Investigations Pertaining to the Field of Pharmacognosy Concerning Coleus rotundifolius L. | Chapter 4 | Recent Trends in the Study of Botanical Research Volume - 1

 Coleus rotundifolius L., a member of the Lamiaceae family, is recognized by its vernacular name "Patharchur" in Hindi. It presents as a sizable succulent perennial herb, characterized by its aromatic qualities. The plant's leaves have historically found application in diverse medicinal contexts such as malarial fever, hepatopathy, renal and vesicle calculi, cough, chronic asthma, bronchitis, hiccough, anthelmintic purposes, colic pain, and convulsions. The present paper undertakes a comprehensive investigation of the pharmacognostic attributes pertaining to the leaves, stems, and roots of C. rotundifolius, encompassing an array of distinct parameters.

Author(s) Details:

Pratima Patel,
S.G.S. Govt. Autonomous P.G. College, Sidhi (M.P.), A.P.S. University, Rewa, India.

Mohammad Salim,
S.G.S. Govt. Autonomous P.G. College, Sidhi (M.P.), A.P.S. University, Rewa, India.

Jay Singh Patel,
S.G.S. Govt. Autonomous P.G. College, Sidhi (M.P.), A.P.S. University, Rewa, India.

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Study on Etiological Evaluation of Convulsions in Children from 1 Month to 14 Years of Age | Chapter 11 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 10

 Background: Seizures are a common occurrence in paediatric emergency rooms all around the world.

The goal of this study was to learn more about the causes of convulsions in children aged one month to fourteen years old.

This cross-sectional study looked at 120 children who were brought to a tertiary care hospital's paediatric department with convulsions between June 2014 and May 2015.

A complete blood count, blood sugar, serum calcium, magnesium, and electrolytes were all examined on all of the kids. Mantoux, chest X-ray, liver biopsy, Electroencephalography, lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis, ultrasonography cranium, computed tomography brain, or magnetic resonance imaging brain were all used depending on the clinical circumstances.

We discovered that 46.7 percent of the children had febrile seizures, 19.2% had a seizure disorder, 15% had cerebral palsy, 5.8% had viral encephalitis, 3.3 percent had pyogenic meningitis, 1.7 percent had neurocysticercosis, 0.8 percent had metabolic disorders, and 0.8 percent had a traumatic brain injury, with the cause of seizures unknown in 6.6 percent of the children.

Conclusion: Children's seizures necessitate a thorough evaluation to establish the underlying pathology causing the seizures.

Author (S) Details

Shanthi Ramesh
Department of Pediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

S. Sundari
Department of Pediatrics, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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