Prashanth S. Veeraiah, Vikram S. Kumar, S. R. Dhananjaya, Anil Kallesh, M. K. Sajna, Patil Vinay Kumar & Shivaraj Gowda·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Objectives: The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of perinatal asphyxia and subsequent treatment with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) especially on gastrointestinal system in newborns diagnosed with moderate-to-severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). The primary obje...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i130258
Sahana Devadas, Meghana Jagadish, Pavan Kumar Karigoudar, H. Anil Kumar, Varun Govindarajan & Mallesh Kariyappa·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Background: Cornelia de Lange syndrome is a genetic syndrome characterized by intellectual disability, facial features with synorphrys or fused eyebrows, upper limb anomalies and atypical growth. It is caused by spontaneous mutations in genes responsible for structural or regulat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i130257
J. Fondop, A. F. Atemkeng, M. C. Athyam, D. J. A. M. Chefor Alain, V. P. Djientcheu, . Scavarda, Pech Guh, J. Jouve, G. Lena & G. Bolini·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Study Design: Retrospective case study. Objective: To determine the history, clinical and imaging signs, diagnosis, treatment and clinical follow-up. Summary of Background Data: The cranio vertebral junction (CVJ) is a complex transitional area between the skull, the upper cervic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i130255
Varsha Verma, Bipin Karki, Shyam Kumar Gupta, Ismat Jahan, Mohammad Kamrul Hassan Shabuj, Sadeka Choudhury Moni, Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Mohammod Shahidullah & M. A. Mannan·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Background: Newborns with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are known to permanently change their physiology and metabolism to adapt to limited supply of nutrients in utero. These programmed changes can later be the cause for the origin of diseases like coronary artery disea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i130256
Salima M. M. Alzehawi, Amina Beayou, Najat B. Elgazal, Fawzia S. Khalifa, Salimah S. Alabeedi & Mohamed M. Alferjani·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Patients undergoing chemotherapy are vulnerable to infection because of immunosuppression and prolonged hospitalizations. Chemotherapy drugs affect neutrophil production through myelosuppression (1) and low inflammatory response so that fever maybe the manifestation of infection...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430253
Autism, also known as Autism, is a type of pervasive developmental disorder that occurs before the age of 3 and usually manifests in the first or second years of life. The diagnosis of autism falls under one category of mental development disorders. Its incidence is increasing...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430252
Autism begins in childhood, and at its core is a serious interpersonal relationship and communication disorder. The effects of the disorder intervene in multiple ways in relationships with the environment, participation in community life, the ability to adapt to society, and cogn...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430251
Pycnodysostosis is a rare genetic disease, caused by a mutation of the cathepsin K gene which is involved in bone renewal. It is associated with dwarfism and bone fragility, but the association with a stridor is exceptional. We report the case of a child treated for stridor with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430249
Santosh Kumar Saha, Kastury Modak, Kazal Kanti Dan, Syed Nasir Uddin, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun & Kamrun Nahar Choudhury·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Aims: The prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is estimated to be higher in developing countries like Bangladesh than in developed countries, ranging from 24/1,000 to 0.3/1,000 respectively. There is no authentic national data since 2005 on prevalence of RHD in our country...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430248
Harrison Ogheneochuko Eruotor, Ukoro Blessing, Akpotu E. Ajirioghene, C. Awarajih Uwaezuoke & Nduka Ignatius Chinonye·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Neonatal seizures are abnormal electrical discharge in the neonates that usually manifest as stereotyped muscle activity of autonomic change. Seizure occur in up to 1.4% of mature infant and 20% of pre-mature infant. Neonate in university of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital were u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330246