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Turner syndrome and associated problems in turkish children: A multicenter study [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by complete or partial X chromosome monosomy that manifests various clinical features depending on the karyotype and on the genetic background of affected girls.
Abacı, A., Abalı, S., Adal, E., Akın, L., Akıncı, A., Akyürek, N., Andıran, N., Anık, A., Atabek, M.E., Ataş, A., Aydın, B.K., Açıkel, C., Baş, F., Baş, S., Baş, V.N., Bereket, A., Binay, Ç., Bolu, S., Bondy, C., Bulan, K., Büyükinan, M., Can, H.D., Cinaz, P., Darcan, Ş., Darendeliler, F., Demir, K., Demirbilek, H., Demirel, F., Doğan, D., Doğan, M., Döneray, H., Dündar, B., Eklioğlu, B.S., Emeksiz, H.C., Ercan, O., Eren, E., Ersoy, B., Evliyaoğlu, O., Fidancı, K., Gökşen, D., Gül, D., Gürbüz, F., Hatun, Ş., Kaba, S., Kara, C., Karagüzel, G., Keskin, M., Kızılay, D., Orbak, Z., Pirgon, Ö., Polat, A., Poyrazoğlu, Ş., Sarı, E., Sağlam, H., Tarım, Ö., Tepe, D., Topaloğlu, A.K., Turan, S., Yeşilkaya, E., Yüksel, B., Çakır, E.D., Çatlı, G., Çelik, N., Çizmecioğlu, F., Ökten, A., Önal, H., Özbek, M.N., Özen, S., Özgen, T., Özhan, Bayram, Özkan, B., Ünüvar, T., Şen, Y., Şimşek, E.   +73 more
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Epidemiological study of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Eastern China.

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017
OBJECTIVE Previous epidemiological studies of adole-scent idiopathic scoliosis in mainland China have had diverse results. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the epidemiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on a ...
Yu Zheng, Yini Dang, Xiaojun Wu, Yan Yang, J. Reinhardt, Chengqi He, M. Wong   +6 more
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Manganese Neurotoxicity and Familial Disorders of Manganese Transport

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Manganese is the 12th most common element in the Earth's crust and is an essential industrial component. Biologically, this metal plays an important role as a constituent of numerous enzymes. While manganese is required for normal biochemical and physiological processes, manganese excess can lead to significant toxicity, particularly to the ...
Sidney M. Gospe Jr.
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The effect of Schroth exercises added to the standard of care on the quality of life and muscle endurance in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis—an assessor and statistician blinded randomized controlled trial: “SOSORT 2015 Award Winner”

Scoliosis, 2015
BackgroundIn North America, care recommendations for adolescents with small idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) curves include observation or bracing. Schroth scoliosis-specific exercises have demonstrated promising results on various outcomes in uncontrolled ...
S. Schreiber, E. Parent, E. Moez, D. Hedden, D. Hill, M. Moreau, E. Lou, E. Watkins, S. Southon   +8 more
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Symptom Onset in Classic Rett Syndrome: Analysis of Initial Clinical Severity Scale Entries

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We aim to assess the clinical features of Rett syndrome (RTT) at registration into the National Institutes of Health–sponsored natural history study (NHS) using the Clinical Severity Scale (CSS). Introduction The CSS was established in 2000 to assess characteristics of individuals with RTT and related disorders.
Alan K. Percy, Jeffrey L. Neul, Amitha Ananth, Timothy A. Benke, Eric D. Marsh   +4 more
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Effectiveness of Schroth exercises during bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results from a preliminary study—SOSORT Award 2017 Winner

Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 2017
BackgroundBracing has been shown to decrease significantly the progression of high-risk curves to the threshold for surgery in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), but the treatment failure rate remains high.
K. Kwan, A. Cheng, H. Y. Koh, A. Chiu, K. Cheung   +4 more
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Clinically Important Endpoints in Individuals With Leukodystrophy: A Multisite Study

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Importance Leukodystrophies are a diverse group of rare disorders that disrupt central myelination. These disorders present with a broad spectrum of neurological severity and are associated with a range of potential secondary complications, such as scoliosis and failure of independent feeding.
Emma R. Kotes, Sarah Woidill, Russell D'Aiello, Amina Khan, Jacob McCann, Mark Ramos, Francesco Gavazzi, Stephanie Keller, Keith Van Haren, Ali Fatemi, Florian Eichler, Joshua Bonkowsky, Jamie Fraser, Lisa Emrick, Omar Sherbini, Ashley Hackett, Jeilo Gauna, Dandre Amos, Jordan Goodman, Amena Smith Fine, Amanda Nagy, Seungil Lee, Nicole Page, Johanna Schmidt, Amy Pizzino, Kayla Muirhead, Mariko Bennett, Amy Waldman, Justine Shults, Laura Adang, Robert Grundmeier, Adeline Vanderver   +31 more
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Clinically Significant Thromboembolic Disease in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Incidence and Risk Factors in 737 Patients. [PDF]

, 2017
Study Design:Retrospective cohort study. Objectives:Describe the rate and risk factors for venous thromboembolic events (VTEs; defined as deep venous thrombosis [DVT] and/or pulmonary embolism [PE]) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery.
Bess, Shay, Burton, Douglas, Diebo, Basel G, Hart, Robert, International Spine Study Group (ISSG), Iyer, Sravisht, Kelly, Michael P, Kim, Han Jo, Klineberg, Eric O, Lafage, Virginie, Mundis, Gregory M, Schwab, Frank, Sciubba, Daniel, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Smith, Justin S   +14 more
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Psychometric validation of the EuroQoL 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) in Chinese patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 2016
BackgroundScoliosis is a common spinal deformity that occurs often during adolescence. Previous studies suggested that adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients can have various aspects of their lives being affected, due to disease presentation and ...
P. Cheung, C. Wong, D. Samartzis, K. Luk, C. Lam, K. Cheung, J. Cheung   +6 more
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Functional outcome following direct repair or intervertebral fusion for adolescent spondylolysis : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2012
A systematic review of the literature was performed to establish whether direct repair of the pars defect or intervertebral fusion achieves better Oswestry Disability Index scores in adolescent spondylolysis or low-grade spondylolisthesis.
Cooke, Stephen J., Westacott, Daniel J.
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