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Perinatal influences on the uptake of newborn Vitamin K prophylaxis – a retrospective cohort study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objectives: To describe rates of newborn vitamin K prophylaxis uptake according to method of administration (intramuscular [IM], oral, refused) and identify predictors for the choice of oral administration and for refusal of vitamin K prophylaxis ...
Malihah Burke, Helen Bernhardt, David M. Reith, David Barker, Roland S. Broadbent, Benjamin J. Wheeler   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevelence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in older adults in an area of India with a high cataract surgical rate.

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The cataract surgical rate (CSR) in Gujarat, India is reported to be above 10,000 per million population. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and causes of vision impairment/blindness among older adults in a high CSR area ...
Ellwein, Leon B, John, Neena, Murthy, Gudlavalleti VS, Pokharel, Gopal, Vashist, Praveen   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Vitamin D Signaling through Induction of Paneth Cell Defensins Maintains Gut Microbiota and Improves Metabolic Disorders and Hepatic Steatosis in Animal Models. [PDF]

, 2016
Metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized as obesity, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), is associated with vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in epidemiological studies, while the underlying mechanism is poorly addressed.
Cai, Linbi, Chen, Zishuo, Duan, Zhongping, Han, Yuan-Ping, Hu, Richard, Lai, Yuchen, Liu, Zhenqui, Lugea, Aurelia, Luo, Mei, Nie, Yuanyang, Pandol, Stephen J, Su, Danmei, Sun, Qun, Tsukamoto, Hidekazu, Wu, Guihui, Wu, Pengfei, Xiao, Zhixiong, Zhang, Li, Zheng, Sujun, Zhu, Airu   +19 more
core   +2 more sources

Variably Protease‐Sensitive Prionopathy: Two New Cases With Motor Neuron‐Dementia Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We describe two patients with variably protease‐sensitive prionopathy (VPSPr) who developed progressive upper motor neuron symptoms, insomnia, behavioral and cognitive decline, compatible with primary lateral sclerosis associated with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
María Elena Erro, María Victoria Zelaya, Hasier Eraña, Javier Sánchez Ruiz de Gordoa, Fermín García‐Amigot, Anika Simonovska‐Serra, María Cristina Caballero, Isidre Ferrer, Ellen Gelpi, Ivonne Jericó, Joaquín Castilla   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Late vitamin K deficiency bleeding despite intramuscular prophylaxis at birth - is there a need for additional supplementation? [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2017
Introduction/Objective. Vitamin K deficiency is common in newborn infants and without prophylaxis there is a risk of vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB).
Martić Jelena, Pejić Katarina, Veljković Dobrila, Rakonjac Zorica, Kuzmanović Miloš, Mićić Dragan, Vušurović Veselin, Kalanj Jasna, Janković Borisav   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Old scars, new bleeds: revisiting coagulopathy in quiescent Crohn’s disease

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Background: Vitamin K serves as a critical coenzyme in the gamma-carboxylation of clotting factors II, VII, IX, and X, underscoring its essential role in the coagulation cascade.
Simran Patel, Ridda Khattak, Rohan Patel, Sumukh Arun Kumar, Ajinkya R. Kulkarni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin K and Bone Health: A Review on the Effects of Vitamin K Deficiency and Supplementation and the Effect of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants on Different Bone Parameters

Journal of Osteoporosis, 2019
Although known for its importance in the coagulation cascade, vitamin K has other functions. It is an essential vitamin for bone health, taking part in the carboxylation of many bone-related proteins, regulating genetic transcription of osteoblastic ...
Celia Rodríguez-Olleros Rodríguez, Manuel Díaz Curiel   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin E-induced coagulopathy in a young patient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background High-dose vitamin E intake is known to inhibit vitamin K-derived coagulation factor synthesis, which can cause serious bleeding events such as gastrointestinal bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage.
Ritika Abrol, Reshma Kaushik, Deepak Goel, Sonu Sama, Rajeev Mohan Kaushik, Mansi Kala   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source