Neurodevelopmental follow up care of high-risk new-borns: High-risk infants and new-borns are susceptible to neurodevelopmental delay. The objective of neurodevelopmental follow-up care of high-risk new-borns is to detect the delay early and identify the associated perinatal factors. This will help ...

Ataxia telangiectasia is also known as Louis-Bar syndrome. It is a very rare childhood genetic disorder that occurs in about 1 in 50,000 to 100000 children worldwide. The term ataxia refers to uncontrolled and uncoordinated movement – walking. It is ...

seizure mimics or imitators of epilepsy are those conditions that are not caused actually by the disturbances in the electrical activity of the brain. These conditions can cause loss of awareness, sensations, abnormal body movements. In reality, these symptoms mimic ...

Fats in the diet breakdown and form ketones in the body when the body uses fats as a source of energy – therefore, the name of the diet is ketogenic diet. A dietician supervises the diet and monitors the child’s ...

Neurological Examination A paediatric neurologist performs an array of simple tests to assess a child’s reflexes, balance and coordination, motor and sensory skills and mental health status. A typical neurological examination has different areas to focus on – therefore, the ...

Hypoglycaemia is difficult to define in neonates but generally considered as serum blood glucose concentrations – less than 45 mg/dl. Neonatal hypoglycemia is a common complication among preterm infants, small-for-gestational-age infants, and infants of diabetic mothers. Neonatal hypoglycaemic encephalopathy is ...

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) can cause changes in the skin, Seizures and Learning Disabilities in children. Awareness about this rare genetic disorder is important for parents to spot the early signs and seek treatment immediately. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is ...

Floppy infant syndrome is also called as Hypotonia or Rag-doll syndrome. It is a medical term for low muscle tone. If an infant has this condition and when you lift that infant with your hands, the baby appears firm (lacking ...

Inborn Errors of Metabolism Metabolism is the process by which our body turns food into energy. There are some conditions in which our body doesn’t turn food into energy. Inborn errors of metabolism are such rare inherited (genetic) disorders. There ...

Triggers for epilepsy seizures in children: Seizures mostly occur randomly without any obvious cause. There are certain things that could cause or trigger seizures in some children. Once you understand those things and triggers – you know them better and ...