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Low birth weight, a current problem

Archivo Médico de Camagüey, 2018
Background: low birth weight (newborn with figures below 2500 g of weight) is one of the most important causes of infant and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Objective: to characterize low birth weight.
Coralia Gómez Mendoza, Pedro Ruiz Álvarez, Ildiko Garrido Bosze, María Dolores Rodríguez Calvo   +3 more
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A Moment in Human Development: Legal Protection, Ethical Standards and Social Policy on the Selective Non-Treatment of Handicapped Neonates [PDF]

, 1985
Selective non-treatment decisions involving severely handicapped neonates have recently come under renewed judicial and legislative scrutiny. In this article, the author examines the legal, ethical and social considerations attendant to the non-treatment
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Therapy for Myhre Syndrome: Goals, Misconceptions, and Current Agents

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre Syndrome (MYHRS, MIM #139210) is a rare, multisystem connective tissue disorder caused by recurrent heterozygous gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants in the SMAD4 gene, a key player in TGF‐β signaling and a regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis.
Alessandro De Falco, Alfonso Manuel D'Alessio, Nicola Brunetti‐Pierri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Zika, Pregnancy, and the Law [PDF]

, 2017
The public health emergency surrounding the spread of the Zika virus has resurrected and brought into sharp relief some of the most vexing questions surrounding the relationship between pregnancy and law: the appropriate circumstances, if any, in which ...
Halabi, Sam F.
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Co‐Occurring Non‐Cardiac Congenital Anomalies Among Cases With Congenital Heart Defects

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cases with congenital heart defects (CHD) often have other associated anomalies. The aim of this investigation was to assess the prevalence and the types of co‐occurring anomalies in CHD in a well‐defined population. The anomalies co‐occurring with CHD were ascertained in all live births, stillbirths and terminations of pregnancy for fetal ...
Claude Stoll, Yves Alembik, Marie‐Paule Roth   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pneumonia, an Unusual Initial Presentation of Neonatal Herpes Infection

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2019
Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is a life-threatening infection with high morbidity and mortality rates. Neonatal herpes, most commonly due to HSV type 2, is a multi-system disease; however, initial pulmonary presentation is extremely ...
Franck Kouadio, Gil Klinger
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Research progress on biomarkers of traumatic brain injury

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Traumatic brain injury: From primary insult to secondary neuroinflammation and degeneration. Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common disorder of the nervous system and has become a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on patients and their social circles. Its main symptoms include dyskinesia, language
Xuting Shen, Si Cheng, Shuyi Chen, Mengyue Wang, Tangying Li, Weicheng Xu, Yifan Zhang, Ping Yuan, Lei Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the State of Health in Tanzania 2004 [PDF]

, 2005
\ud The Ministry of Health has mandated an independent review of the State of Health in Tanzania for there the year 2004. The objective was to provide an overview on the health situation in Tanzania, to assess if have been improvements in public health ...
Lorenz, Nicolaus, Mpemba, Cyprian
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The Dynamics of Neurofilament Light Chain in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) facilitates early diagnosis and treatment for affected individuals. However, fluid biomarkers that provide early insights into disease activity and outcomes in a neonatal cohort and those unable to access (due to reimbursement criteria) or deferring immediate treatment are lacking ...
Arlene D'Silva, Karen Herbert, Lakshmi Balaji, Jia Mei He, Tejaswi Kandula, Hugo A. Sampaio, Hooi‐Ling Teoh, Esther Tantsis, Jihee Sohn, Nancy Briggs, Nickson Ning, Matthew C. Kiernan, Didu S. Kariyawasam, Michelle A. Farrar   +13 more
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CHALLENGES IN NEONATAL HEMATOLOGY

Slovenska pediatrija
Although the aetiology of the most common haematological disorders of the newborn has been known for decades, the question of the most optimal treatment is still a challenge in clinical practice.
Jana Lozar Krivec
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