Analytical study of deliveries in young females at shaikh zayed hospital, lahore

In 1988, 285 young female subjects who were under the age of thirty at the time of deliveries were studied at Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. The encouraging aspect of this study is that those under the age of 25 did not suffer from prolonged labour, and the young female is at no risk

Diagnostic value of CT scan in paediatric neurological disorders

Computerised tomography [CT] is now an established and widely available neuroimaging technique. Data regarding 80 children undergoing CT scan at the Nishtar Hospital, Multan were analyzed. Indications for ordering a CT scan included complicated cases of meningitis, seizure disorders, developmental delay, cerebro-vascular lesions and children with suspected space occupying lesions [SOL]. CT scan provided significant help in diagnosis or management in 100% cases of acute hemiparesis and suspected SOL and in 80% cases of complicated meningitis. Diagnostic help was provided by CT in 66% of children with seizures and in 40% with developmental delay. However, in only a very small percentage of children with these disorders, scan findings helped in deciding the course of management. CT scan has been a very significant advance in cranial imaging, however, physicians need to carefully consider relevant clinical findings in children with neurological disorders before considering them a candidate for this costly investigation