enuresis/fever

The relationship between steady-state plasma concentraton and clinical effect of imipramine in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis was studied in 22 hospitalised children. After 1 week on placebo the children were given imipramine in a fixed dose of about 1 mg/kg for 3 weeks. The enuresis frequency

An analysis is made of the incidence of allergic diseases in 105 enuretic boys and girls, in their parents and siblings, and in matched controls. There is an increased incidence of hay fever, urticaria and food and drug allergies in enuretic boys. There is an increased incidence of enuresis in the

OBJECTIVE The diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis in children remains a clinical challenge. It may cause permanent renal scar formation and results in the chronic renal failure if prompt diagnosis and treatment are delayed. The purpose of this study is to compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and

Clozapine is, and will remain in the coming years, an irreplaceable drug in psychiatry which has elective indication in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, suicide risk in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, aggressiveness or violence in psychiatric patients, psychosis in Parkinson's disease,

OBJECTIVE To investigate specialty differences in the treatment of a diverse array of routine childhood problems. METHODS Analysis of the first round of the Community Tracking Study Physician Survey, a survey designed to assess the effect of corporatization of medicine on physician practice

OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical presentation of children with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) relating to objective examination data. METHODS Forty-four children (36 girls and 8 boys with mean age of 6.8 years) with LUTD were prospectively assessed through a specific questionnaire that

The clinical, haematological and biochemical features of 50 Sudanese patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) were determined. Of 23 patients with complete family data, 21 had sickle cell anaemia (homozygous HbSS), 2 had sickle-cell/beta+thalassaemia but none had sickle cell/beta Othalassaemia. The

A survey of 29 cases of vesico-ureteric reflux treated surgically at the Department of Paediatric Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, between 1974 and 1981 was carried out to assess the Singapore experience with the disease. There was a 2:1 female predominance but proportionately more males

Endoscopic recanalization of posterior urethra (PU) obliteration (a novel method) was compared to open reconstructive-plastic operations. 242 patients with PU and vesicular cervix obliterations entered the study. 93 patients of group 1 have undergone open reconstructive-plastic operations, 149

The symptom intensity and mortality of human diseases, conditions, and syndromes exhibit diurnal or 24 h patterning, e.g., skin: atopic dermatitis, urticaria, psoriasis, and palmar hyperhidrosis; gastrointestinal: esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer (including perforation and hemorrhage), cyclic

A 7-year-old boy was referred for evaluation of loud nightly snoring. Snoring started suddenly 2 weeks prior to presentation and grew progressively worse. Currently, the parents witnessed breathing pauses and gasping at night. The parents moved the child to a recliner to be able to breathe better,

Forty-three young men from the Italian army underwent urodynamic tests following the diagnosis of enuresis. Of these, 37 were included in an assessment trial to define the rationale for early anti-bacterial therapy following the test. The subjects were subdivided into two groups: one group received

Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OFD1) is a rare ciliopathy mainly with an X-linked dominant pattern of inheritance, which is caused by mutations in the OFD1 gene. The OFD1 protein is located within the centrosomes and basal bodies of the primary cilia. It

The nutrition pattern and disease incidence were studied in 9634 schoolchildren with varying body lengths. A direct correlation was established between the body length and energy value of nutrition, the content of basic food, macroelements and trace elements, vitamins A and B. Tall schoolchildren

From January 1981 to December 1987, 346 children with urinary tract infections, proved by urine culture, were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital. The ratio of male to female was 3.0 in children below 2 years, and 0.8 in children above 2 years, of age. The urine