objective the aim of the present study was to evaluate the etiology and frequency of neonatal seizure in hospitalized neonates. materials and methods in this descriptive, cross-sectional study, we evaluated 1295 neonates with seizures admitted to neonatal and nicu wards in our center. data was collected on age, sex, birth weight, serum levels of calcium, glucose, and sodium, ct scan findings, h...

Thyrotoxicosis is defined as the clinical syndrome of hypermetabolism resulting from increased free thyroxine (T4) and/or free triiodothyronine (T3) serum levels (1). The term thyrotoxicosis is not synonymous with hyperthyroidism, the elevation in thyroid hormone levels caused by an increase in their biosynthesis and secretion by the thyroid gland (Table 1) (2). For example, thyrotoxicosis can ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Infant mortality is an indicator of overall societal health, and a significant proportion of infant deaths occur in NICUs. The objectives were to identify causes of death and to define potentially preventable factors associated with death as areas for quality improvement efforts in the NICU. METHODS In a prospectively defined study, the principal investigator in 46 l...

Glaucoma can be inherited as a mendelian autosomal-dominant or autosomal-recessive trait, or as a complex multifactorial trait. Genetic approaches have helped define the underlying molecular events responsible for some mendelian forms of the disease and have identified the chromosome locations of genes that are likely to contribute to common complex forms. Future directions include the discover...