Thanks for taking my question.?
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I have read two studies: One linking low serotonin to agression in males, and another linking low serotonin to SIDS in infants.?
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I was wondering if it is possible for an agressive father to pass along the gene for a defective serotonin receptor to his child, which then leads to SIDS.?
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The two [...]
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Sudden Infant Death and Serotonin
Friday, July 7th, 2006Incontinence in Children
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006My sister has twins a boy and a girl ten year olds, born by invitro fertilisation. Both have incontinence problems, not always though, increased frequency needing frequent visits to the toilet during schoolhours and not being able to hold leading to accidental leakages and urgency. Ultrasound is normal, a contrast study of bladder was normal [...]
Continue readingMononucleosis and Small Children
Saturday, March 25th, 2006My 16 yr old son was diagnosed today with mono. Are my 5 month old twins at risk? What should I do to keep them from catching it if so?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Your children will eventually catch mononucleosis in their lives, but if they do catch it from their older brother, they are not likely to [...]
Excess Pubic Hair in Puberty
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006My problem was when I was 11years old. My pubic hair was 20-25cm long when I was in grade six. I realised this was not normal but was afraid to visit a doctor about it so I started removing the hairs with tweezers. They kept growing back but eventually they grew back shorter and shorter [...]
Continue readingHeadache, Epilepsy, Child, Symptom, Dizziness, EEG, MRI, CT
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006My daughter is twelve years old. She has over the past several months been having severe headaches, dizziness and been extremely tired. A few weeks ago, she passed out quite unexpectedly and with little warning.
She had bloodwork done which returned normal. She was also sent for an EEG. The brainwave pattern indicates that she has [...]
Child Sinusitis, Ear Infection; Recheck Appointment Necessary?
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006My husband an I have noticed that in the last three years our pediatrician is doing recheck appointments for a lot of conditions. We were told recently to make a recheck on a sinus infection for our son after he is done with his antiobiotics. Is this something new? Is it really [...]
Continue readingBrain Injury Rehabilitation
Monday, March 6th, 2006Brain Injury, Rehabilitation for Child
I’m seeking advice on a case.. My colleague has a 3 year old son who has been in a coma since 8 months ago.. The child was playing and fell in a small fountain pool, seemingly he hit his head and stayed under water for more than 7 minutes.. the doctors [...]
Child with Eye Movement Palsy
Monday, March 6th, 2006My 9-month old was born a month early. On her right eye she can’t move completely to her right side. When
she was born her eyes where fine. It all happened within a month.
Please give advice on what to do. What type of eye movements to do.
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Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
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This is called abducens palsy, it [...]
Epilepsy Medication
Thursday, March 2nd, 2006My 16-year old daughter’s seizure / epilepsy medication?
My daughter aged 16yrs , had first seizure in school in October,2000 at the age of 12 yrs.Carried out EEG and MRI.The result of MRI was normal.The result of EEG showed paroxysmal activity i.e epileptiform .Doctors advised that they do not prescribe any medicines after first seizure [...]
Child, Pain in Feet, Legs, Painkillers
Saturday, February 18th, 2006Kid’s Health
hi doc!
my daughter of 9 years been complaining of her feet/leg pain on DAILY basis since she was about 1 yr old.she was born with c-section in india and has no health probs of any kind.otherwise healthy normal kid but been complaing of her mainly both feet being in pain.she has been taking childrens [...]
