Maxillary sinus radiographs in children with respiratory symptoms

The present study was conducted on 100 children [51 boys and 49 girls] aged from 1-11 years presenting with upper respiratory tract complications at the outpatient clinic of Alexandria University Children's Hospital. Complete opacity of the sinuses was found in 67% of children, moderate opacity in 15%, mild opacity in 8% and concentrin membrane thickening in 6%. Only 13% of children had their maxillary sinus radiograms clear

Biochemical study of children with grand mal epilepsy treated with either carbamazepine or valproate sodium

The present study was conducted on 40 children with grand mal epilepsy attending the Pediatric Neurology Clinic of El-Shatby Children's Hospital [Alexandria]. They were divided into two groups Group [A]: those patients receiving valproate sodium as the sole drug therapy and Group [B]: those patients receiving carbamazepine as the sole drug therapy. Twenty patients from each group were investigated at three stages: Before starting treatment, after four weeks of treatment and after control of the attacks. Twenty healthy, age-matched children were studied as controls. Serum and CSF electrolytes,liver transaminases, alkaline phosphatase and lactic dehydrogenase were studied

Histopathological and histochemical studies on jejunal mucosa in diarrheal disease in infancy and early childhood

The jejunal mucosa of 90% of well nourished children with enteral diarrhea [30 patients] showed definite histopathological changes which varied from mild to severe. The severity of mucosal changes was neither related to the causative organism or degree of dehydration. The jejunal mucosa of 13 marasmic children with enteral diarrhea showed moderate to severe changes while all kwashiorkor patients [7] with diarrhea showed severe changes. Lactase activity as well as fat absorption were positively correlated with the severity of the mucosal changes. Recovery of histopathological changes was slower in malnourished patients