, 2019 We report an extremely low birth weight infant with anuria caused by bilateral Candida albicans fungus balls it was treated with a combination of antifungal therapy, irrigation and pyelotomy.
Rainer Hofmann +4 more
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Can mothers judge the size of their newborn? Assessing the determinants of a mother's perception of a baby's size at birth [PDF]
, 2011 Birth weight is known to be closely related to child health, although as many infants in developing countries are not weighed at birth and thus will not have a recorded birth weight it is difficult to use birth weight when analysing child illness.
Channon, Andrew, ANDREW A. R. CHANNON
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Severe Headbanging Responsive to Levodopa in a Child With FOXP1 Syndrome
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We report a 9‐year‐old female with FOXP1 syndrome due to a de novo in‐frame deletion in the FOXP1 gene. The child has a severe neurodevelopmental disorder including global developmental delay and autism spectrum disorder. At age 2, she developed severe headbanging, which was progressive and did not respond to multidisciplinary, behavioral ...
Pamela Veale +2 more
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Biology as Destiny? Short and Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transmission of Birth Weight [PDF]
Little is known about the mechanisms underlying the transfer of economic status between generations. This paper addresses the question of whether inter-generational correlations in health contribute to the perpetuation of economic status.
Janet Currie, Enrico Moretti
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Biallelic PAX6 Variants in an Adult With Severe Microphthalmia and Preserved Intellectual Function
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT PAX6 encodes a dosage‐sensitive transcription factor that is essential for eye development. Heterozygous PAX6 disease is well characterized, but biallelic disease is extremely rare and has been associated with anophthalmia, severe brain malformations, and perinatal lethality.
Karl De Geer +4 more
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Exploring the Racial Gap in Infant Mortality Rates, 1920-1970 [PDF]
This paper examines the racial gap in infant mortality rates from 1920 to 1970. Using state-level panel data with information on income, urbanization, women's education, and physicians per capita, we can account for a large portion of the racial gap in ...
Melissa A. Thomasson, William J. Collins
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Van Maldergem syndrome (VMLDS) is an ultra‐rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by craniofacial dysmorphism, intellectual disability, hypotonia, skeletal anomalies, and feeding difficulties. It is caused by biallelic variants in DCHS1 or FAT4 genes.
Gabriela Roldão Correia‐Costa +4 more
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Acute kidney injury in an extremely low birth weight infant with nephrolithiasis: a case report
Acta Medica Lituanica, 2019 Acute kidney injury is associated with mortality of very low birth weight infants and reduces their survival regardless of other factors. The kidneys in the extremely preterm infants are very immature and susceptible to environmental factors.
Rasa Garunkštienė +4 more
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Risk factors of children's low birth weight and infant mortality in Bangladesh: Evidence from binary logistic regression and Cox PH models [PDF]
Background Low birth weight is recognized as a pivotal risk factor affecting child survival and growth. Although Bangladesh has made commendable progress in public health, an infant mortality rate of 38 per 1000 live births and a 16% prevalence of low ...
Rahman, Zubaidur +3 more
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Economic Crises, Maternal and Infant Mortality, Low Birth Weight and Enrollment Rates: Evidence from Argentina’s Downturns [PDF]
Este estudio investiga el impacto de las recientes crisis en Argentina (incluyendo la grave recesión de 2001-2002) en la salud y la educación. La estrategia de identificación se basa en la covarianza entre los cambios en el PIB regional y los resultados ...
Pablo Glüzman +2 more
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