Introduction: To analyze the clinical characteristics and influencing factors of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) during chemotherapy, using a retrospective analysis. Methods: A retrospective analysis w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i8380
Matyek, Jimme Garba, Etumnu Emeka Williams, Odionye Chinwe M, Mercy Agbo Amadi & Julian Chijioke Godswill·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2024
Background: This study employed a health technology assessment approach to explore the impact of Hippolite O. Amadiet al.’s neonatal care interventions. Methods: The research design was a qualitative desk research method. The purposive sampling procedure was adopted focusing on a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i8379
The aim of this study was to determine the growth profile of pre-school children in some gas flaring communities in yenagoa, Bayelsa state in relation to under nutrition (PEM), source of drinking water and others. Methods: This study adopted a cross sectional design strategy to d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i8378
Animals often exhibit repetitive and predictable behaviors. These repetitive actions can be learned and become habits, which can be advantageous from an evolutionary standpoint as they reduce cognitive strain and attentional resources. Repetitive behaviors can also be intentional...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i8376
Background: Hydranencephaly is a rare congenital brain malformation with an incidence estimated to be between 1 in 10 000 and 1 in 5 000 pregnancies. It is characterized by the absence of development of the cerebral hemispheres, which are replaced by cerebrospinal fluid. The diag...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i8377
Introduction: Pediatric congenital and developmental disorders is common nowadays. That particularly occurs due to error in normal development of organ and tissue development. Genetic disorders affecting skeleton comprise a large group of clinically distinct and genetically heter...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i8375
Background: Neonatal tetanus (NNT) remains among the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality among neonates in Nigeria. Nigeria remains among the countries carrying the global NNT burden. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports have predicted that the pandemic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i7374
Hypospadias is a birth defect that involves the development of a penile urethra that opens on the ventral side of the penis. Proximal hypospadias is one of the most severe forms of hypospadias that is generally associated with chordee. Hypospadias surgery, especially in the proxi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i7373
Ohdo syndrome is extremely rare and comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by intellectual disability (ID) and typical facial features, including blepharophimosis, ptosis, dental hypoplasia, hearing impairment and intellectual disability. So far, fewer than 30...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i7372
Low-grade gliomas (LGG) are primary tumors of the central nervous system, originating from malignant transformation of cells in the brain or spinal cord. They are distinct from metastatic cancers that spread to the CNS from other parts of the body. While low-grade gliomas can occ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i7370