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Doctors treat five-month-old baby with Covid-19, dengue


Express News Service
BENGALURU: A five-month-old girl child, who suffered Covid along with dengue co-infection, acute leukoencephalopathy (disease of white matter in the brain) and West syndrome (epileptic/infantile spasms, abnormal brain wave patterns), was successfully treated for Covid  and dengue. Doctors from the Department of Paediatrics at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute have now published a case study on this in the Journal of Tropical Paediatrics. 
The infant was presented with fever, refusal of feeding, developing altered sensorium, decreased responsiveness and convulsions. On day 10, an RT-PCR test was conducted for Covid, which turned positive. Dengue and Covid co-infection surmounted a massive cytokine storm leading to Acute Leukoencephalopathy with Restricted Diffusion, the studym titled “Acute Leukoencephalopathy with Restricted Diffusion in an Infant with Severe Covid-19 and Dengue Co-infection Progressing to West Syndrome’’, s ....

Mallesh Kariyappa , Ranjani Madhavan , Bangalore Medical College , Research Institute , Department Of Paediatrics , News Service , Acute Leukoencephalopathy , Restricted Diffusion , Dengue Co Infection Progressing , West Syndrome , Covid 19 , ரஞ்சனி மாதவன் , பெங்களூர் மருத்துவ கல்லூரி , ஆராய்ச்சி நிறுவனம் , துறை ஆஃப் குழந்தை மருத்துவம் , செய்தி சேவை , மேற்கு நோய்க்குறி ,

Co Antrim mum hopes to give daughter who can't talk a voice at last


Co Antrim mum hopes to give daughter who can t talk a voice at last
Madilyn Melville s mum Lynn wants to hear how she feels and for her to be able to make choices of her own
The mum of 15-year-old Madilyn Melville, who was born with West Syndrome, is hoping to give her daughter a voice by acquiring a special communication device
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