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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 ...
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Published in Pédiatrie
Published in Pédiatrie
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.
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Published in Pédiatrie
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...
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The authors report on the case of a 5,8 year-old girl whose father died of medullary thyroid carcinoma. When she was 4,5 year-old, her physical examination was normal but plasma calcitonin and katacalcin (PDN-21) levels were abnormally high in response to pentagastrin infusion. Total thyroidectomy was performed and immunohistochemical staining show...
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Published in Pédiatrie
Published in Pédiatrie
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...
