Neurologic Complications in Children With Scorpionism: A Retrospective Study in Upper Egypt
Autor: | Khaled Saad, Khaled A. Abdel-Baseer, Amira A. El-Houfey, Gamal M Hasan, Mohamed Gamil M. Abo-Elela, Ahmad M. El-Shareef, Kotb Abbass Metwalley, Mohamed A. Abd Elhamed, Mohamed Diab Aboul-Khair, Ahmed El-Abd Ahmed |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics animal structures Adolescent Priapism Irritability complex mixtures Body Temperature 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Convulsion Epidemiology medicine Humans Glasgow Coma Scale 030212 general & internal medicine Longitudinal Studies Intensive care medicine Envenomation Child Retrospective Studies Coma Scorpion Stings 030102 biochemistry & molecular biology business.industry Infant Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease University hospital Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Egypt Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Nervous System Diseases business |
Zdroj: | Journal of child neurology. 32(6) |
ISSN: | 1708-8283 |
Popis: | 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. |
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