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{"title":"Rare Case of Optic Nerve Glioma Revealed by Russell Syndrome","authors":"C. Khairoun","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555820","url":null,"abstract":"Optic nerve glioma (or optic glioma), is a rare form of glioma which affects the optic nerve. There is very little data available in the literature that describes this pathology. It represents 5% of brain tumors in children. The diagnosis is always made on the occasion of ophthalmological clinical signs (nystagmus, loss of visual acuity). In some cases, its mode of revelation is uncommon, delaying the diagnosis and the treatment. Through our work, we have reported the case of a 17-month-old infant with optic chiasm glioma, revealed by diencephalic cachexia evolving since the age of 5 months. The child was put on enteral nutrition at constant flow rate and polychemotherapy with an improvement in the clinical state and radiological stabilization after a 3-month follow-up.","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42314441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Vaccination among Parents in Al Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia","authors":"M. Alhasoon","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555819","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Immunization is the most effective health intervention which reduces hospitalization, morbidity and mortality. It’s become the vital part in public health and plays the major role in disease prevention but remains a controversial topic in our society. It has been recently reported by WHO that a large proportion of children fail to complete their immunization schedule. Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of parents towards vaccination and compare findings with demographic characteristics of the studied group. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study to parents who work in Qassim schools (Buraydah, Unayzah, Al-Methnab, Al-Rass, Riyadh Al-Khabra, Al-badayea) and also distributed among health centers in villages and cities as well as hospitals. Validated questionnaire consisted of three sections that collected information on parents’ demographics, awareness, knowledge of vaccine benefits and practices regarding the immunization of their children were distributed among targeted parents. The questionnaire had brief explanation of the idea of the research to children parents. Data was collected through online and paper questionnaire, Responses to knowledge questions were recorded as “Yes”, “No”, “I don’t know”, “disagree”, “agree” and “neutral.” All data analyses were carried using SPSS version 21. Results: The overall mean knowledge score was 6.29 ± 1.95 out of 10 and moderate, good and poor knowledge were found to 66.9%, 26.6% and 6.5% of parents respectively. With regards to attitude, the overall mean attitude score was 19.2 ± 1.67 out of 21 and nearly all parents had positive attitude (82.7%) followed by average (16.1%) and negative attitude (1.2%). With regards to practice, the overall practice score was 20.9 ± 2.28 out of 24 and good, moderate and poor attitude were observed to 60.9%, 36.7% and 2.4% of the parents respectively. Furthermore, Child unable to complete vaccinations was identified as the significant factor of knowledge (T=-2.861, p-0.004), attitude (t=-3.469, p-0.007) and practice score (T=-3.642, p-<0.001). Conclusion: There is a moderate knowledge among parents toward childhood immunization while the consensus to attitude and practice deemed positive and good. Furthermore, unable to complete child vaccination was the significant predictor of knowledge, attitude and practice toward childhood vaccination.","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42441077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neonatal Meningitis: How Complicated Can it be?","authors":"S. Papabathini","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555818","url":null,"abstract":"Neonatal meningitis, though uncommon, is one of the contributors to infant mortality and morbidity worldwide. It is mainly caused by group B streptococcus (GBS), Escherichia coli and other pathogens. The disease presents mild to moderate symptoms including fever, bulging fontanel, respiratory distress, among others. The disease is mainly diagnosed through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture confirmation. If not timely treated, the disease may progress to devastating complications like seizures, ventriculitis, brain abscess, cerebral infarction, as well as long term neurological defects like hearing loss. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are the primary choice of treatment, depending on the type of pathogen and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is vital to prevent neonatal meningitis. This review highlights the need for innovation of less invasive diagnostic tools as well as better preventive strategies like vaccination to avoid the severe complications that may ensue if treatment is not promptly initiated.","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43558938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Communication Problems in Children with Asperger’s Syndrome: How Do They Solve Them?","authors":"M. Tenaglia, Camila Ilicic Isely, María Luisa Silva, S. Iacobuzio, Melisa Garay Frontini, Yamila Rubbo, Maria Victoria Gasparini","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555817","url":null,"abstract":"Fil: Tenaglia, Maria Florencia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofia y Letras; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicologia Matematica y Experimental Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi; Argentina","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45926268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Warburg Micro Syndrome- An Unusual Presentation with Brief Review of Literature","authors":"Laraib Malik","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555816","url":null,"abstract":"Six months old child brought to our attention for developmental delay. Child came to our hospital for measles, on detailed history and examination, developmental delay noted at 6 months of age. He was operated for cataract at 4 months of age. At this time other anomalies including microcephaly, micro cornea, micro ophthalmia, anterior turning of ears, bilateral retractile testis, micro phallus was noted. X-ray lumbosacral spine showed spina bifida occulta. No family history of any genetic disorder. MRI revealed partial agenesis of corpus callosum, all of the mentioned findings are suggestive of a genetic disorder. Baby was therefore diagnosed as Warburg micro syndrome. It is therefore necessary to look for other syndromes too other than congenital rubella, which closely mimics Warburg syndrome, if a child presents with bilateral cataract only","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42473528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exercise Interventions and Evaluation Tools of the Cardiovascular Capacity in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder","authors":"M. Blanchet","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555814","url":null,"abstract":"Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes