Perinatal insults and neurodevelopmental disorders may impact Huntington's disease age of diagnosis [PDF]
Introduction: The age of diagnosis of Huntington's disease (HD) varies among individuals with the same HTT CAG-repeat expansion size. We investigated whether early-life events, like perinatal insults or neurodevelopmental disorders, influence the ...
Anderson, Dg +10 more
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Subconjunctival silicone oil complicating strabismus surgery
Purpose: To report a case of an otherwise simple strabismus surgery that became complex due to the presence of extensive subconjunctival silicone oil. Methods: A 15-year-old boy underwent strabismus surgery for sensory exotropia.
Tibrewal, Shailja +3 more
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Orthoptic status before and immediately after heroin detoxification [PDF]
Aim: To determine whether changes in orthoptic status take place during withdrawal from heroin and/or methadone. Method: A prospective study of patients, using a repeated measures design, attending a 5 day naltrexone compressed opiate detoxification ...
Beaini, A.Y. +3 more
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‘It’s too late’. Is it really? Considerations for amblyopia treatment in older children [PDF]
In recent years, media coverage has demonstrated instances in which families of children aged 7 and older, newly diagnosed with strabismic and/or anisometropic amblyopia through community eyecare services, were told it was ‘too late’ for their child to ...
Apt L +9 more
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Orbital magnetic resonance imaging is useful in age-related distance esotropia
Purpose: To describe findings for orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with age-related distance esotropia (ARDE). Methods: We compared 31 orbital MRI from patients with ARDE (77 ± 7 SD years) with 2 control groups: 32 orbits from ...
Pilar Gómez de Liaño Sanchez +3 more
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Clinical findings associated with a de novo partial trisomy 10p11.22p15.3 and monosomy 7p22.3 detected by chromosomal microarray analysis. [PDF]
We present the case of an 18-month-old boy with dysmorphic facial features, developmental delay, growth retardation, bilateral clubfeet, thrombocytopenia, and strabismus, whose array CGH analysis revealed concurrent de novo trisomy 10p11.22p15.3 and ...
Dipple, Katrina M +3 more
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Strabismus, or misalignment of the eyes, is the most common ocular disorder in the pediatric population, affecting approximately 2%–4% of children. Strabismus leads to the disruption of binocular vision, amblyopia, social and occupational discrimination,
Mayra Martinez Sanchez +4 more
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Medical expenditure for strabismus: a hospital-based retrospective survey
Background and aims The misconception of the purpose of strabismus treatment has, on the one hand, affected the motivation of strabismus patients to seek care and, on the other hand, has resulted in strabismus not being covered by health insurance, both ...
Lei Yang +5 more
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Suspensory materials for surgery of blepharoptosis: a systematic review of observational studies [PDF]
Background Frontalis suspension surgery is considered the procedure of choice in cases of blepharoptosis. Among all the materials used in this type of surgery, ophthalmic and plastic surgeons prefer to use autologous Fascia Lata.
Amorelli, Giulia Maria +7 more
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Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz +3 more
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