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Significance of Ratio of the Neck Circumference and Thyromental Distance as a Predictor of Difficult Intubation in Obese Patients

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022
Objective: To ascertain the diagnostic accuracy of raised neck circumference to thyromental distance ratio (NC/TMD) for difficulty in intubation among patients with obesity keeping grades III and IV of Cormack and Lehane's score as the gold standard.
Sajjad Qureshi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neck Circumference to Assess Obesity in Preschool Children

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology, 2017
Limited information is available about the use of neck circumference (NC) to assess obesity in preschool children. This study aims to provide NC percentiles and determine the cut-off levels of NC as a measure to assess obesity in preschool children.The data were obtained from the Anthropometry of Turkish Children aged 0-6 years (ATCA-06) study database.
KONDOLOT, Meda   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

De Novo 2.2 Mb 19q13.42–q13.43 Microdeletion Encompassing U2AF2: Support for a Haploinsufficiency Model

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 2 (U2AF2) is an essential pre‐mRNA splicing factor involved in the early stages of pre‐mRNA splicing. To date, multiple individuals have been reported with predominantly heterozygous missense variants presenting intellectual disability, speech and motor delays, seizures, hypotonia, and thin or hypoplastic ...
Amanda Toledo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Association of Neck Circumference and Obesity: That Is Not All Yet

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2016
We read with great interest the article entitled “Neck circumference as a useful marker for screening overweight and obesity in children and adolescents” published in the May issue of the Oman Medical Journal.1 The article highlights the worrying issue of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents including those in developing countries.2 ...
Mohamad, Irfan, Nadarajah, Sanjeevan
openaire   +3 more sources

Expanded Phenotype Associated With an Intronic PPP1R12A Variant: A Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autosomal dominant PPP1R12A‐related genitourinary and/or brain malformation syndrome is a recently described multisystem disorder caused by loss‐of‐function variants in the protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12a (PPP1R12A) gene. To date, 22 affected individuals have been reported with variable brain malformations and genitourinary ...
Emily M. Bland   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Implications of Mandible and Neck Measurements in Non-Obese Asian Snorers: Ansan City General Population-Based Study [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2011
ObjectivesAnthropometric abnormalities of the mandible and neck may contribute to snoring in non-obese Asians. The study evaluated the clinical implications of mandible and neck measurements in non-obese Asian snorers.MethodsThe external mandible and ...
Ji Ho Choi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ocular and Systemic Findings in COL2A1 and COL11A1 Stickler Syndrome

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Stickler syndrome is most commonly caused by variants in COL2A1 and COL11A1 genes. The purpose of this study was to describe genetic variants and phenotypes in COL2A1 and COL11A1 Stickler syndrome. We performed a retrospective genotype–phenotype evaluation of COL2A1 and COL11A1 Stickler syndrome subjects. Thirty‐two subjects with COL2A1 and 13
Aileen G. MacLachlan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neck circumference as a new anthropometric indicator for prediction of insulin resistance and components of metabolic syndrome in adolescents: Brazilian Metabolic Syndrome Study

open access: yesRevista Paulista de Pediatria, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between neck circumference and insulin resistance and components of metabolic syndrome in adolescents with different adiposity levels and pubertal stages, as well as to determine the usefulness of neck circumference
Cleliani de Cassia da Silva   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Refining a preclinical model of viral myocarditis in accordance with biotech standards

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This study aimed to refine a murine model of Coxsackievirus B3‐induced myocarditis by integrating dietary and imaging innovations to improve animal welfare, data quality, and clinical applicability. The refined diet significantly reduced animal health burden, reduced weight loss, and stabilized blood glucose during development of cardiac inflammation ...
Jonas Stewen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference among community-dwelling elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In elderly people, measurement of several anthropometric parameters may present complications. Although neck circumference measurements seem to avoid these issues, the cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with this ...
Hélio José Coelho Júnior   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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