Publications by authors named "Prashanthi Mandapuram"

Multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome 3 (MCAHS3) is a rare genetic disorder, characterized by infantile-onset epilepsy, hypotonia, global developmental delay, dysmorphic features, and variable congenital anomalies involving the cardiac, skeletal, and genitourinary systems. It is caused by the homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the phosphatidylinositol glycan class T (PIGT) gene. Only fewer cases were reported in the literature till now.

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Objective Eucalyptus oil (EO) is known to have proconvulsant properties. EO is present in many over-the-counter preparations and used orally or topically to treat many ailments. In this study, we seek to describe clinical features, neuroimaging, and electroencephalographic findings and follow up outcome in children with eucalyptus oil-induced seizures (EOIS).

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Dengue fever is a common viral infection in the tropical areas, especially in India. The clinical manifestations of dengue infection are broad-spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening dengue shock syndrome. Usually, the dengue virus does not cause neurologic manifestations, but recently this has been documented in some cases.

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 Eucalyptus oil (EO)-induced seizures (EOIS) in children is a less recognized entity and a rare cause of acute symptomatic seizures. The purpose of this review outlines the clinical features and outcomes of EOIS with observed cases.  We identified three pediatric patients with EOIS who were treated at Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karim Nagar, India.

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