| Autor: |
Saad K; 1 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt., El-Hamed MAA; 2 Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt., Abo-Elela MGM; 3 Department of Pediatrics, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt., Ahmed AE; 3 Department of Pediatrics, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt., Abdel-Baseer KA; 3 Department of Pediatrics, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt., Aboul-Khair MD; 4 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt., Metwalley KA; 1 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt., El-Houfey AA; 5 Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt., Hasan GM; 1 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt., El-Shareef AM; 6 Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Menofiya University, Menofiya, Egypt. |
| Abstrakt: |
Scorpion envenomation is a life-threatening health problem in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly among children. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiologic characteristics, clinical profile, and prognosis of neurologic complications among children with scorpionism in Upper Egypt. In this retrospective study, the neurologic complications of scorpionism in 2 university hospitals were analyzed from the points of epidemiologic and clinical picture and outcomes. The neurologic manifestations were found at a high percentage (85%). Irritability was the main manifestation (83.4%), followed by sweating (81.5%), hyperthermia (33.6%), and priapism (48.2% of males). Moreover, convulsion and coma were found in 14.7% and 11% of children, respectively. Neurologic manifestations were common in children with scorpionism and they correlated with poor outcome. Identification of epidemiologic and clinical features of central nervous system complications of scorpionism in children provide important data, helping in development of management policies aiming at preventive control of scorpionism and decrease its mortality. |
