Lesions In Infants Research Articles

Cerebral lesions in infancy.

The diagnosis of cerebral disorders in infants is delayed and restricted in accuracy by the developmental status of the infant brain. Knowledge is limited of structures responsible for the obliteration of infantile reflexes. There is a long delay in expression of lesions relating to sensation, intellect, and the functions of the basal ganglia. Diagnosis is made difficult by the physiological simplicity of immature nervous structures, which limits the differences in mode of expression that would distinguish the normal from the abnormal brain. It is recommended that such tests as the ferric chloride test for phenylpyruvic oligophrenia be done routinely.

Duodenal lesions in infancy and childhood

All duodenal lesions in infancy and childhood recorded at the Charity Hospital of Louisiana from July 1, 1944, to July 1, 1954, have been reviewed. Their embryologic development and treatment have been discussed briefly. Thirteen children had duodenal obstructions, and four of these died as a result of their obstructions. Two of these died with the obstructive process being discovered only when they were moribund. Of the eleven patients who came to operation, nine lived. Four children had a proved radiographic diagnosis of duodenal ulcer, and one of these died from perforation. One child received a laceration of the duodenum incident to non-penetrating abdominal trauma and survived. Another had suppurative duodenitis as an incidental finding at autopsy, death being attributed to other causes.