Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Crying is called "Infantile colic" when such cries are numerous, paroxystic, difficult to comfort, and without an obvious cause. ⋯ Given the sample size and origin, and the rigor of both the study and the analysis, we believe that these data could be extrapolated to the usual pediatrician's patient population. This highlighting of differences between our two groups indicate the validity of this diagnosis.
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Case Reports
[Carbamazepine and vigabatrin in epileptic pregnant woman and side effects in the newborn infant].
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is frequently prescribed to pregnant epileptic women. Various congenital malformations constitute the most described side-effects in their newborns. ⋯ Newborns of epileptic mothers treated with carbamazepine and/or vigabatrin during pregnancy should be placed under clinical observation during their first postnatal week. Calcemia monitoring is suggested for infants whose mothers were not supplemented with vitamin D during pregnancy. With a follow up of respectively 26 and 7 months, both brothers have normal milestones, confirming the transitory and benign character of reported side-effects.
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Case Reports
[Acute pyelonephritis and subcapsular hematoma revealing nephroblastoma at the age of 15 years].
Nephroblastoma' the most common renal tumor in children between 1 and 5 years, occurs rarely in the oldest child. ⋯ This nephroblastoma was particular because its development in an adolescent, its association with acute pyelonephritis and subcapsular hemorrhage.