A histochemical study was made of 13 cases of lipidoses of the central nervous system. Niemann-Pick's disease can be differentiated from other cerebral lipidoses by the finding that all affected cells store histochemically stainable phospholipids. Evidence has been adduced indicating that the material stored in infantile amaurotic idiocy is a complex containing ganglioside, cholesterol, and pos...

Phototherapy is a safe, effective method for decreasing or preventing the rise of serum unconjugated bilirubin levels and reduces need exchange transfusion in neonates. The aim phototherapy to decrease level order prevent acute encephalopathy, hearing loss kernicterus. Mainly 5 types jaundice- pathological jaundice, physiological breast milk breastfeeding jaundice prematurity. works by 3 proces...

Until recently the situation in relation to childhood psychoses was extremely confused. There was little agreement among authors about terminology and a general uncertainty about their nature and aetiology. Masterly reviews by Eisenberg' 2 in the United States and Rutter' in the United Kingdom have brought some order to this complex field. Perhaps the most important contribution was the introdu...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Neonatal jaundice is a major problem among infants in the first weeks of life. Research on several indicators of severe neonatal jaundice including alpha-fetoprotein and umbilical cord bilirubin level has indicated contradictory results. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the significance of umbilical cord bilirubin level as a predictive indicator ...

bilirubin induced brain damage is still a common cause of morbidity and mortality in nigerian infants. no much success has been recorded in decades despite the fact that brain damage from bilirubin toxicity in the newborn is easily preventable with affordable and effective means. we report a case of a newborn with acute bilirubin encephalopathy. this case was considered of interest because the ...

background: neonates affected by hereditary spherocytosis may suffer from significant jaundice. this study was conducted on neonates with jaundice hospitalized at the children’s hospital in bandar abbas, south iran, to determine the frequency of hereditary spherocytosis among them. patients and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 814 neonates with jaundice hospitalized at the children’s hos...

This study explored the effect of the implant position of stents across the Vater's ampulla on treatment outcomes in patients with lower bile duct obstruction.In the retrospective study, 41 patients with malignant obstruction of the lower bile duct and obstructive jaundice received percutaneous transhepatic biliary placement of bare-metal stents. Basic demographic data on patients, such as sex,...

This article reports the findings of a study undertaken to evaluate the etiological factors responsible for neonatal jaundice in a high-altitude population (2000 m above sea level) in India. 164 neonates were studied, of which 105 (64%) developed clinical jaundice. 68 (64.5%) were boys and 37 (35.2%) were girls. Serum hyperbilirubinemia was found in 38 cases (23.1%). In 12 cases (11.4%), no...

a 29 days old pakistani female infant was presented to our outpatient department with two weeks history of a rapidly progressing large size facial hemangioma involving most of the right cheek and right eyelids. the infant was unable to open the right eye. there was also a small hemangioma on the right second toe. additionally, three similar lesions were found on the right side of the palate and...

parents who have a baby with infantile colic experienced a different thought and emotions such as hopelessness, fatigue and impasses. in this study, our living experience as a professional nursing parents' are represented with new relieving modality for infantile colic. herein, we report a new relieving dietary protocol for a colicky infant with non- immunoglobulin e – mediated protein ind...