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Is being small for gestational age a risk factor for strabismus and refractive errors at 3 years of age?

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Background. Visual problems, cerebral visual impairment, refractive errors and strabismus are commonly found in preterm infants in long-term follow-ups. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that lead to the development of amblyogenic
İkbal Seza Petriçli, Caner Kara, Ayşegül Arman   +2 more
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Delayed Birth-Related Femur Fracture after Cesarean Section: A Case Report

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2018
Background Birth-related femur fractures are rare. They have been reported following difficult delivery and are commonly diagnosed immediately after birth or on the following day.
Yuji Kanai, Yoshinobu Honda, Tsuyoshi Honda, Minoru Sanpei   +3 more
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Seizure Characteristics and Background Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography Activity in Neonatal Rats Subjected to Hypoxia–Ischemia

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
ObjectivePerinatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of epilepsy and chronic neurologic morbidity in premature infants. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of acute seizures and the pattern of background activity on ...
Xiaowei Sun, Fenqin Xue, Jialin Wen, Limin Gao, Yang Li, Qianqian Jiang, Lijun Yang, Hong Cui   +7 more
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Outcomes and related factors in a cohort of infants born in Taiwan over a period of five years (2007–2011) with borderline viability

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2018
Background: Advances in perinatal and neonatal care have increased the survival of extremely preterm infants, but the viability limit is still debated. Here we assess the survival, neonatal morbidity, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age of ...
Jui-Hsing Chang, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, Kuo-Inn Tsou, Wai-Tim Jim   +3 more
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Unstable SpO2 in preterm infants: The key role of reduced ventilation to perfusion ratio

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Introduction: Instability of peripheral oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2) in preterm infants is correlated with late disability and is poorly understood.
Benjamin Stoecklin, Benjamin Stoecklin, Y. Jane Choi, Y. Jane Choi, Theodore Dassios, J. Gareth Jones, Geoffrey G. Lockwood, J. Jane Pillow, J. Jane Pillow   +8 more
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New modified version of the Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery category and mortality in premature infants with critical congenital heart disease [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2020
Background Despite advances in neonatal intensive care and surgical procedures, perinatal mortality rates for premature infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) remain relatively high.
Young Mi Yoon, Seong Phil Bae, Yoon-Joo Kim, Jae Gun Kwak, Woong-Han Kim, Mi Kyoung Song, Seung Han Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim, Han-Suk Kim   +8 more
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The evidence for the benefits from breast milk in the neurodevelopment of premature babies – a review of the recent literature

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2018
Introduction. The brain in preterm babies is usually not fully developed and therefore early post-term events can have long-lasting neurodevelopment and cognitive outcomes. It is known that cerebral white matter connectivity is important for later intact
Danuta Iulia Paduraru
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Clusters of the Risk Markers and the Pattern of Premature Coronary Heart Disease: An Application of the Latent Class Analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of mortality in the world with a significant impact on the younger population. The aim of this study was to identify prematurity among patients with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG ...
Leila Jahangiry, Leila Jahangiry, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Mahdi Najafi, Mahdi Najafi, Parvin Sarbakhsh   +5 more
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Socio-economic impact in the late diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2016
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) represents a determinate cause of blindness in children that could be avoided. Blindness due to ROP and the stage of it when its being diagnosed is mostly determined by: socio-economic degree of country development ...
Daniela POPESCU, Dumitru MATEI
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Metabolic Bone Disease in Premature Neonates: An Unmet Challenge

JCRPE, 2020
Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is an important cause of morbidity in premature, very low birth weight (VLBW) and sick infants and, if left undiagnosed, may lead to structural deformities and spontaneous fractures.
Swathi Chacham, Rachna Pasi, Madhuradhar Chegondi, Najeeb Ahmad, Shanti Bhusan Mohanty   +4 more
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