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A family of six members is reported, who accidently consumed arsenic, during preparation of indigenous medicine in their home, and developed arsenic poisoning.
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Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Arsenic Poisoning/diagnosis , Chronic Disease , Family Health , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
We report a 30 years lady who developed transverse myelitis following an accidental electric shock and later recovered completely.
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Acute Disease , Adult , Electric Injuries/complications , Female , Humans , Myelitis, Transverse/etiology , Recovery of FunctionABSTRACT
A total of 72 newborns and their mothers were studied to assess the influence of various variables on the motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) and Hoffman's reflex latency (H-RL) of the babies with a view to differentiate fullterm and preterm low birth weight babies. MNCV were significantly lower and H-RL significantly higher in preterm appropriate for gestational (PT-AGA) age babies compared to fullterm appropriate for gestational age (FT-AGA) and fullterm intrauterine growth retarded babies (FT-IUGR). In FT-IUGR babies, only MNCV was significantly reduced as compared to FT-AGA babies.
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H-Reflex/physiology , Humans , Infant, Newborn/physiology , Neural Conduction/physiology , Reaction Time/physiologySubject(s)
Child , Child, Preschool , Conjunctiva/metabolism , Humans , Infant , Vitamin A/metabolism , Vitamin A Deficiency/diagnosisABSTRACT
Twenty-five full-term newborns and their mothers constituted study subjects. Mothers were subjected to weight and height measurements, as well as, serum albumin and hemoglobin estimations. Offsprings were subjected to measurements of weight, crown heel length and head circumference along with motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) and H-reflex latency (H-RL). The MNCV was found to be significantly lower in growth retarded (FT-IUGR) babies compared to appropriately grown babies (FT-AGA) whereas H-RL was similar in both FT-IUGR and FT-AGA babies.
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Electrophysiology , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn/physiology , Infant, Small for Gestational Age/physiologyABSTRACT
One hundred newborns and their mothers were subjected to aerobic bacterial cultures and sensitivity study from different sites. Out of 36 clinically suspected neonatal septicemia cases, the blood culture was positive for bacterial growth in 24 neonates. The incidence of septicemia in PT-AGA, FT-AGA, FT-SFD and postterm-AGA babies was found to be 50.0, 13.5, 28.1 and 50.0%, respectively. The incidence of septicemia in LBW and FT-AGA babies was found to be 45.3 and 13.5%, respectively. The single major isolate in the positive blood culture was Staphylococcus aureus. In Gram positive septicemia the commonest site for colonization of the same organism in newborn was found to be umbilicus followed by nose, throat and external auditory canal, while in Gram negative septicemia rectum and umbilicus were the commonest sites.