A contrastive study of cerebellum development in very premature and full-term infants
Journal of King Saud University: Science, 2020 Objective: To compare the difference between full-term infants and very low birth weight (VLBW) premature infants at term equivalent for cerebellum development by cranial ultrasound in order to provide reference for monitoring the extrauterine ...
Ruike Liu +6 more
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The characteristics of premature infants with transient corneal haze. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The etiology of transient corneal haze in premature infants is not known and how it relates to clinical outcomes in premature infants is not clear.To study associated factors of transient corneal haze in premature infants.We performed a retrospective ...
Yu-Hung Lai +5 more
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Emergency repair of inguinal hernia in the premature infant is associated with high direct medical costs [PDF]
, 2015 _Purpose:_ Inguinal hernia repair is frequently performed in premature infants. Evidence on optimal management and timing of repair, as well as related medical costs is still lacking.
Goede, B. (Barry) de +8 more
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A Global Perspective on PDA Management in the Extremely Premature: Shifting Trend Toward Transcatheter Closure. [PDF]
, 2023 Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a frequently encountered defect in infants born extremely premature (≤26 weeks gestation). Historically, closure of the PDA was performed using cyclooxygenase inhibitor medications or by surgical ligations.
Alwi, Mazeni +24 more
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Early Detection of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Retinal Fundus Images Via Convolutional Neural Networks [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an abnormal blood vessel development in the retina of a prematurely-born infant or an infant with low birth weight. ROP is one of the leading causes for infant blindness globally. Early detection of ROP is critical to slow down and avert the progression to vision impairment caused by ROP.
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (tsDMARDs) have expanded the management of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatic diseases. As the use of these drugs grows, it is important to understand their effects on pregnancy.
Vienna Cheng +7 more
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A study of the pulmonary complications of preterm infants after prenatal corticosteroids prophylaxis in a major Bulgarian hospital [PDF]
, 2019 : An increasingly common problem in obstetrics and neonatology is premature birth. This problem is the cause of many health complications in premature neonates and is leading to neonatal mortality.
Buttigieg, George G. +3 more
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Intraoral Drug Delivery: Bridging the Gap Between Academic Research and Industrial Innovations
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Intraoral drug delivery offers a promising route for systemic and localized therapies, yet challenges such as enzymatic degradation, limited permeability, and microbial interactions hinder efficacy. This figure highlights innovative strategies—mucoadhesive materials, enzyme inhibitors, and permeation enhancers—to overcome these barriers.
Soheil Haddadzadegan +4 more
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Detecting rickets in premature infants and treating them with calcitriol: Experience from two cases
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012 A premature infant is a baby born before 37 weeks of gestation. Rickets is a bone disease characterized by growth retardation due to the expansion of the hypertrophic chondrocyte layer of the growth plate and a failure to mineralize bone.
Hung-Yi Chen +3 more
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Analysis of the clinical characteristics and refraction state in premature infants: a 10-year retrospective analysis [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To report the visual outcomes and refractive status in premature infants with and without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) who were or not treated.
Yan Deng +9 more
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