Cerebral venous sinus (sinovenous) thrombosis (CSVT) is a rare life-threatening disorder in childhood that is often misdiagnosed. CSVT encompasses cavernous sinus thrombosis, lateral sinus thrombosis, and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis (SSST). We present an adolescent girl who was well until two weeks earlier when she had a throbbing frontal headache and fever with chills; she later had dyspnoea, jaundice, melena stool, multiple seizures, nuchal rigidity, and monoparesis of the right lower limb a day before admission. Urine test for Salmonella typhi Vi antigen was positive, and Widal reaction was significant. Serial cranial computerized tomography scans revealed an expanding hypodense lesion in the parafalcine region consistent with SSST or a parasagittal abscess. Inadvertent left parietal limited craniectomy confirmed SSST. She recovered completely with subsequent conservative management. Beyond neuropsychiatric complications of Typhoid fever, CSVT should be highly considered when focal neurologic deficits are present.
aggregated as simple proportions and differences determine using chi-square test. One hundred and fifty children aged 17years and below consisting of 98 (65.3%) males and 52 (34.7%) were evaluated. The most common sleep disorders found include restlessness during sleep 68.7%, frequent awakening 66.0%, snoring 57.3%, excessive day time sleepiness 53.3% and sleep walking among others. Sleep disorders were more common in boys than in girls and those aged 5 years and below than older children. Sleep disorders are very common among children with neurological diseases. These problems have great potential of further impairing cognitive development and quality of life in these children. sleep disorder, children, neurological diseases, Benin City.
Background:Epilepsy is a serious childhood disease associated with stigmatization in the community. Despite the deleterious effect of the disease on childhood brain growth and development, the disease is treatable.Objective:The aim of this study is to document the knowledge of childhood epilepsy by community members using traders (market women and men in a popular market in Benin City, Nigeria) as a case study.Methodology:This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in April 2018. Data collection was by researcher-administered questionnaire. The respondents were traders (women and men) in Edaiken market Benin City Nigeria who were recruited consecutively during the period of the study. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21, and the level of statistical significance of variables was set at 95% confidence level and P < 0.05.Results:Of the 500 respondents, 47 (9.4%) males and 453 (90.6%) females; mean age (standard deviation) was 35.3 ± 9.4 years. Total knowledge score of childhood epilepsy in this study was 27.6%. Only 116 (23.2%) study participants gave correctly a description of epileptic fits in a child. Although majority 71.0% said that epilepsy has the medical cure, none was able to mention any known drugs for the treatment of epilepsy and 72.6% said that they would use traditional remedies.Conclusion:The overall observed knowledge score of childhood epilepsy was low. Although most respondents stated that epilepsy has medical cure, majority preferred the traditional options for treatment. These findings, therefore, highlighted the need to enlighten the public about childhood epilepsy and its medical treatment options.
Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder involving persistent and impaired levels of hyperactivity, impulsiveness and lack of attention associated with impairment in executive functioning of affected children. Diagnosis of ADHD in the background of sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a haemoglobinopathy associated with neurological complications may result in significant impairment of the child into adulthood, if not detected early. In view of the fact that ADHD can be managed if diagnosed early prompted the undertaking of this study. Subjects and Methods: Study was conducted at the Paediatric Haematology Clinic of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. Parents of children with SCA were informed of the study and consent obtained. Demographic characteristics were recorded. Data collection instrument was the Parent Version of the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale (VADRS). Scoring was done for each participant using the scoring instructions for NICHQ VADRS following the DSM-IV criteria. Results: A total of 103 children with SCA participated in this study. Sixty-two (60.2%) were males while 41 (39.8%) were females. Prevalence of ADHD was 15 (14.6%) with predominantly inattentive sub-type being the commonest. Children with stroke are two times more likely to develop ADHD than those without stroke (Fisher’s exact test = 0.269, 95% CI= 0.589 to 7.558, Odds Ratio=2.55). Age, sex and socioeconomic status did not significantly affect the diagnosis of ADHD. Conclusion: Prevalence of parentreported ADHD in children with SCA is high, especially in SCA children with stroke than those without stroke.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.