Introduction: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) involves central and peripheral nervous systems, producing neurological and psychiatric symptoms in 25–95% of cases. Extensive spinal cord involvement such as longitudinal myelopathy (LM) is exceedingly rare, par...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12498
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) remain one of the leading causes of paediatric morbidity in South India and are frequently associated with inappropriate antibiotic use, thereby increasing the risk of antimicrobial resistance. Objective: To evaluate the rationality of antibiot...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12497
Idrissa Basse, Coly NF, Barry MA, Soumboundou M, Ndiaye Nd, Diouf N N, Thiam S, Samba A, Ndiaye A, Soumah IY, Diedhiou F, Cissé F, Djité M, Barry N O K, Kandji PM, Doupa D, Sall C, Gueye PM, Diagne Gueye ND R & Agne F D·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Introduction: Differentiating between bacterial and viral meningitis, which is endemic in Senegal, remains difficult due to their clinical similarities. Bacterial culture of cerebrospinal fluid, the gold standard test for diagnosing bacterial meningitis, is time-consuming and lac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12496
Atemkeng Tsatedem Faustin, Donfack Zeufack Philippe Urich, Sogbossi Segnon Emmanuel, Ngo Yamben Marie Ange, Akaba désiré, Guifo Marc Leroy, Kempta Lekpa Fernando, Mouafo Tambo Faustin, Manga Alexandre, Bahebeck Jean, DJAM CHEFOR ALAIN & Sosso Maurice Aurélien·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Introduction: The study emphasises on nonsurgical correction of genu varum and genu valgum in 369 children between the age of 2-8 years. The data collected from centres focuses on early intervention in the growth phase could help to tackle deformity better. The present study high...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12495
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Recent Research in Achondroplasia in Childhood: A Special Focus on New Selective FGFR3 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12494
Families raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience high levels of parental stress, role strain and disruptions in family functioning. While psychoeducation is widely recognised as a valuable support strategy, existing models tend to focus narrowly on i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12492
Introduction: This study aimed to assess the contribution of vegetable gardens to combating acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months in Shombo commune, Gitega province, Burundi. A cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical components was conducted in Shombo comm...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12493
Introduction: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is biologically defined by hypoalbuminemia below 30 g/L and proteinuria above 50 mg/kg/day or above 200 g/mol of urinary creatinine in a sample. It is one of the most common glomerular nephropathies occurring in children between the ages of 2...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12491
Autism is associated with synaptic dysfunctions, leading to disturbances in neural circuit connectivity. The result is an impaired synaptic pruning process, which removes extra connections, causing an overabundance of the synaptic system in autistic brains. Mutations in genes ass...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i12490
Introduction: Childhood heart failure is a common yet underrecognized serious condition, thus representing a major public health challenge due to its serious consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality, as well as its impact on health systems, particularly in sub-Saharan Afr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11489
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