We describe a case of a previously healthy 2-year-old female patient with rash, fever and vomiting for 10 days who presented for medical attention with acute profound balance and gait disturbances and intentional movement dysmetria. West Nile virus-specific IgM and IgG antibodies were detected in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCosleeping is the normative practice in many of the world's societies but is not endorsed by the Consumer Products Safety Commission or by the American Academy of Pediatrics. A survey was performed on 101 caregivers in an urban setting, designed to assess the prevalence of cosleeping and parental attitudes for this practice. Cosleeping rate was 88% with predictors being as follows: single parent (p=0.
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