A study of parental knowledge and intended behaviour regarding introduction of juices and sugar-sweetened beverages in early childhood.

Background: Parents and families have a role to play in helping children develop healthy behaviours that will carry over into adulthood. The sugary drink and fruit juice consumption is significantly related to unhealthy weight gain in childhood. Hence, this study was planned to assess parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices about juice and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among parents of children (2-24 months) and identify factors that contribute to their early introduction.

Utility of Conventional but Late Pulmonary Artery Banding in Complex Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease in a Toddler - A Single Case Scenario.

Newborns with untreated single ventricles develop pulmonary vascular diseases early in their lives. At that age, during the first eight weeks after birth, clinicians perform pulmonary artery (PA) banding to reduce the blood flow to the lung, decreasing the likelihood of future high vascular resistance or pressure. PA banding is also considered an initial stage in the process of single ventricle palliation procedures.

Parenteral vs Oral Vitamin B12 in Children With Nutritional Macrocytic Anemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: There is limited literature in children on efficacy of different routes of vitamin B12 administration for vitamin B12 deficiency macrocytic-megaloblastic anemia.

Objective: To compare parenteral with oral vitamin B12 therapy in children with macrocytic-megaloblastic anemia.

Study Design: Single-center, open-label randomized controlled trial.

Rare manifestation of common disease: An adolescent girl with transient ischemic attack (TIA) like presentation in multiple tuberculoma.

Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis is a life-threatening infection and has a wide variety of presentations in children. We report a case of intracranial tuberculomas with tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis in an adolescent girl with a recurrent transient ischemic attack (TIA) like unusual presentation managed with antitubercular therapy and anti-convulsant.

Glutaric Aciduria Type II With Ketosis in a Male Infant.

Glutaric aciduria type II (GA II) also known as multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency is an inborn metabolic disorder belonging to the family of organic acidurias. It is a disorder that interferes with the body's ability to break down proteins and fats to produce energy. Tandem mass spectrometry (TMS) acts as a screening tool, while the diagnosis of GA-II with ketosis is confirmed by a combination of tests like organic acids, quantitative random urine, and a full urine panel.