Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a lifelong disorder that affects all aspects of the lives of children and their families. A Health Needs Assessment (HNA) survey was conducted at two diabetes camps in Batu, East Java, and Parung, West Java, to evaluate the challenges and burdens faced by families of children living with T1DM in Indonesia. A total of forty-one respondents, comprising parents/caregivers, participated in the HNA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a rare and lethal infection of temporal bone, uncommonly caused by purulent otitis media. Although uncommon, a young and immunocompetent person is not exceptional to develop SBO as in our case. We reported a case of SBO in a young, immunocompetent gentleman who presented with right otorrhea associated with fever, trismus, headache, and neck stiffness, which was unresponsive to oral and topical antibiotics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a persisting, and potentially irreversible, movement disorder associated with treatment with dopamine receptor antagonists. Few data are available on the risk of TD in children and adolescents treated with antipsychotic medication.
Objective: To review the literature on incidence, risk factors, and treatment options for antipsychotic-associated TD in children and adolescents (aged < 18 years).
We analyzed the 100 most-cited articles on all anti-diabetic drugs. A comprehensive literature review found no bibliometrics on this. Two researchers independently extracted articles from Scopus and ranked them by citation count as the 'top 100 most-cited'.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Adverse pregnancy outcomes pose serious health risks to both periconceptional women and newborns. This study aimed to investigate the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) toward adverse pregnancy outcomes among women of reproductive age in Al-Suwaira, Wasit governorate, Iraq.
Methods: During November 2021 to February 2022, cross-sectional research of randomly selected women was performed.