Study Design: In light of the information presented above, a retrospective study that is both...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10481
Introduction: Coffin-Siris syndrome (CSS) is a rare disorder of the SWI/SNF-related intellectual disability group. It typically presents with global developmental delay, variable intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, and hypoplasia or absence of the distal phalanges, espec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10479
Aims: The aim of our paper is to present antenatal, perinatal and postnatal characteristics of neonates, as well as course of neonatal sepsis caused by Enterobacter hormaechei. The main goal is to consider options for improving the prevention of this infection. Presentation of Ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10480
Aims: To evaluate the effect of levetiracetam monotherapy on serum calcium and vitamin D levels in children with epilepsy, and to assess seizure control and associated side effects. Study Design: Longitudinal observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Paediat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i9478