1. Scurvy in infantile tremor syndrome.
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Ratageri VH, Shepur TA, Patil MM, and Hakeem MA
- Subjects
- Age Factors, Ascorbic Acid therapeutic use, Ascorbic Acid Deficiency diagnosis, Ascorbic Acid Deficiency drug therapy, Folic Acid therapeutic use, Humans, Infant, Iron therapeutic use, Male, Malnutrition complications, Propranolol therapeutic use, Scurvy diagnosis, Socioeconomic Factors, Syndrome, Treatment Outcome, Tremor diagnosis, Tremor drug therapy, Ascorbic Acid Deficiency complications, Scurvy complications, Tremor etiology
- Abstract
Infantile Tremor Syndrome is a distinct clinical entity most commonly seen in Indian Subcontinent. Syndrome consists of tremors, mental and developmental retardation, abnormal skin pigmentation and anemia in children between 6 months to 2 years. The etiology is still elusive. Amongst various theories, nutritional theory is the most accepted. So far there are no cases reported of vitamin C deficiency in ITS. In this article, three cases of ITS associated with vitamin C deficiency are reported.
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- 2005
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