Diseases of children (pediatrics)

Movement disorders in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

A disorder whose main feature is a disturbance in the development of motor coordination. The disorder cannot be explained by mental retardation or any specific congenital or acquired neurological disorders.

Receptive speech disorder: causes, symptoms, diagnosis

Receptive speech disorder is one of the forms of specific speech and language development disorder, in which speech comprehension with intact physical hearing is significantly below the level corresponding to the child's mental development.

Expressive speech disorder (general underdevelopment of speech) in children

Expressive language disorder (general speech underdevelopment) is one of the forms of specific speech development disorder, in which the child's ability to use spoken language is significantly below the level corresponding to his mental development, although the understanding of speech is usually not affected.

Specific disorders of speech articulation (dyslalia) in children

The group of specific disorders of speech and language development (dyslalia) is represented by disorders in which the leading symptom is a violation of sound pronunciation with normal hearing and normal innervation of the speech apparatus.

Mental Retardation - Symptoms

Despite the polymorphism of clinical manifestations, two main criteria can be identified, typical for most forms of mental retardation, which characterize primarily the so-called nuclear or typical oligophrenia.

Mental retardation in children

Mental retardation is a condition caused by congenital or early acquired underdevelopment of the psyche with a pronounced lack of intelligence, which makes it difficult or completely impossible for the individual to function adequately socially.

Reovirus infection in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Reovirus infection is an acute disease accompanied by catarrh of the upper respiratory tract and often damage to the small intestine. In this regard, the viruses are called respiratory enteric orphan viruses (human respiratory intestinal viruses - REO viruses).

Rhinovirus infection in children

Rhinovirus infection, or contagious runny nose (common cold), is an acute viral disease of the respiratory tract with predominant damage to the mucous membrane of the nose and nasopharynx.

Respiratory syncytial infection in children

Respiratory syncytial infection (RS infection) is an acute viral disease with moderate symptoms of intoxication, predominantly affecting the lower respiratory tract, and frequent development of bronchiolitis and interstitial pneumonia in young children.

Diagnosis and treatment of adenovirus infection

Adenovirus infection in children is diagnosed based on fever, symptoms of catarrh of the respiratory tract, hyperplasia of the lymphoid tissue of the oropharynx, enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes, and damage to the mucous membranes of the eyes.