Malnutrition Among Children Younger Than 5 Years-Old in Conflict Zones of Chiapas, Mexico

Evaluating Risk Factors for Recurrent Seizures in Children Younger than 14 Years Old

Background and purpose: Identifying the predictors of seizure recurrence is of great help in controlling the disease and preventing recurrence in patients. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for recurrence of seizures in children younger than 14 years of age. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional analysis, we reviewed the medical records of patients admitted to pediatric n...

The Prevalence of Malnutrition among Children under 5 Years old Referred to Health Centers in Iranshahr during 2010-2011

  Background : Malnutrition is still a major health problem in the developing countries. It is recognized that 60% of deaths among children under five year in these countries are associated with malnutrition. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in children under 5 years old in Iranshahr in 2011.   Materials and Methods : This is a cross-sectional de...

Surgical outcomes and complications of posterior hemivertebra resection in children younger than 5 years old

BACKGROUND There have been many reports on posterior hemivertebra resection. However, there were few articles in very young cases. This is a clinical retrospective study to evaluate the complications and efficacy of posterior hemivertebra resection in very young cases. METHODS From January 2003 to January 2012, 39 consecutive cases of congenital scoliosis with hemivertebra were retrospectivel...

Urinary tract infection in children younger than 5 years

Objectives: To investigate the most common underlying organisms, and associated urological anomalies in children presenting with urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods: Retrospectively, all children with confirmed UTI between October 2013 and February 2014 were evaluated at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The electronic files of 279 children presenting with ...

Epidemiological Survey of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Younger than 14 Years in Ahvaz