Infantile tremor syndrome in Iraqi Kurdistan
Author: Amin NM, Zeki JM.
Source:
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 72(10), 839-842.
OBJECTIVE: To describe a rare condition that occurred for the first time in Iraqi
Kurdistan during the UN Sanctions on Iraq in the nireties. Literature review was
made to fine possible causes. METHODS: Patients were collected from various
sources including private clinics, hospital outpatient clinics and the Centre for
Handicapped Children in the city of Arbil. Clinical features and proper history
were the main diagnostic tools. Different treatment regimes were used on those
patients. RESULTS: 24 patients were collected; the majority was between 6-18
months. Males were more affected than females. Half of the patients were
exclusively breast-fed and three quarter have received blood for anemia.
CONCLUSION: Infantile tremor syndrome is a rare condition which was described
both in India and outside India as well. It was observed among children in Iraqi
Kurdistan during the difficult economic situation under the UN Sanctions. The
condition has the same features inside and outside IndiThe etiology is not
very clear yet.