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Quantile contours and allometric modelling for risk classification of abnormal ratios with an application to asymmetric growth-restriction in preterm infants

open access: yes, 2019
We develop an approach to risk classification based on quantile contours and allometric modelling of multivariate anthropometric measurements. We propose the definition of allometric direction tangent to the directional quantile envelope, which divides ...
Boghossian, Nansi S.   +3 more
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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fenfluramine in SCN1A‐related GEFS+: A multicenter observational study on efficacy, EEG improvement, and tolerability

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The SCN1A gene is implicated in a broad spectrum of epilepsy phenotypes, ranging from self‐limited genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) to severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathies such as Dravet syndrome (DS). While fenfluramine (FFA) has demonstrated strong efficacy in DS, its role in SCN1A‐related epilepsies beyond ...
Giovanni B. Dell'Isola   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Scoping Review of Factors Contributing to Loss of Control Eating During Pregnancy

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Evidence suggests loss of control eating (LOC) during pregnancy is prevalent and linked to adverse health consequences for birthing individuals and their offspring; however, factors underlying risk for prenatal LOC remain unclear.
Riley J. Jouppi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-eclampsia toxaemia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A 33 year old primagravida rhesus positive woman was referred to the Emergency Department by her family doctor at 27 weeks gestation. At 25 weeks of gestation, she had been diagnosed with hypertension and was started on labetalol therapy.
Bugeja, Roberta, Galdes, Caroline
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Mono‐dimensional, two‐dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic measurements in healthy Standardbred neonatal foals in the first 5 days of life

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Bodyweight, age and breed influence the echocardiographic assessment of foals. There are no echocardiographic studies in Standardbred neonatal foals. Objectives To describe echocardiographic values for selected variables, evaluate intra‐ and inter‐observer variability and assess cardiac changes in the first 5 days of life in healthy
Fernanda Timbó D'el Rey Dantas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary and biomarker‐guided strategies as supportive measures in the fragile X syndrome

open access: yesFood Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Abstract The fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects males, often resulting in an IQ below 55, while about two‐thirds of females also experience intellectual disability. Physical features may include an elongated face, prominent ears, finger joint laxity, and enlarged testes in males.
Jailan E. El Halawani, Reem R. AlOlaby
wiley   +1 more source

Structurally-geometrical myocardium changes and peculiarities of the diastolic dysfunction of left ventricle of pregnant women with various types of arterial hypertensia

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Medicine, 2011
Intracardial and vascular hemodinamics changes during normal pregnancy, pregnancy induced hypertension and preeclampsia are summarized. For the first time a syndrome frequency of disproportional weight of left ventricle myocardium (WLVM) has been studied
N A Muratnazarova
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Nutritional, phytochemical, and potential health benefits of Monostroma spp.: A systematic review

open access: yesFood Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Abstract Monostroma spp., belonging to the green seaweed, has been known to be health‐promoting food items as prophylactic agents worldwide. It has shown wide arrays of bioactivities for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. A total of 47 articles were selected to review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and ...
Md Shariful Islam
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal haemoglobin concentrations before and during pregnancy and stillbirth risk: A population-based case-control study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Results of previous studies on the association between maternal haemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and stillbirth risk are inconclusive. It is not clear if haemoglobin concentration before pregnancy has a role.
Aarabi, M.   +6 more
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