When flexibility is not necessarily a virtue: a review of hypermobility syndromes and chronic or recurrent musculoskeletal pain in children [PDF]
Chronic or recurrent musculoskeletal pain is a common complaint in children. Among the most common causes for this problem are different conditions associated with hypermobility.
Cattalini, Marco +2 more
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Early‐onset Marfan syndrome (eoMFS) is a rare disorder with atrioventricular valve insufficiency being the most severe symptom. We propose to regard eoMFS as a spectrum, ranging from a severe disorder life‐threatening already before or immediately after birth, to a disorder with a better survival rate, creating a window for atrioventricular valve ...
Eva C. van der Leest +12 more
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Cardiothoracic surgery usually causes tissue adhesion on the operation site which increases the risk of complications in the subsequent thoracic surgery including Nuss procedure.
Gyeol Yoo, Jin Yong Jeong
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Surgical approach to treatment of asymmetric pectus excavatum in children
Objective. To improve the outcomes in patients with asymmetric pectus excavatum (APE) by developing and implementing our own differentiated modified Nuss procedure to correct different variants of this deformity; to analyse the treatment outcomes ...
V.R. Zaremba, O.A. Danylov
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Evolution of the Nuss procedure for the repair of Pectus Excavatum: Our experience. [PDF]
The aim of this study is to collect the variables of the Nuss procedure developed by experts in this technique around the world and present their advantages and disadvantages compared to the original description of the Nuss procedure.
GOULI, MARIA
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Association between joint dislocation and malignant hyperthermia
Summary Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially fatal autosomal dominant hypermetabolic pharmacogenetic syndrome resulting from altered intracellular calcium dynamics in skeletal muscle, triggered by halogenated anaesthetics and suxamethonium. Current evidence suggests a degree of association between malignant hyperthermia and joint dislocations.
A. O. Gomes +6 more
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Clinical Features of Seven COL2A1 Variations in Chinese Children With Type II Collagen Disorders
ABSTRACT Aim Type II collagen, encoded by the collagen type II alpha 1 (COL2A1) gene, is crucial for the structure of cartilage. This study aims to improve our understanding of Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita (SEDC) caused by mutations in COL2A1. We also aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of growth hormone (GH) therapy in two SEDC patients.
Shumin Zhan +8 more
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Noonan syndrome: from phenotype to growth hormone therapy [PDF]
A síndrome de Noonan (SN) é uma síndrome genética comum que constitui importante diagnóstico diferencial em pacientes com baixa estatura, atraso puberal ou criptorquidia. A SN apresenta grande variabilidade fenotípica e é caracterizada principalmente por
ARNHOLD, Ivo J. P. +5 more
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Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in NF1: Evidence for a More Severe Phenotype Associated with Missense Mutations Affecting NF1 Codons 844–848 [PDF]
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common genetic disorder with a birth incidence of 1:2,000–3,000, is characterized by a highly variable clinical presentation.
Balasubramanian, M. (Meena) +74 more
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MTSS2 ‐Related Disorder: Refining the Phenotype in Four New Cases and Literature Review
ABSTRACT MTSS2 encodes a protein highly expressed in the central nervous system, with a crucial role in neurodevelopment. The de novo recurrent variant c.2011C>T (p.Arg671Trp) was first identified in 2022 as cause of Intellectual Developmental Disorder with ocular anomalies and distinctive facial features (OMIM#620086).
Angela De Dominicis +12 more
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