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The effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue(GnRHa) on lineafity growth and final height in 82 girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) was evaluated. The growth velocity in the second year was positively correlated with the difference value of bone age between the first year and the second year after treatment. The height standard deviation score for bone age and predicted aduh height increased after treatment. Twenty-six girls who had been followed to final height obtained better adult height than target height. GnRHa in combination with aerobic exercise increases linear growth and final height in girls with CPP.
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@#ObjectiveTo study the relation between premature and cerebral palsy(CP).MethodsTo sample all the children between the age of 1 to 6 years old for investigating CP situation in Nanning city, Heng county and Qinbei region of Qinzhou city (once named Qinzhou county ) from May to December, 1998 by qualified pediatricians.ResultsThe total investigating cases were 150,806,in which diagnosed CP were 193 cases and the incidence of CP was 1.28‰. Among them, premature infants were 872 and diagnosed CP were 46,the incidence of CP was 52.75‰ in this group. While term laboring infants were 149,934 with CP 142 and the incidence of CP was 0.95‰. The difference between two groups was very significant(P<0.001).The shorter the gestational weeks were, the higher the incidence of the CP was. Among 46 premature infants with CP, there were 18 cases' mothers(26 person times) involved in abnormal pregnancy and delivery history, accounted for 39.1%, while 36 with pregnancy complications(78.3%). There were 23 cases (30 person times) suffered from the disease during neonate, accounted for 50%.ConclusionThe premature delivery is a risk factor associated with childhood CP.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the prevalence of cerebral palsy (here in after referred to CP) in children aged 1 - 6 in Guangxi, China, and its epidemiologic characteristics and relevant risk factors.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Investigations on the prevalence and etiology of CP in children at ages of 1 - 6 were conducted in Nanning, Hengxian and Qinzhou of Guangxi from June to December in 1998, with a cluster sampling.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Totally, 150 806 children aged 1 - 6 were investigated in Nanning, Hengxian and Qinzhou of Guangxi, with 89 418 boys and 61 388 girls. Among them, 193 children were diagnosed as CP, with a prevalence rate of 1.28 per thousand, higher in boys (136 cases, 1.52 per thousand ) than in girls (57 cases, 0.93 per thousand ), with statistical significance (chi(2) = 9.536 7, P = 0.02). Logistic regression analysis showed that risk factors for CP were children who could not cry after birth (neonatal asphyxia), Apgar score less than eight, delivery at lower level of maternity hospital, number of mother's gravidity, no prenatal checks for mothers, and taking antipyretics and preserved food with salt during pregnancy.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Prevalence of CP in children of Guangxi was at a lower level in comparison with that in other areas at home and abroad, which, maybe, was related with the lower neonatal survival and higher infant mortality.</p>
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0.05) . [Conclusion] RAI has certain therapeutic effect on peripheral blood leukopenia caused by viral infection in children.
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Objective To investigate the relations between low birth weight and infantile cerebral palsy. Methods Population based survey was done in townships in Nanning city, Heng county and northern district of Qinzhou city from May to December in 1998. All children in the project townships, from 1 to 6 years old, was investigated for cerebral palsy(CCP). The pediatricians were well trained and qualified before participated. Results One hundred and fifty thousand eight hundred and six infants were enrolled, and 193 infants with cerebral palsy were diagnosed, and the morality of CP was 1.28‰. Sixty one infants with cerebral palsy were found among 1 450 low birth weight infants(42.07‰. One hundred and twenty five cerebral palsy infant were diagnosed among 148 599 infants with normal birth weight(0.84‰). The cerebral palsy rates were significantly different between low birth weight and normal birth weight infants. The lower the birth weight was, the higher the morality. Among the 61 cases of the cerebral palsy infants with low birth weight, there were different conditions of the mothers in the aspects of environment and nutrition during their pregnant period. Among these mothers, 1/3 of them had been got the unhealthy factors;26 cases of them (42.6%) had had complications of pregnancy;38 cases of them(62.3%)had been ill during the neonatal period;20 case of them(32.8%) had been got the abnormal pregnant and delivering history or the premature labor history. Conclusions The low birth weight is a highly risk factor related to cerebral palsy, the mothers have similar disease in the pregnant period. Low birth weight infants should get intensive care, and the illness neonates should be prevented.