title: Infantile hemiplegia in pediatric dental set-up.
abstract: Infantile hemiplegia refers to brain injuries that occur before or at birth and lead to hemiplegia/ total paralysis of one side of the body, including the face, arm and leg. The main purpose of this article is to provide valuable information to pediatric dentists about the review and treatment alternatives for patients with infantile hemiplegia. This article reports the case of a 12-year-old girl with a hemiplegia of left side of the body suffering with tooth ache and gum inflammation. The treatment performed was rehabilitation with oral prophylaxis and extractions of root stumps followed by thorough preventive regimen with periodic check-ups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, AECS Maaruthi College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Ghousia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: Deepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benni
authors.forename: Saraswathi V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Poornima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Surendra
keywords: Epilepsy; infantile hemiplegia; pediatric dentistry
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