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Bullous aplasia cutis congenita: A report of two cases and brief review of the selected literature [PDF]
Introduction. Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare condition characterized by the focal absence of skin, and sometimes other underlying structures at birth. It may occur as an isolated defect or associated with other anomalies and defects. Bullous ACC
Prćić Sonja +5 more
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Background Neural tube defects are common group of central nervous system anomalies of complex etiology and major public health importance worldwide. The occurrence of multiple neural tube defects, however, is an extremely rare event and has never been ...
Mestet Yibeltal Shiferaw +5 more
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Physiological hypoxia is critical for placental mammalian development. However, the underlying mechanisms by which hypoxia regulates embryonic development remain unclear.
Daisuke Sakai +6 more
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Epidemiology of Neural Tube Defects [PDF]
Summary: Neural tube defects (NTDs)—malformations secondary to abnormal neural tube closure between the third and fourth weeks of gestational age—have a complex and imperfectly understood etiology in which both genetic and environmental factors appear to be involved.
Lauren, Frey, W Allen, Hauser
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To the Editor. —The Jan 22/29 issue of JAMA contains a STATE OF THE ART/REVIEW about neural tube defects (NTD) by Dr Lemire. 1 This review presented some interesting ideas, eg, the separation of neurulation and postneurulation defects. However, I was surprised to read that "worldwide, an average prevalence of one case per 1000 births for both ...
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Complex Nature of Neural Tube Defects: A Regional Experience
Objective: The underlying gene-environment interaction of fetal neural tube defects is affected by several factors including geography, ethnicity and time. Local features of fetal neural tube defects were described.
Emrah Turhan +3 more
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Neural Tube Defects: A case report
Neural tube defect is rare congenital defect of fetus. I have a case of 13 weeks period of gestation with meningomeyelocele came for termination of pregnancy. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasonography.
Bishnu Gautam
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Encephalocele is a clinically important birth defect that can lead to severe disability in childhood and beyond. The embryonic and early fetal pathogenesis of encephalocele is poorly understood and, although usually classified as a ‘neural tube defect ...
Ana Rolo +4 more
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Introduction: C horoid plexus cysts are one of the foetus ultrasonography findings that raise parents’ concerns about their child’s health. Usually cysts are found in an estimated 1% all performed ultrasonographies.
Danielius Serapinas +2 more
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An increase in neural tube defects in South Australia, 2009-2010
Introduction: An investigation was undertaken to determine the aetiology of increased notifications of neural tube defects, South Australia, 2009-2010, to assist with prevention efforts.
Louise Flood +4 more
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