Abdominal Pain in Pediatric Emergency

Causes of abdominal pain in childhood Abdominal pain is one of the more common reasons for parents to bring their child to the Emergency Department. While many diagnoses traverse all age groups, some are more age specific (Table 1). Assessment of abdominal pain The...

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Meningitis in Pediatric Emergency

The presentation of a child with meningitis varies with age. Infants with meningitis frequently present with non-specific signs and symptoms such as fever, irritability, lethargy, poor feeding and vomiting. The fontanelle may or may not be full. Older children may complain...

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Headaches in Pediatric emergency

Headache is a common symptom in children, affecting 80–90% by the age of 15. The common causes are systemic illness with fever, local ENT problems, migraine and tension headache. Meningitis, raised intracranial pressure (ICP), e.g. from tumors, and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)...

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Febrile Convulsions

A simple febrile convulsion is a brief (<15 min) generalized convulsion in a febrile (>38°C) child aged between 6 months and 6 years, with no previous afebrile seizures, no progressive neurological condition and no central nervous system infection. Febrile convulsions...

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Convulsions in Pediatric Emergency

Afebrile convulsions and status epilepticus Most convulsions are brief and do not require any specific treatment Convulsions may be generalized and tonic-clonic in nature but can also be focal. Generalized convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is currently defined as a convulsion...

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