The study aimed to find out the influences of attitudes and behaviors of mothers to anorexic children by interviewing. Interview of 132 mothers has shown that: 60% mothers had correct behaviors, which should be encouraged. However, beside the positive facets, there were over 30% mothers were incorrect. The negative facets caused children more serious anorexic. The incorrect behaviors of the mothers who had educational levels were no significantly different.
anorexia ; child ; mothers

132 children (72 boys and 60 girls from 3 to 48 month old age) with chronic anorexia (at least 1/2 month long) were studied descriptively, comparatively and prospectively at the Centre of Children's Nutrition in HCM city from Oct. 1997 to Aug. 1998. Clinical state, health and nutritional history, paraclinical examinations (serum Zinc level by mass-spectrograph differential pulse polarography with stripping, hematology…) were noted. Results have shown that the deficiency of Zn is the main cause of anorexia, especially in malnourished children. There is statistically no significant relation between anemia and Zn deficiency, but the severity of anorexia depends on the decrease of serum zinc level.
anorexia ; child ; anemia ; zinc

Remarks on influences of zinc deficiency to sleep in children and effects of zinc supplementation to sleep disorders in children. Exploring 104 chronic anorexic and malnourished children aged 3 -36 months were divided into two groups named A and B. Both groups have been similar age, sex, clinical symptoms and monitored, guided and treated with the same regime and scheme. A comparative study on the differences of some selected indicators between children in group A whose dietary intake was added a dose of 10 mg zinc gluconate/day/child and others in control group B have been carried out. The results show that 53% of them were low zinc deficiency, sleep duration of them were short, with 69% of them had sleep disorders and were at 3 times higher risk of getting sleep disorders compared with children without lacking zinc (p<0,01). Besides the effects were known, zinc’s supplementation has effected to treat clearly to sleep disorder in children. It may be an useful characteristic of zinc element which has been identified at the first time, so it is necessary to keep on study more.
Sleep Disorders ; Child

Causes of reduction and interruption of breastfeeding were reviewed, and methods for detection, treatment and prevention were recommended. Causes of reduction and interruption of breastfeeding include the lack of energy storage in mother during pregnancy period, mother is too young, or having internal diseases during pregnancy. Both mother and child were needed to check for signs of lack or interruption of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding rehabilitation can be done by consulting to build the belief in health and the possibility of producing milk of the mother, stimulating the milk production in the mother by encouraging feed the child many times at the right position and avoiding too hard physical work.
Breast Feeding ; Rehabilitation

Background: FISH can detect number and structural chromosome aberrations in DNA. FISH is new technique in Vietnam, we combine FISH with chromosome analysis to prenatal diagnosis Down syndrome and turner syndrome that are high rate in birth defect.Objectives: To detect Down syndrome and turner syndrome by using FISH technique with chromosome analysis from amniotic cell.Subjects and method: 14amniotic cells samples 15th - 20th week with high risk of birth defects. Advance using FISH and chromosome analysis from amniotic cell. Results: We obtained results as follow: - 14/14 samples: correspondence between FISH and chromosome analysis. \ufffd?Detected 2 Down syndrome (female. Trisomi 21) and 4 Turner syndrome (45, X). Conclusion: Detected Down syndrome and Turner syndrome by using FISH technique with chromosome analysis from amniotic cell.
Down Syndrome/ diagnosis ; Turner Syndrome/ diagnosis ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; In Situ Hybridization ; Fluorescence ;

Background/Introduction:The proportion of TS \u2013 Q96 ranges from 1/1500 \u2013 1.300 female newborns and about 3% of fetuses. In most of the world, TS can be diagnosed and treated at the early stages of pregnancies. In Vietnam, TS patients are frequently detected at the later stages with serious syndromes. TS diagnosis mainly relies on chromosomal analysis of amnion cells. Thus, prenatal diagnosis of TS is the rationale of this study.\r\n', u'Objectives: Utilize chromosomal analysis and FISH methods to diagnose Turner syndrome from amnion cells. \r\n', u'Subject and method: 30 pregnancies (from week 14-22) with high risks of TS, which were detected by ultrasound scan and triple test, 15 mil amnio fluid is withdrawn for the FISH technique from interphase amniocytes and amnio cultures, chromosomal analysis from metaphase cultured cells. \r\n', u'Results/Outcomes: Chromosomal analysis and FISH analysis give the same results: - 12/30 fetus with TS, 5/30 fetus with normal female results, \u2013 4/30 fetus with normal male normal results, \u2013 4/30 fetus with Down syndrome, \u2013 5/30 fetus with Edward syndrome. 11/12 TS fetus have large cystic hygromas, 9/11 cystic hygromas are separated. 12/12 TS fetus have triple test (+) with the threshold: APF \u2264 0.7 MoM, HCG \u2265 2 MoM, uE3 \u2264 0.7 MoM.\r\n', u'Conclusion:Chromosonal analysis and FISH are standards for diagnosing TS fetus. FISH can provide a quick result (48-72h). \r\n', u'
Turner syndrome (TS) ; Chromosome ; Fluorescence in site hybridization (FISH)

Background: Cystic hygromas is a common abnormal event in obstetrics ultrasound, which is induced by a chromosome disorder; it is also one of the major causes inducing fetus\u2019s congenital malformation. Objective: Determining chromosomal aberration in nuchal cystic hygromas by FISH technique and outcomes the value of factors in prognosis fetuses with cystic hygroma. Subject and methods: 53 fetuses with cystic hygroma, which are detected by ultrasound scan, are analyzed by FISH technique. Compare results of FISH, band G chromosomal analysis, ultrasonographic abnormalities, followed the fetuses. Results: Chromosomal and FISH analysis give the same detection: abnormal chromosomes: 75.46%, the highest rate is Turner syndrome: 50.94%, normal chromosome: 24.53%. Abnormal chromosomal fetuses: multi-malformation, grim prognosis. Cystic hygroma with other malformation in scan: high rate chromosomal aberrations and septated hygroma, Turner syndrome fetuses have large cystic hygroma, 4/6 fetuses with normal chromosome and without other abnormal result scan have resolutions of hygroma in the second trimester, normal birth. Conclusions: Abnormal chromosomes: 75.46%. Prognosis is grim: abnormal chromosomes, other malformations in scan, large cystic, septated hygroma. Prognosis is better: normal chromosomes, without other ultrasonographic abnormalities, small cystic, nonseptated hygroma, resolution of cystic hygroma.
cystic hygroma ; FISH technique ; chromosome