Hypoglycaemia is a common problem in the neonatal period, and it frequently reflects difficulties in adapting to extra uterine life. Strategies to facilitate this physiological adaptation should be enhanced. (Sem fetal neo del 2005) Incidence is variable depending on the definition criteria used in different studies, but according to Cornblath (Cornblath et al 1993, 2000 as cited by Fernández L...

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The incidence of hypoglycaemia is greatest in the neonatal period, and the condition is usually associated with "small for dates" infants, although rare causes have been described.' Persistent neonatal hypoglycaemia, however, is usually caused by endocrinopathies or disorders of hepatic metabolism.2 We present some ofour experience of endocrine disease presenting as neonatal hypoglycaemia as th...

Since a universal definition for hypoglycemia is lacking, an operational threshold for initiating therapy has been defined. Hypoglycemia is encountered in a variety of neonatal conditions including prematurity, growth retardation and maternal diabetes. Since hypoglycemia may be asymptomatic, routine screening for this condition in certain high risk situations is recommended. Supervised breast-f...

H ypoglycemia remains a significant cause of brain injury in newborn infants(1), as highlighted by Udani, et al.(2) in this issue of Indian Pediatrics. The authors recruited 100 consecutively presenting infants with epilepsy, 83 of whom had brain imaging and/or a clear metabolic or genetic diagnosis. The majority of the 83 infants had evidence of brain injury of perinatal onset and in the large...

This study was designed to evaluate neonatal morbidities in late preterm births (38 weeks). A retrospective carried out the hospital's Paediatrics & Gynecology and Obstetrics department from May 2022- 2023. total of 100 infants that were born alive normal-term selected for final analysis. Patients categorized into two groups; Group consisted infants, B included infants. The data regarding m...

Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of biochemical abnormalities accompanying neonatal seizures is important for effective seizure control and to avoid further brain damage. The present study was carried out on 35 neonates to determine the frequency of various biochemical abnormalities in neonatal seizures. Diagnostic evaluation included estimation of levels of serum calcium, phosphorus, ...