Background Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is the most common neurological emergency
in childhood and is often associated with fever. In sub-Saharan Africa, the high incidence …

Primary ciliary dyskinesia is an inherited disorder in which respiratory cilia are stationary, or
beat in a slow or dyskinetic manner, leading to impaired mucociliary clearance and …

Background Digital high-speed video microscopy (DHSV) allows analysis of ciliary beat
frequency (CBF) and ciliary beat pattern (CBP) of respiratory cilia in three planes. Normal …

Recent research suggests that adults utilize thematic relations as well as taxonomic
relations for guiding inductive inferences, and that thematic relations grow in salience with …

Objectives The World Health Organization recommends that all children admitted with severe
malnutrition should routinely receive parenteral ampicillin and gentamicin; despite this, …

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic motile ciliopathy, leading to significant
otosinopulmonary disease. PCD diagnosis is often missed or delayed due to challenges with …

Objectives. The incidence of convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is high in Africa but the long-term
outcome is unknown. We examined the neurocognitive outcome and survival of …

Introduction Bronchiolitis is the most common viral lower respiratory tract infection in
children under 2 years of age. Respiratory support with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is …

• Ascariasis is a common parasitic infection, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions,
with an estimated 800 million to 1.2 billion people infected globally; it should be considered …

Objectives Asthma is a chronic lung condition that can be exacerbated when triggered by
viruses. Pandemic public health restrictions aimed to reduce COVID-19 transmission indirectly …