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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Homozygous achondroplasia is widely considered perinatal lethal by the medical community. In this case series, we report two children from a single family with longer‐term survival. One child lived for 17 months and the other was 60 months at the time of publication.
Hannah Singerline +3 more
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Sleep apnea and the impact on cardiovascular risk in patients with Marfan syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder characterized by ectopia lentis, aortic root dilation and dissection and specific skeletal features.
Bauters, Fré +8 more
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International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background To determine the safety and efficacy of laser ablation of the posterior nasal nerve (PNN) for the treatment of chronic rhinitis. Methods This study was a single‐center, prospective, single‐blinded, randomized sham‐controlled trial. Patients with a 24‐h reflective Total Nasal Symptom Score (rTNSS) ≧ 5, rhinorrhea ≧ 2, and congestion ≧
Jyun‐Yi Liao +9 more
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Overnight weight loss: relationship with sleep structure and heart rate variability [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Weight loss can be caused by a loss of body mass due to metabolism and by water loss as unsensible water loss, sweating, or excretion in feces and urine.
Adriana Rueda +6 more
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Executive functions and self‐limited epilepsy with centro‐temporal spikes: A scoping review
Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Executive functions are a set of high‐level cognitive processes necessary for planning, organization, decision‐making, self‐control, and attention, and are carried out in the anterior frontal lobes. An impairment in executive functioning might present as difficulties in planning and organizing activities, in attention and concentration, in ...
Edoardo Fino +6 more
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The challenging problem of disease staging in human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): a new approach to a circular question [PDF]
, 2017 Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, puts millions of people at risk in sub-Saharan Africa and is a neglected parasitic disease that is almost always fatal if untreated or inadequately treated. HAT manifests itself in two
Gettinby, George +2 more
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Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Objective This work was undertaken to study the association between vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) parameters and the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) measured by polysomnography in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy. Methods Patients with epilepsy who underwent polysomnography with an active VNS device between 2018 and 2023 were retrospectively ...
Jacques‐François Massa +8 more
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Evaluation of the Garmin Vivofit 4 for assessing sleep in youth experiencing sleep disturbances
Digital HealthObjective Wearable monitors are increasingly used to assess sleep. However, validity is unknown for certain monitors and populations. We tested the Garmin Vivofit 4 in a pediatric clinical sample.
Paul R Hibbing +10 more
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On the Development of Cardiovascular Diseases in Children with Sleep Disorders
Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2016 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the main reasons for the high mortality rate in the world. In recent years, the importance of vascular lesions of the heart and brain in the structure of causes of death among adolescents has increased.
O. V. Kozhevnikova +4 more
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Epilepsia, EarlyView.Graphical abstract for the systematic literature review. Abstract Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) places tremendous burden on caregivers owing to the extent of required assistance and impact on daily living, as well as the risk to the individual with DS of premature mortality from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and morbidity associated with ...
Adam Strzelczyk +8 more
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