laryngitis/seizures

The immediate management of three kinds of emergencies in childhood-unconsciousness, convulsions and acute respiratory failure-is discussed. First of all and in any case it is necessary to assess and reestablish vital, especially cardiorespiratory functions. Most common causes of unconsciousness in

OBJECTIVE We studied the epidemiology and outcome of prehospital pediatric emergencies treated by a physician-staffed mobile intensive care unit (MICU). METHODS A 3-year retrospective analysis for the period 1991-1993. RESULTS Children under the age of 15 years comprised 5.1% of the patients treated

Forty-one cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from children were investigated with a radioimmunoassay for their content of myelin basic protein (BP). Eight specimens were regarded as BP-positive (BP is greater than or equal to 1.0 ng/ml). Twenty-nine were BP-negative and 4 could not be analyzed

OBJECTIVE To investigate the main factors that influence measles morbidity and the genotype of measles virus, so as to provide evidence for scientific decision making to further control the prevalence of measles. METHODS A retrospective analysis included 182 children in Children's Hospital of Fudan

Primary varicella-zoster infection is very common during childhood and few patients develop complications. The most frequent complications are bacterial infection of the lesions, laryngitis and varicella pneumonia. In the nervous system it can produce encephalitis and especially cerebellitis. We

Patients reporting sensitivity to multiple chemicals at levels usually tolerated by the healthy population were administered standardized questionnaires to evaluate their symptoms and the exposures that aggravated these symptoms. Many patients were referred for medical tests. It is thought that

Hippocrates (Island of Kos, 460 B.C.-Larissa, 370 B.C.) is the founder of the most famous Medical School of the classical antiquity. In acknowledgement of his pioneering contribution to the new scientific field of Paediatric Virology, this article provides a systematic analysis of the Hippocratic