background: neonatal jaundice is clinically presented in 60% of full-term newborns. about 8% of newborns with jaundice have urinary tract infection (uti) without any other clinical signs in favor of uti. in present study we evaluated clinical and paraclinical data that help to rapid and early diagnosis of uti in apparently healthy newborns with jaundice.   methods: from february to august 2006,...

  Introduction :Jaundice is the most common cause of hospitalization of infants in the first month of life. Delivery and maternal and neonatal risk factors may affect the progression of complications of jaundice. This study aimed to investigate the problems of pregnancy and delivery in neonates with jaundice. Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 2796 full term 3 to 29 day infants w...

Infantile spasms are the classical seizure type of West syndrome. Infantile spasms often herald a dismal prognosis, due to the high probability to evolve into intractable forms of epilepsies with significant cognitive deficits, especially if not adequately treated. The current therapies-high doses of adrenocorticotropic hormone, steroids, or the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transaminase inhib...

ABSTRACT
 Objective: Neonatal jaundice is characterized by a yellowish coloration of the skin and sclera newborn infants elevated serum bilirubin levels.
 In this study, it was aimed to evaluate knowledge, practices attitudes primigravidas in Diyala province Iraq regarding neonatal jaundice.
 Material Methods: A questionnaire applied 165 women who were between January 1, 2022 Mar...

background: hyperbilirubinemiais a common problem in newborn infants. it can progress to kernicterus in severe forms, unless an intervention is initiated. the objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of clofibrate with phenobarbital in full-term neonates with nonhemolytic jaundice. methods: this double blind clinical trial study was performed on 60 neonate who were divided randomly i...

glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency is an enzyme deficiency of the red blood cells and the most important disease of hexose monophosphate pathway. the role of hemolysis in the pathophysiology of neonatal jaundice due to g6pd deficiency is in contencious. our aim is to study the role of hemolysis in neonatal jaundice associated with g6pd deficiency. this prospective descriptive s...

BACKGROUND The treatment for infantile glaucoma is surgical. Treatment options include goniotomy, trabeculotomy, combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy, and trabeculectomy. METHODS Patients who had a follow up of 5 years or longer after primary trabeculectomy were examined to determine the long term stability in infantile glaucoma. RESULTS In eyes with primary infantile glaucoma 92.3% achiev...