Cognition in specific learning disability.

Objective: To compare the cognition abilities of children with specific learning disability (SpLD) viz. dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia with those of non-impaired children.

Methods: The study group consisted of 95 newly diagnosed SpLD children (aged 9-14 years) and the control group consisted of 125 non-impaired children (aged 9-14 years).

Arthritis in HIV.

A five and half-year-old boy with arthritis involving large joints is reported. The child was found to be seropositive for HIV. Various rheumatological manifestations have been described in adults with HIV infection.