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The continuing increase in outpatient paediatric treatments requires parents to take more responsibility for the drug therapy prescribed. Randomly selected mothers were given questionnaires, to be filled in anonymously, about the administration of drugs frequently prescribed for their children. The evaluation of 888 questionnaires showed that only one-half of the prescribed drugs had been administered according to instruction: Expectorants and antitussive sedatives to 52%, externals to 57%, rhinological agents to 36% and laryngological drugs to 27%. With antibiotics, however, the compliance was higher. In order to improve compliance, the mutual relationship: doctor-mother-child-drug, should be reconsidered.
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Ambulatory Care , Patient Compliance , Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Child , Child, Preschool , Drug Administration Schedule , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , MothersABSTRACT
Results of questioning young parents--582 by direct questioning and 624 by questionnaires--about their knowledge of male circumcision are presented. 61% of those directly questioned and 24% of parents polled by questionnaire did not know what circumcision means. The older the parent and the higher their professional qualifications, the greater their knowledge. Reasons for circumcision were divided into four categories: surgical, hygienic, prophylaxis of cancer and cosmetic. Health education about genital hygiene and circumcision is necessary.
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Circumcision, Male/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Parents/psychology , Penile Neoplasms/prevention & control , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/prevention & control , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
To diagnose encephalitis the 'Encephalitis-Fragebogen (E-F)' by Meyer-Probst is a valid instrument. The authors tested a large number of children without unadaptive or neurotic behaviour (4.5 to 11.9 years) with this instrument to define new standards. Parts of the results are presented. There are very significant differences between boys and girls. Considering the age, different standards are necessary only for boys. Using these new standards it is possible to avoid misinterpretation.
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Brain Damage, Chronic/diagnosis , Child Behavior Disorders/diagnosis , Neurocognitive Disorders/diagnosis , Neuropsychological Tests/statistics & numerical data , Brain Damage, Chronic/psychology , Child , Child Behavior Disorders/psychology , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Neurocognitive Disorders/psychology , Psychometrics , Reference Values , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
To define new standards for the 'Enzephalopathie-Fragebogen' by Meyer-Probst the authors tested a large number of children (n = 2841) without unadaptive or neurotic behaviour (4.5 to 11.9 years). The results of the total scale were published in an earlier article. The findings of the specific scales prove significant differences between boys and girls with respect to the scales hyperactivity, social adaption, emotional instability and educability. Considering the age, different standards are necessary for boys only. The results published here differ from those of Meyer-Probst.
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Brain Damage, Chronic/diagnosis , Child Behavior Disorders/diagnosis , Neurocognitive Disorders/diagnosis , Neuropsychological Tests/statistics & numerical data , Brain Damage, Chronic/psychology , Child , Child Behavior Disorders/psychology , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Neurocognitive Disorders/psychology , Psychometrics , Reference Values , Sex Factors , Social AdjustmentABSTRACT
In 1,000 randomly selected children treated in our clinic, the blood sedimentation rate was determined among other things. One-hour values were compared to those of the second hour. Determination of the one-hour value alone proved sufficient for diagnostik purposes and clinical follow-up evaluations.
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Blood Sedimentation , Inflammation/diagnosis , Child , Humans , Time FactorsABSTRACT
In 200 children and teenagers, 8 to 18 years of age, who had badly fallen ill with mumps respectively mumps orchiditis 4 to 12 years ago an indirect testicular volumetry was carried through. Most of the testicles showed volumes below average. A possible causal connection between a postinfectious testicular dystrophy respectively -atrophy and an increased cancer risk is pronounced.
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Mumps/complications , Orchitis/complications , Testis/pathology , Adolescent , Atrophy , Child , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Organ SizeABSTRACT
The inquiries and evidences demonstrated deal with the consequences of the varicocele disease which had remained unattended in childhood. They are based on representative collective statistics and examinations of the own patients. The parameters density of spermatozoa, motility of spermatozoa, paternity, volume of the testes and histomorphology of the testes refer to the diminution of the fertility beyond adolescence. Operatively treated children have a more favourable prognosis of fertility.
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Varicocele/diagnosis , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Humans , Infertility, Male/etiology , Male , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Prognosis , Varicocele/complications , Varicocele/surgerySubject(s)
Genetic Engineering , Sex Preselection , Urban Population , Adult , Female , Germany, East , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Insemination, Artificial, Homologous , MaleSubject(s)
Phlebography , Testis/blood supply , Varicocele/surgery , Adolescent , Child , Humans , Male , Preoperative Care , Recurrence , Varicocele/prevention & controlSubject(s)
Body Height , Infant, Newborn , Phenotype , Adult , Female , Germany, East , Humans , Male , Sex FactorsSubject(s)
Testicular Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Germany, East , Humans , Infant , Male , Risk , Testicular Neoplasms/epidemiologySubject(s)
Hemangioma/epidemiology , Skin Neoplasms/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Germany, East , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Neoplasm Regression, SpontaneousABSTRACT
Eight cases of testis tumors in monozygote twin brothers are described in the bibliography. One case is added here. Nearly at the same age, two twin brothers got a right side embryonal teratocarcinoma. The histories of diseases were approximately identical. The brothers died two years later. The possibility of genetic factors causing or influencing the development of malignant testicular tumors are briefly discussed.
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Diseases in Twins , Testicular Neoplasms/genetics , Twins, Monozygotic , Twins , Adult , Dysgerminoma/genetics , Female , Humans , Male , Pregnancy , Teratoma/geneticsSubject(s)
Varicocele/diagnosis , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Humans , Infertility, Male/prevention & control , Male , Varicocele/surgerySubject(s)
Testis/surgery , Varicocele/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Child , Female , Humans , Infertility, Male/etiology , Male , Pregnancy , Varicocele/complicationsABSTRACT
About 0.004 percent of the male population were found to suffer from malignant tumors of testicles annually, with undescended testicles being at higher cancer risk than orthotopic ones. An overall statistical analysis of 1,458 cases of congenitally undescended, malignantly degenerated testicles of adults has revealed that 63.18 percent of the patients never underwent drug treatment, while 10.07 percent were treated without success. The remaining 26.73 percent of the patients underwent largely incompetent operations in late adolescence. Six own observations are described briefly. It is recommended to treat congenitally dystopic testicles already in early childhood, which will largely eliminate malignant degeneration of undescended testicles.
