Neonatal tetanus, also known as tetanus neonatorum, occurs in young infants of inadequately immunized mothers. It is a kind of generalized tetanus that is exhibited mainly by prevention of the release of the inhibitory neurotransmitters (i.e., disinhibition) and is initiated by ...
Purpose: During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many countries have reported sharp drops in the numbers of patients, especially children, seeking emergency care unrelated to the disease. The author investigated the patterns of febrile children’s visits to the emergency d...
Purpose: We aimed to identify the factors associated with the repeated febrile seizures (RFS), defined as recurrent seizures during the same febrile illness.
Methods: We reviewed the medical records of children with febrile seizure who visited 4 academic emergency departments f...
