Sandhoff disease is a rare inherited disorder within the sphingolipidosis family, characterized by the accumulation of lipids in the nervous system due to a deficiency in hexosaminidase types A and B enzymes. This condition leads to progressive neurological disorders and eventual...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5348
Allgrove syndrome, or Triple A syndrome, is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder with three key clinical features: achalasia, alacrima, and adrenal insufficiency. Around a third of patients present with additional features, such as neurological and autonomic manifestations (m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5347
Parents who overschedule their children, put a lot of pressure on them to succeed academically, and want them to act and behave like tiny adults beyond their mental, social, or emotional capabilities are considered to be suffering from the disease known as "hurried child syndrome...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5346
Joaquim Pinto, Yenny Puspitasari, Yuli Periostiwati, Carlos Boavida Tilman, Adelina Pinto & Estevao Menezes Ximenes·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2024
Background: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is needed to address infant mortality in sub-Saharan African and South Asian countries of 11 million cases, due to diarrheal diseases, pneumonia, measles, malnutrition and newborn care problems. (IMCI) is an approach t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5345
Objective: To investigate the treatment effect of traditional Chinese medicine and massage application in children. Methods: 60 children with Tourette syndrome from three different hospitals were recruited in this study, with 36 males and 24 females. The children were divided int...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5343
Precocious puberty, the premature onset of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 in girls, has emerged as a growing concern in pediatric endocrinology. The prevalence of precocious puberty has witnessed a noticeable rise in recent decades, attributed to various env...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5344
Fatima Bello Jiya, Ango Umar Mohammad, Shu’aibu Jafar Sidi, Muhammad Aminu, Abdullahi Abdulbasit & Hassan Almustapha·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2024
Background: Adolescence is a vulnerable stage of life within which there is rapid growth and development and increased nutrients requirement. However, the period of adolescence has been characterized by poor dietary practices that may lead to health problems such as under nutriti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5342
Primary bile acid disorders (BASD) in newborns are rarely found with a prevalence of 1-9/1,000,000 and include 1-2 % of all cases with neonatal cholestasis. Causes are different gene defects, which lead to liver enzyme defects, which play a major role in both cholic acid pathways...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5340
The incubator for children to improve the survival chances of premature and immature newborns was developed in France as early as 1857. The first device in the United States was built by William Champion Deming at the State Emigrant Hospital on Ward's Island, New York. The first...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i4341
The fibroblast growth factor receptors play a crucial role in binding to fibroblast growth factor and are involved in various pathological conditions. These receptors consist of an extracellular ligand domain, a transmembrane helix domain, and an intracellular domain with tyrosin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i4337
This report presents the case of a 5-year-old female patient with epilepsy and cerebral palsy who received dental treatment under general anesthesia due to her inability to cooperate with local anesthesia. The patient presented with multiple dental issues, including pulpitis and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i4338
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), also known as encephalofacial angiomatosis, is a rare congenital neurocutaneous and ocular condition. It is characterized by two types of malformations: a congenital facial port-wine stain and a capillary-venous leptomeningeal angioma, typically homol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i4339
Shamsuddin A.K.M, Mamunur Rahman, Jahangir Md Sarwar, Mohammad Mahabub Alam, Nasrin Sultana & Atiar Rahman·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2024
Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the demographic information, clinical features, surgical methods, postoperative complications, and outcomes at 6 months for patients with choledochal cysts who were treated at the Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Ho...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i4336
Background: Unintentional injuries occurring in or within the vicinity of the home resulting in temporary or permanent health impairment are largely preventable. However, they are contributors to childhood morbidity and could lead to mortality in severe cases. Objectives: This st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i4335
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia ELP is a rare condition in common pediatric practice. Its clinical presentation is non-specific. Delay in diagnosis and treatment exposes infants to chronic respiratory failure. We report the observation of a 2-month-old infant with respiratory signs th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i3333