Growth to early adulthood following extremely preterm birth: the EPICure study. [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE: To investigate growth trajectories from age 2.5 to 19 years in individuals born before 26 weeks of gestation (extremely preterm; EP) compared with term-born controls.
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BMC Pediatrics, 2019 Background Stunting in developing countries continues to be a major public health problem. Measuring head circumference (HC) during clinical anthropometric assessment can help predict stunting. The aim of this study was to assess burden and determine the
Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Sindhu +10 more
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Microcephaly and macrocephaly. A study on anthropometric and clinical data from 308 subjects [PDF]
, 2019 Head circumference is the auxological parameter that most correlates with developmental anomalies in childhood. Head circumference (HC) two standard deviations (SD) below or above the mean defines microcephaly and macrocephaly, respectively.
Corsello G. +7 more
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Association of head circumference with cognitive decline and symptoms of depression in elderly: a 3-year prospective study [PDF]
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 2018 Background Brain volume is associated with dementia and depression in the elderly. An easy way to predict relative brain volume is to measure head circumference.
Oh Dae Kwon, So-Young Choi, Jisuk Bae
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Estimation of stature from head circumference in Gujarati adolescent population
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2017 Background & aims: Establishing personal identity is one of prime objective in forensic investigation especially when the body is mutilated or certain body parts are missing.
Shah K Ritesh +4 more
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Association of Body Mass Index of HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women and Infant Weight, Body Mass Index, Length, and Head Circumference: The NISDI Perinatal Study. [PDF]
, 2007 This study assessed the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) of HIV-1-infected women and their infants' perinatal outcomes. The study population consisted of women enrolled in the NICHD International Site Development Initiative (NISDI ...
Cruz, Maria Leticia S. +5 more
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Clinical characteristics of children with congenital Zika syndrome: a case series [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2020 Background: The congenital Zika syndrome involves structural brain changes, including ventriculomegaly, thin cerebral cortices, abnormal gyral pattern, cortical malformations, hypoplasia of the corpus callosum, myelination delay, subcortical diffuse ...
Thais MASSETTI +10 more
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Head growth and intelligence from birth to adulthood in very preterm and term born individuals [PDF]
, 2019 Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of infant and toddler head growth on intelligence scores from early childhood to adulthood in very preterm (
Baeuml, Josef +4 more
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Head circumference charts updated. [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1985 Head circumference measurements from birth to 7 years, obtained from longitudinal data on children born between 1970 and 1977, are set against those from studies made in the United Kingdom earlier this century. A positive secular trend is shown. The children's heads were significantly larger than those born in the same locality 25 years earlier. Growth
M, Ounsted, V A, Moar, A, Scott
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A corrected formula for uncertainty in estimations of gestational age from fetal head circumference measurements [PDF]
, 2015 Numerous publications over recent years have proposed methods for estimation of gestational age (GA) from fetal measurements including biparietal diameter, head circumference, crown-rump length and others.
Nelson, MR, Shahtahmassebi, G
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