Asian Journal of Pediatric Practice
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Direct All Your Energy Towards the Soul and not the Ego
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Acute Encephalitis Syndrome – A Presentation of Ascaris Toxin
Get PDFAcute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is primarily caused by virus; but other pathogens cannot be ignored as prompt and correct clinical acumen saves many lives. This study represents the evaluation and treatment of 147 cases of AES admitted at our center who were managed based on previous experience of similar AES prevalence in 1985, in nutritionally deprived patients of poor socioeconomic status with history of passing round worms. We saved all 147 cases without any adversity or adjuvant required or mortality and all patients passed round worms on deworming (albendazole and ivermectin) in therapeutic dose for 3 consecutive days, after 7th day of discharge. Majority of the patients regained consciousness within 48 hours of therapy while seizures ceased in all cases by 12 hours of therapy. Thus, consider round worm encephalopathy in nutritionally deprived patients of AES in addition to other pathogens as right approach will save life, time and cost of therapy. Round worms cause encephalopathy due to competitive inhibition of pyridoxal 5 phosphate coenzyme,a prime coenzyme for gamma-aminobutyric acid synthesis and metabolism in brain by its polypeptide secretion in adverse situation
Effectiveness of Self-Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding Effect of Outdoor Games in Stress and Anxiety Reduction Among Adolescents
Get PDFThis study was aimed at finding the effectiveness of self-instructional module on knowledge regarding the effect of outdoor games in stress and anxiety reduction among adolescents at a selected junior college in Bhadrachalam, Telangana. Purposive nonprobability simple random sampling technique was adopted to select 60 participants. Self-structured tool was used to collect the data. The results revealed that in the pre-test, majority of the respondents (66.7%) had inadequate knowledge, 33.3% had moderate knowledge and nobody had the adequate knowledge regarding the effect of outdoor games on stress and anxiety reduction, and the percentage mean and the standard deviation was 49.7 and 5.83. The self-instructional module on the effect of outdoor games on stress and anxiety reduction was distributed after pre-testing on the same day. In the post-test, majority of the respondents (86.7%) had adequate knowledge, and 13.33% had moderate knowledge while nobody had inadequate knowledge regarding the effect of outdoor games on stress and anxiety reduction, and the percentage mean and the standard deviation was 81.2 and 6.33. The paired ‘t’ test value was 27.51. The calculated ‘t’ value was greater than table value (0.05, 59df) = 2.00. Hence, the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and research hypothesis (H1) was accepted. This indicates that there is a significant difference between mean pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of adolescents. It was concluded that the selfinstructional module has been effective in increasing knowledge of adolescents regarding effect of outdoor games on stress and anxiety reduction
Study of Prevalence of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Under 5 Years in Chatra Area of Serampore Municipality Under the State of West Bengal
Get PDFMalnutrition in India has been cited as “The silent emergency” because the proportion of under nutrition among children and women in India figures at the topmost position in the world as depicted by increased incidence of anemia and wasting in addition to several other indicators of malnutrition. The main purpose of this study was to make a survey of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children under five in the Chatra area under Serampore Municipality for the identification of the societal factors that may contribute to SAM in children, to provide clinical management and reduce mortality among the children with SAM and to render appropriate health education for the mothers and other caregivers regarding the proper way of feeding and caring practices towards the infants and young children
An Unusual Association of Aplasia Cutis Congenita with Twin Pregnancy and Maternal Varicella Case Report
Get PDFWe report an unusual case of aplasia cutis congenita associated with twin pregnancy and maternal varicella in first trimester, occurring over the extremity of one of the twin while other twin was perfectly normal
Information Technology and Healthcare Education: Scope and Opportunities
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