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Van der Knaap disease or megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC) is a rare autosomal recessive degenerative disorder characterized by megalocephaly, cerebral leukoencephalopathy, and motor deterioration. Most cases reported with this disease are from our country India, belong to Agarwal community, who have high rates of consanguinity. We report a 4 and 1/2year old boy, with a history of delayed motor milestones, ataxia, increasing head circumference and abnormal body movements, who is belonging to the Bhat family of Handwara town of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Introduction: Acute oral poisoning in children is potentiallyserious but a preventable cause of childhood morbidity andmortality. Most common age group involved is under fiveyears in particular toddlers. Objective of our study was tostudy the clinical profile of acute oral poisoning amonghospitalized children.Material and Methods: This is a retrospective data analysisof admitted/deceased patients spanning over a period of oneyear from March 2018 to Feb 2019.Results: The acute oral poisoning constituted 1.71% of totalpediatric admissions. The organophosphorus poisoning wasthe commonest followed by kerosene and rat killer poisoning.Conclusion: Organophosphorus ingestions are common acuteoral poisoning especially among fruit growing community inKashmir valley.