Born too early and too small: higher order cognitive function and brain at risk at ages 8–16 [PDF]
Prematurity presents a risk for higher order cognitive functions. Some of these deficits manifest later in development, when these functions are expected to mature. However, the causes and consequences of prematurity are still unclear.
Clark, Chris A.+12 more
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Introduction: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is almost exclusively in premature infants. With advanced care and technology, the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in babies is increasing, which means the incidence of preventable blindness in ROP ...
Stefany Tanto+2 more
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Premature infants with extremely low birth weight are at high risk of developing severe disabling forms of retinopathy of prematurity. Nonsurgical therapy methods of treatment of retinopathy in prematurity are ineffective.
V. I. Lebedev, L. A. Katargina
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Premature Deindustrialization [PDF]
I document a significant deindustrialization trend in recent decades that goes considerably beyond the advanced, post-industrial economies. The hump-shaped relationship between industrialization (measured by employment or output shares) and incomes has shifted downwards and moved closer to the origin.
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Microcephaly and macrocephaly. A study on anthropometric and clinical data from 308 subjects [PDF]
Head circumference is the auxological parameter that most correlates with developmental anomalies in childhood. Head circumference (HC) two standard deviations (SD) below or above the mean defines microcephaly and macrocephaly, respectively.
Corsello G.+7 more
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Premature Ovarian Failure Is Not Premature Menopause
Abstract: Normal menopause occurs at an average age of 50 and results from ovarian follicle depletion. Normal menopause is an irreversible condition, whereas premature ovarian failure is characterized by intermittent ovarian function in half of these young women.
Kalantaridou, S. N., Nelson, L. M.
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A global health opportunity: The potential of multiplexed diagnostics in low-resource settings [PDF]
Emerging technology may soon make simultaneous testing for multiple biomarkers feasible in formats applicable to low-resource settings. This creates an exciting opportunity to engineer new diagnostics for a variety of important global conditions.
Thor A. Wagner +3 more
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Apnea, bradycardia and desaturation spells in premature infants: impact of a protocol for the duration of 'spell-free' observation on interprovider variability and readmission rates. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo study the impact of implementing a protocol to standardize the duration of observation in preterm infants with apnea/bradycardia/desaturation spells before hospital discharge on length of stay (LOS) and readmission rates.Study designA ...
Chandrasekharan, P+4 more
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Chest CT scoring for evaluation of lung sequelae in congenital diaphragmatic hernia survivors
Objectives Data on long-term structural lung abnormalities in survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is scarce. The purpose of this study was to develop a chest computed tomography (CT) score to assess the structural lung sequelae in CDH ...
Aukland, Stein M.+5 more
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Retinopathy of prematurity: Addressing the emerging burden in developing countries
Retinopathy of prematurity has emerged and continues to be one of the leading causes of avoidable childhood blindness in low- and middle-income countries over the past few years. A major reason is the lack of adoption of effective and efficient screening
Suraj Singh Senjam, Parijat Chandra
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