introduction: drug use in pediatric patients is a unique dilemma in the management and monitoring of disease. this study aimed at assessing medication prescribing in a pediatric ward of an  ethiopian hospital. materials and methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study was done by reviewing the medical records of 249 patients among those admitted in the period between 11th of september 2007 an...

abstract acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (adem) is a rare immune mediated and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that usually affects children. it as a monophasic disorder related with multifocal neurologic symptoms. here in this paper we report seven cases of adem in pediatrics and besides a review of literatures are presented.

abstract   objective: to evaluate the association of base deficit (bd) with mortality in traumatized children, and to assess this association in a subgroup of patients with traumatic brain injury (tbi).   methods: in this cross-sectional study performed prospectively on a convenience sample of patients under 16 years of age with trauma presenting to an academic level іі trauma center, we obtain...

abdominal mass is one of the commonest clinical findings in children. the purpose of this study was to evaluate abdominal masses in different age groups in a referral children surgical center. we retrospectively reviewed records of 325 patients (57% boys, mean age 37.7 months) admitted to amir kabir hospital in period of 12 years for abdominal mass surgery. the 4 most common abdominal masses wa...

introduction: accreditation assesses performance, or capacity to perform, against predetermined standards. it typically combines external quality assurance, through a process of peers review, with elements of self-regulation through internal and selfdirected assessment. this study is an attempt to identify the quality of pediatrics residency educational programs regarding predetermined standard...

how to cite this article:  esmaeeli m, erfani sayar r, saghebi a, elmi saghi, rahmani sh, elmi s, rabbani javadi a. screening for depression in hospitalized pediatric patients. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):47-51.   objective in chronically ill children who are hospitalized, many mood changes occur. for example, in children with cancer or renal failure, prolonged hospitalization and ch...

purpose: to determine the anatomical sites and causes of severe visual impairment (svi) and blindness in children attending a school for the blind in ahvaz. methods: in this case series study, all 51 students of the only school for the blind in ahvaz were examined by two ophthalmologists. blindness and svi were defined according to the world health organization (who) criteria as visual acuity l...

backgroundfor using of complementary and alternative medicine methods (cam) in the leukemia pediatrics than other types of cancer, we have two great challenges; first challenge is their safety and risks and second challenge is study gaps in this field. regarding to these challenges, this study is a narrative review of some cam methods in the leukemia pediatrics from the perspective of their saf...

abstract emergence agitation that has been first described by eckenhoff et al. in 1960’s is a dissociated state of consciousness in which the child is inconsolable, irritable, uncooperative, typically thrashing, crying, moaning or incoherent. it is also a common problem in pediatric postanesthetic care unit with an incidence ranging from 10 to 80%. this literature review focused on presence of ...