[Mostly avoidable and rarely considered encephalopathy: mental deficiency of psychiatric origin. Role of parent-child se...
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[Evaluation of an educational action on accident prevention in children].
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A health education action for childhood injuries prevention took place from october 1988 to march 1989 in the town of Chambéry (Savoie), a town of 95,000 inhabitants. The health education concerned 21,950, 0 to 15 years old children and their close relatives (parents or educators). Two assessment means were applied: 1) a questionnaire submitted to ...
[Chlamydia pneumoniae: possibly, the third cause of epidemic bacterial pneumopathies?].
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[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. A case in an adolescent].
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The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome includes periorificial melanin spots and digestive adenoma, transmitted according to an autosomal dominant mode. We report on a case discovered in a 13 year-old girl presenting with anaemia.
[Hemorrhagic shock with encephalopathy syndrome or major hyperthermia syndrome?].
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A five month-old infant presented with gastro-intestinal symptoms followed by a multiple organ failure with: shock, status epilepticus, disseminated intravascular coagulation, hepatic and renal failure. The infant survived with major neurological sequelae. The diagnosis and the actuality of the so-called "hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndro...
[Cachectic diencephalic tumor].
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[Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease in children. A letter from the Canadian Society of Pediatrics].
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[Treatment of epilepsy in children].
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The general principles of treatment of epilepsies in children are summarized: control of seizures without compromission of the physical or intellectual capabilities of the patients, owing to normal family and social life. The basic principles of drug treatment, the choice and monitoring of antiepileptic drugs, and the place of the electroencephalog...
[Hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A lyase deficiency manifesting as Reye's syndrome in a 3-year-old girl].
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The authors report on one case of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A lyase (HMG-Co A lyase) deficiency in a 3 year-old girl, presenting as Reye's syndrome. Urinary organic profile suggested this inherited metabolic disease; decreased activity of HMG-Co A lyase was demonstrated in cultured fibroblasts. The metabolic etiologies of Reye's syndrome ...
[Primary hyperparathyroidism in children].
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