Hypertension in severe pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis: case report and review of literature.

Dehydration from fluid loss secondary to glycosuria is the central pathogenesis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Decreased oral intake and increased insensible water loss are also common in DKA. Severe dehydration should lead to hypovolemia and hypotension.

Panayiotopoulos syndrome presenting with status epilepticus and cardiorespiratory arrest: a case report.

Panayiotopoulos syndrome is early-onset benign childhood epilepsy, now classified as an electroclinical syndrome. The original description in 1989 focused on the triad of nocturnal seizures, tonic eye deviation, and vomiting. With available data from the long-term studies, a wide variety of manifestations have been described, with recognition of autonomic features as being the most prominent aspect of this epilepsy.

Efficacy of dioctahedral smectite in acute watery diarrhea in Indian children: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To determine the effects and safety of dioctahedral smectite (DS) on the duration of acute watery diarrhea in children.

Methods: A Randomized, open labeled, clinical controlled trial in a tertiary care hospital outpatient department (OPD) and emergency department. Participants were one hundred and seventeen children without any chronic illness between 2 and 5 years presenting to OPD, having acute watery diarrhea for <48 h with mild to moderate dehydration, not on antibiotics and requiring oral rehydration therapy.