American Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024

  • Case Report

    Infectious Cerebellitis Rare Entity About Two Cases

    Imane Boussaid*, Imane Chahid, Fatima Harim, Abdelhak Abkari, Daoud Bentaleb, Wilhem Gilius

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 112-116
    Received: 28 May 2024
    Accepted: 17 June 2024
    Published: 8 July 2024
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    Abstract: Introduction: Cerebellitis is an inflammatory pathology of cerebellar structures more common in children, frequently of post-infectious origin or following vaccination, seldom during a viral or bacterial infection. Ataxia is most frequently caused by dysfunction of the complex circuitry connecting the cerebellum, basal ganglia and cerebral cortex. ... Show More
  • Case Report

    Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in Children: A Case Report in Barranquilla-Colombia

    Ricardo Andrés Sánchez Algarín, Angelica Maria Mendoza Caballero*, Emanuel Alexis Troncoso Villadiego, Richard Romero Ruiz, Adolfo Álvarez Montañez

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 117-122
    Received: 7 June 2024
    Accepted: 10 July 2024
    Published: 23 July 2024
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    Abstract: Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is a rapidly progressive disease of the central nervous system that is generally described in texts as a pathology of pediatric patients, but even in people of this age range, it is rare to find a case of this disease, which presents with a fulminant tissue necrosis and can be secondary to infections, mainly of vira... Show More
  • Research Article

    Epidemiological and Cardiovascular Prognostic Profile of Pediatric Arterial Hypertension at the Hospital National Ignace Deen de Conakry (Guinea)

    Bangoura Soriba*, Camara Mohamed Lamine Tegui, Kaba Fatoumata, Traore Aly, Diallo Amadou Yaya, Tolno Abou, Toure M’Mahawa, Barry Kadiatou Mamadou Bobo, Diakite Fousseny, Camara Mamadouba, Cherif Ibrahima, Traore Moussa, Kaba Mohamed Lamine, Bah Alpha Oumar

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 123-127
    Received: 10 June 2024
    Accepted: 1 July 2024
    Published: 23 July 2024
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    Abstract: Introduction: The prevalence of hypertension in children is much lower, around 1 to 5%. Clinical signs are still marked by accidents revealing neurological, cardiac and renal damage. The aim was to determine the epidemiological profile and prognosis of pediatric hypertension at the Ignace Deen National Hospital. Materials and methods: This was a pr... Show More