In utero head circumference is associated with childhood allergy [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2015 BackgroundAltered fetal growth is known to be associated with allergic disease. Specifically, increased head circumference at birth has been linked to asthma and elevated IgE.
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Maternal dietary patterns, breastfeeding duration, and their association with child cognitive function and head circumference growth: A prospective mother-child cohort study. [PDF]
PLoS MedicineBackgroundEarly life is a critical period for neurodevelopment, where factors such as maternal nutrition and breastfeeding duration significantly impact the growth of head circumference and cognitive development in children.
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Relationships between Head Circumference, Brain Volume and Cognition in Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Head circumference is used together with other measures as a proxy for central nervous system damage in the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, yet the relationship between head circumference and brain volume has not been investigated in this ...
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Measuring Head Circumference in Neonates Weighing Less Than 2500 Grams
Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2021 Background: Anthropometric measures are important research goals especially because of racial differences and also variation in measurement techniques.
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Microcephaly measurement in adults and its association with clinical variables
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2022 OBJECTIVE To establish a microcephaly cut-off size in adults using head circumference as an indirect measure of brain size, as well as to explore factors associated with microcephaly via data mining.
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Investigating the relationship between anthropometric indicators of the mother during pregnancy with the weight, height, and head circumference of the infant at birth: A mother-infant cohort study. [PDF]
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Cephalic Measurements of Different Tribal Groups of Udaipur District of Southern Rajasthan, India [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2023 Introduction: Cephalometry is an important part of physical Anthropology and medicine which is used for the determination of the morphological characteristics of the head. Cephalometric results can also be of great assistance in evaluating patients while
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Increased head circumference in schizophrenia [PDF]
Biological Psychiatry, 1996 Pathological and imaging studies indicate brain volume is reduced in schizophrenia; however, the timing and nature of the processes involved remains uncertain (Roberts 1991). If smaller brain volumes were present from birth, as suggested by neurodevelopmental hypotheses, head size should also be smaller in schizophrenia (Stevens 1994).
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Use of General Regression Artificial Neural Network to Identify the Natural Growth of Head Circumference of the Baby [PDF]
Al-Rafidain Journal of Computer Sciences and Mathematics, 2013 Recently, many cases of deformities and health problems that affect the newborn were recorded, because of the known pollutants and radiation. One of these problems is the growth of the child, both in terms of height and weight or in terms of the natural ...
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