Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 2010, Volume 10 No. 2
About the Cover
Editorial Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
The Right Model -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Paediatrics Training and Practice in Sudan: The Making of a Paediatrician
Zein A Karrar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
Review Articles
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Yasmin Mahgoub Obeid Taha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
Cerebral Malaria in Children: A Review of Pathophysiology. Clinical Manifestations and Management
Haydar El Hadi Babikir ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14
Original Articles
Interventional Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease: Experience at the Sudan Heart Centre
Sulafa K M Ali -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24
Short-term Outcome of In-Vitro Fertilization Babies (IVF) in Sudan
Zeinab Mohammed Gaily, Elsir Abu Elhassan Elhussein, Zein El-Abdeen A Rahim Karrar ----------------------------------------------28
Pattern of Brain Tumors Among Children in Central Sudan
Elhaj A, Osman N, Alobeid A, Abdalla A, Abuidris D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32
Soiling as a Deterrent against Accidental Kerosene Ingestion
Swar M O, Sharfi Z H, Khawaga M A, Elfakey W E M --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------39
Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Omdurman Emergency Hospital for Children
Elfakey W, Ahmed M, Mohammed A, Suwar M O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------46
Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis and Short Term Outcome in Children Under Five Years in Omdurman Hospital, Sudan
Karim-Eldin M. A. Salih, El-Nageeb S. Saeed, Mubarak S. Karsani, Rehab El-Ageb, Salah A. Ibrahim ------------------------------- 51
Case reports
Encephalopathy with Continuous Spikes and Waves during sleep, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Atypical Benign Partial Epilepsy (Pseudo- Lennox Syndrome): Clinical and EEG Manifestations of three Children and Review of the Literature.
Imad Yassin Saadeldin, Mohammed S Zayed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56
Dysemberioblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor with Intractable Epilepsy: A case report
Nada Osman Yousif Elhaj, Anas O Hamdoun ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------64
Variable clinical presentations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Three Sudanese Girls: Reprot of cases and review of the literature
Haydar EI Hadi Babikir --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------66
Radiological Case of the Month: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in a Four Year Sudanese Girl
Satti A. Satti ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------69
Letter to the editor
Tiny but Important
Omayma M Sabir ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------71
About the Cover
Editorial Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
The Right Model -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Paediatrics Training and Practice in Sudan: The Making of a Paediatrician
Zein A Karrar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
Review Articles
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Yasmin Mahgoub Obeid Taha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
Cerebral Malaria in Children: A Review of Pathophysiology. Clinical Manifestations and Management
Haydar El Hadi Babikir ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14
Original Articles
Interventional Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease: Experience at the Sudan Heart Centre
Sulafa K M Ali -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24
Short-term Outcome of In-Vitro Fertilization Babies (IVF) in Sudan
Zeinab Mohammed Gaily, Elsir Abu Elhassan Elhussein, Zein El-Abdeen A Rahim Karrar ----------------------------------------------28
Pattern of Brain Tumors Among Children in Central Sudan
Elhaj A, Osman N, Alobeid A, Abdalla A, Abuidris D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32
Soiling as a Deterrent against Accidental Kerosene Ingestion
Swar M O, Sharfi Z H, Khawaga M A, Elfakey W E M --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------39
Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Omdurman Emergency Hospital for Children
Elfakey W, Ahmed M, Mohammed A, Suwar M O -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------46
Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis and Short Term Outcome in Children Under Five Years in Omdurman Hospital, Sudan
Karim-Eldin M. A. Salih, El-Nageeb S. Saeed, Mubarak S. Karsani, Rehab El-Ageb, Salah A. Ibrahim ------------------------------- 51
Case reports
Encephalopathy with Continuous Spikes and Waves during sleep, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Atypical Benign Partial Epilepsy (Pseudo- Lennox Syndrome): Clinical and EEG Manifestations of three Children and Review of the Literature.
Imad Yassin Saadeldin, Mohammed S Zayed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56
Dysemberioblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor with Intractable Epilepsy: A case report
Nada Osman Yousif Elhaj, Anas O Hamdoun ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------64
Variable clinical presentations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Three Sudanese Girls: Reprot of cases and review of the literature
Haydar EI Hadi Babikir --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------66
Radiological Case of the Month: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in a Four Year Sudanese Girl
Satti A. Satti ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------69
Letter to the editor
Tiny but Important
Omayma M Sabir ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------71