Nadia Mebrouk, Fatima Jabourik, Bouchra Chkirat, Loubna Chtouki, Thami Benouachane, Hassan Ait Oamer & Abdelali Bentahila·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Deficiency rickets due to maternal hypovitaminosis D cause hypocalcaemia in infants, which may be complicated by dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with myocardial dysfunction. Calcium is central in myocardial contraction coupling, and hypocalcemia decreases myocardial contractility. H...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230260
Andreza Moita Morais, Francisco Plácido Nogueira Arcanjo, Patrick Gonçalves de Oliveira, Caio Plácido Costa Arcanjo, Franco Bieh Dantas de Sousa, Kelle Maria Tomais Parente & Keylla Conceição de Albuquerque Carneiro·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Introduction: Iron deficiency anaemia is a serious public health problem in developing countries, especially among children, as it is associated with serious developmental problems. Objective: To assess the effects of weekly ferrous sulphate supplementation on haemoglobin (Hb) le...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i130259
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