Neural mass modeling of slow-fast dynamics of seizure initiation and abortion [PDF]
Epilepsy is a dynamic and complex neurological disease affecting about 1% of the worldwide population, among which 30% of the patients are drug-resistant. Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal neural discharges (the so-called seizures), which manifest themselves through a large-amplitude rhythmic activity observed in depth-EEG ...
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Background Chromosome aberrations of 10p monosomy and 10q trisomy resulting from parental pericentric inversion 10 are extremely rare, and to date, very few reports have been published on the matter.
Jianlong Zhuang+7 more
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Frequency of various factors affecting pregnancy loss in patients with history of recurrent pregnancy loss in Sistan and Balouchestan province, 2017-2018 [PDF]
Introduction: Recurrent pregnancy loss refers to the occurrence of two or more consecutive abortions before the 20th week of pregnancy, which has a high prevalence and it is necessary to identify the factors affecting it.
Narjes Nouri+3 more
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Background: Anti-paternal cytotoxic antibody (APCA) is a pregnancy alloantibody and is directed to paternal HLA molecules. A recent study showed that this antibody is produced in the presence of the husband’s spermatozoa.
Mitra Rafiee+4 more
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Risk factors for spontaneous abortion in women with recurrent pregnancy loss in history
The etiology of spontaneous abortion is varied and determined by many factors. Occupational, nutritional and social factors, artificial abortion, smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy and no preconception care are risk factors for spontaneous ...
A. I. Malyshkina, N. V. Batrak
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Decidual Macrophages Are Significantly Increased in Spontaneous Miscarriages and Over-Express FasL [PDF]
Decidual macrophages (DM) are the second most abundant population in the fetal-maternal interface. Their role has been so far identified as being local immuno-modulators favoring the maternal tolerance to the fetus.
Angioni+41 more
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Role of the 820 A/G variant in the IGF-2 gene and recurrent spontaneous abortion in southern Iran: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: Insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2) is a polypeptide growth factor and one of the first genes expressed prior to the implantation of the embryo, with its highest expression in the placental cells. Its activity strongly depends on the genomic
Ardeshir, Farzaneh+4 more
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Utilizing a Mathematical Model to Estimate Abortion Decline Scenario [PDF]
Abortion is one of the biggest causes of maternal deaths, accounting for 15% of maternal deaths in Southeast Asia. The increase in and effectiveness of using contraception are still considered to be the effective method to reduce abortion rate. Data pertaining to abortion incidence and effective efforts to reduce abortion rate in Indonesia is limited ...
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Progesterone receptor gene polymorphism and recurrent spontaneous abortion [PDF]
PURPOSE: to assess a possible association between polymorphism of the progesterone receptor gene (PROGINS) and recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA). METHODS: in this case-control study, 85 women with at least three previous spontaneous abortions without ...
Banzato, Priscilla Chamelete Andrade+6 more
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Aneuploidy in Early Miscarriage and its Related Factors
Background: Genetic factors are the main cause of early miscarriage. This study aimed to investigate aneuploidy in spontaneous abortion by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using probes for 13, 16, 18, 21, 22, X and Y chromosomes.
Chan-Wei Jia+10 more
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