Open AccessInfantile tremor syndrome in modern times
Author(s) -
Piyush Gautam,
Nitisha Sharma,
Sanjeev Chaudhary,
Ankush Kaushal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_150_16
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , observational study , prospective cohort study , disease , pallor , psychomotor retardation , alternative medicine , pathology
Infantile tremor syndrome (ITS) is a clinical syndrome of acute or gradual onset of mental and psychomotor changes, pigmentary disturbances of hair and skin, pallor, and tremors in malnourished children aged between 5 months and 3 years. It is a well-known entity, but the exact etiopathogenesis is still not known.