deficits in motor learning and movement coordination. This affects posture, gross and fine motor skills, as well as the smooth running of activities of daily living. Children with DCD are more likely to adopt sedentary behaviors, and this negatively impacts their cardiovascular capacity, putting them at risk of developing metabolic diseases in adulthood. As an effective intervention to countermeasure these deleterious events, physical exercise is known to improve cardiovascular impairment. Several types of physical exercise such as aerobic exercise exist to help these children to improve their cardiovascular and motor capacities. However, when it comes to the evaluation of the cardiovascular capacity, it is often too difficult to accomplish the task leading to a loss of motivation during the test and giving a low accuracy to assess the results. The purpose of this mini review is to describe the exercise interventions and evaluation tools of the cardiovascular capacity in children with developmental coordination disorder.","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41565129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Children with Rare Diseases in the School: Social and Communication Difficulties","authors":"Cristina Sánchez-Romero","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.09.555811","url":null,"abstract":"Human beings are able to develop their social and communicative competences. However, we have to consider some difficulties, specifically in the socio- communicative functioning that people with rare disease have. Those diseases, which hinder their social and communicative development, are noticed in their facial expressions, speaking or movement impairment. The purpose of this study is to analyse the communication deficit, social skills and the inclusion process of students with rare diseases in the school context. Looking into the process of social and communicative competences acquisition that these students undergo according to their teachers’ opinions, and they also take part in the improvement of their socio-communicative process. This study was applied to a total of 50 active teachers in Early Years (Reception) and Primary School (KS1- KS2) in Spain. According to the findings, the Hermeneutic Unit (ATLAS.ti 7 Software) of the Verbal Report data shows that the main communicative difficulties, students must face, are the following:","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42902821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Pathogenic Homozygous Variant in (DGOUK) Gene Cause Vital Progressive Liver Failure in a Neonate: Case Report","authors":"Maher Mohammed Al-Hatlani","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.08.555810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.08.555810","url":null,"abstract":"Many heterogeneous groups of mitochondrial diseases of infants can lead to which called “Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes” (MDS), which mainly caused by reduction in the number of mtDNA and lead to impaired in the synthesis of respiratory chain complexes. It is inherited in mendelian fashion and it can be dominant or recessive traits. MDS is described first in 2001 by Mandel, he has been classified it into 2 groups; the hepatocerebral form which affecting the liver with central nervous systems, and the myopathic form, which affecting the skeletal muscle. Recently, there are three well-established forms known of MDS, by adding one more form to the previous classification; the encephalomyopathic form. Her we present a case of 3-month-old baby with a new homozygous variant c.763_766dup p. (Phe256*) discovered in DGUOK (OMIM:601465).","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48527601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Low-Cost Venturi Ambient Air-Oxygen Blender for Neonatal Oxygen Therapy","authors":"A. Bellare","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.08.555808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.08.555808","url":null,"abstract":"The concentration of oxygen delivered to neonates in respiratory distress should be controlled to prevent hyperoxia. Current available oxygen blending devices have limited use in resource-limited settings due to their reliance on electricity, compressed air, skilled maintenance, and high cost. This study evaluated the ability of a novel blending device that addresses these limitations to deliver inspired concentrations of oxygen over a range of 30-100%. Our blending device was designed based on the Venturi principle. The blender consists of a nozzle, air entrainment window, and orifice. Oxygen exits the nozzle at high velocity into an air-entrainment chamber, where the low pressure surrounding the jet draws in ambient air. The mixture of air and oxygen is then transported into the orifice and thereafter further downstream via tubing. We investigated the effect of geometric factors and process variables on the delivered oxygen concentrations. The diameter of the Venturi nozzle and outlet orifice, the cross-sectional area of the air-entrainment window, the distance between the Venturi nozzle and the outlet orifice, flow rate, and temperature were each analyzed as independent variables. Understanding the geometric relationships between Venturi nozzle diameters, air-entrainment window cross-sectional areas, and Venturi nozzle to outlet orifice distances provided guidance on the design of an ultra-low-cost Venturi ambient air-oxygen blender. This study demonstrates the feasibility of manufacturing an air-oxygen blender that is low cost, does not require electricity or compressed air, and can provide accurate concentrations of oxygen for optimal delivery to neonates with respiratory distress.","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43842874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Report of Congenital heart block and Atrial Septal Aneurysm in a case of Neonatal Lupus","authors":"S. Mohinish","doi":"10.19080/AJPN.2020.08.555807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/AJPN.2020.08.555807","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Neonatal lupus erythematosus is an uncommon disease. Congenital complete heart block (CCHB) usually happens in neonates with maternal systemic lupus erythematosus. The most prevalent presentation of CCHB is bradycardia that can be diagnosed through an electrocardiogram. Case report: Here in, we present the case of a full-term male neonate with gestational age of 37 weeks and birth weight of 2100g, whose mother had positive anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. The mother was asymptomatic without any criteria of systemic lupus erythematosus. The newborn presented with bradycardia, respiratory distress with structural heart disease. Baby was connected to mechanical ventilator and did not need pacemaker implantation. Conclusion: but is reversible with treatment.","PeriodicalId":93160,"journal":{"name":"Academic journal of pediatric and neonatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44386773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}