Results: Ninety-nine cryotherapy sessions performed among 35 children were evaluated. Fifteen children underwent cryotherapy during the preintervention phase only, and 13 children underwent cryotherapy during the intervention phase only. The mean modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale scores were 58.4 during the preintervention phase and 37.7 during the intervention phase (P=.005). The percen...

OBJECTIVE To validate a useful version of the Motor Function Measure (MFM) in children with neuromuscular diseases aged <7 years old. DESIGN Two prospective cohort studies that documented the MFM completion of children aged between 2 and 7 years old. SETTING French-speaking rehabilitation departments from France, Belgium, and Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS Healthy children (n=194) and children...

PURPOSE We investigated longitudinal changes of refractive error in children with accommodative esotropia (ET) throughout the first 12 years of life, its dependence on age at onset of ET, and whether amblyopia or anisometropia are associated with defective emmetropization. METHODS Longitudinal refractive errors in children with accommodative ET were analyzed retrospectively. Eligibility crite...

Seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and 7 (HHV-7) was estimated in the Thai population using indirect immunofluorescence assay to determine serum antibodies to HHV-6 and HHV-7. A total of 333 serum samples obtained from umbilical cord blood and venous blood of healthy persons at Siriraj Hospital and Krabi Hospital during 1990-1993 were investigated. Of 73 infants aged 0-1 month, 73% a...

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract&lt;/strong&gt;: Every narrative in the Bible has not only theological insight but also social-communal aspect. Thus, biblical contains inspiration for today's social life. One such is story of Syrophoenician woman Mark 7:24-30. This article studies identity light Social Identity Theory. research important because it common to investigate women with scientific the...

I n t e r v e n t i o n 36 children were allocated to a single dose of oral dexamethasone, 1 mg/kg, and 34 were allocated to placebo. At 0, 30, 60, and 120 minutes, all children received albuterol (Ventolin 5% solution, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA) via nebulizer, 2.5 mg per dose (0.5 mL) in 3 mL normal saline and oxygen flow 6 to 7 L/min. After a 4-hour observation period, ...

Zoster immune globulin (ZIG) can prevent clinical chickenpox in exposed, susceptible, normal chilthen.’ In a collaborative study2 in which 15 susceptible children at high risk received ZIG within three days following exposure, there were no deaths and only one child developed progressive vanicella. At that time, a mortality of 7% and a rate of progressive varicella of 30% were reported in simil...

Methods A prospective study was conducted in January until December 2011 period. The initial measurement were made by residents in charge. The nutritional status was defined according to CDC 2000 guidelines. Exclusion criteria including children with fluid retention, organomegaly, obesity, and tumours. HM was defined as weight decreased ≥ 2% for LOS (length of stay) less than 7 days, ≥ 5% for L...