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“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”  Marie Curie A tiny tot stands at the threshold of the dental clinic, her palms tightly pressed against the ...Read More

In girls, the 1st visible sign of puberty and the hallmark of SMR 2 is the appearance of breast buds, between 8 and 12 yr of age. Menses typically begins 2-2.5 yr later, during SMR3-4 (median age, 12 yr; normal range, 9-16 yr). Less ...Read More

Thalassemia refers to a group of inherited disorders caused due to abnormal or inadequate production of the hemoglobin molecule, present in our red blood cells. Thalassemia is derived from two words – Thalassa means ‘the sea’ in Greek, which refers to the Mediterranean Sea; ...Read More

Definition Guillain-Barre syndrome is a postinfectious polyneuropathy involving mainly motor but sometimes also sensory and autonomic nerves. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute demyelinating disorder of the peripheral nervous system that results from an aberrant immune response directed at peripheral nervesThe pathogenesis of GBS is believed ...Read More

An 8 year old girl presented to the pediatric ER with complaints of fever for 1 week, altered sensorium for 5 days and multiple episodes of generalized tonic clonic seizures for 4 days. She was a known case of neurocysticercosis for the last 6 ...Read More

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Causes-  primary, latent, and recurrent infections. Primary infection – Varicella (chickenpox) A lifelong latent infection of sensory ganglion neurons. Reactivation of the latent infection – Herpes zoster (shingles). Epidemiology Most children are infected by 15 yr of age, with fewer than 5% ...Read More