Infantile tremor syndrome in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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 India. The etiology is not very clear yet.
Amin
Nazar M Mohammad
NM
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Sulaiamni Arbil Children's Hospital, Arbil, Iraq. nazarmh@hotmail.com
Zeki
Jamal Mohammad
JM
D000367:Age Factors; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014202:Tremor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
D000927:Anticonvulsants