aim and background: enuresis is known as one of the most common disorders in childhood. snoring at night and obstructive sleep apnea have been considered as probable causes, at least in some cases. thus, the importance of a breathing exercise to reduce bedwetting in children with nocturnal snoring should be noted. method and materials: this study is an experimental survey with control group. th...

Objectives: One of the factors predicting language impairments is an early limited lexicon in children. An early limited lexicon can also lead to limited performances in other language areas. This study was aimed to examine receptive and expressive vocabulary in 8-16 month-old children with cleft lip and palate as a predictor of development in other language areas. Materials: The MacArthur-Bat...

Background: Dumb cane, or Dieffenbachia, is a tropical decorative house plant belonging to the Araceae family and Arum class, its colored leaves are appealing children.
 Objective: The rationale of this report notify health workers community about danger such poisoning increase awareness toxic effect on humans.
 Case Report: A 14-month-old girl presented emergency department complaini...

objectives: one of the factors predicting language impairments is an early limited lexicon in children. an early limited lexicon can also lead to limited performances in other language areas. this study was aimed to examine receptive and expressive vocabulary in 8-16 month-old children with cleft lip and palate as a predictor of development in other language areas. materials: the macarthur-bate...

257 N ine months prior, S.P., a 64-yearold woman, was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer with distant metastases to the bone. Her large tumor burden had compressed both her trachea and esophagus several months earlier, leading to gastrostomy-tube placement for nutrition and tracheostomy for airway management. Palliative radiation was used to shrink the tumor size and allow for r...

The benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are well established today [1]. PR programs improve exercise tolerance and health related quality of life; nevertheless, the role of inspiratory muscle training in rehabilitation programs remains controversial [2]. This is particularly due to the absence of clear data on the effe...

AIM Aim of the present study was to evaluate existing correlations between oral breathing and dental malocclusions. METHODS The study was conducted on a paediatric group of 71 oral breathers selected at the Allergology and Paediatric Immunology Department of Umberto I General Hospital, University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Italy). The children were selected based on inclusion/exclusion criteria. ...

Background: the use of anthroposcopy in the assessment of posture and morphology of the stomatognathic system of mouth breathing children. Aim: to describe the postural and morphologic characteristics of the stomatognathic system of mouth breathing children, according to age. Method: participants were 100 children, of both genders, with ages ranging from 7 to 11 years and 11 months, leukoderms,...