Infantile hemiplegia in pediatric dental set-up

Infantile hemiplegia refers to brain injuries that occur before or at birth and lead to hemiplegia/ total paralysis of one side of the body, including the face, arm and leg. The main purpose of this article is to provide valuable information to pediatric dentists about the review and treatment alter...

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Published inDental research journal Vol. 9; no. 5; pp. 651 - 654
Main Authors Syed, Ghousia, Benni, Deepa, Naik, Saraswathi V, Surendra, Poornima
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iran Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Case Report
Epilepsy
infantile hemiplegia
pediatric dentistry
Epilepsy
pediatric dentistry
infantile hemiplegia
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Summary:Infantile hemiplegia refers to brain injuries that occur before or at birth and lead to hemiplegia/ total paralysis of one side of the body, including the face, arm and leg. The main purpose of this article is to provide valuable information to pediatric dentists about the review and treatment alternatives for patients with infantile hemiplegia. This article reports the case of a 12-year-old girl with a hemiplegia of left side of the body suffering with tooth ache and gum inflammation. The treatment performed was rehabilitation with oral prophylaxis and extractions of root stumps followed by thorough preventive regimen with periodic check-ups.
ISSN:1735-3327
2008-0255
DOI:10.4103/1735-3327.104890