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Antibodies to varicella zoster virus in the cerebrospinal fluid of neonates with seizures
Dr Kirsi Mustonen, Department of Neuropediatrics, North Karelia Central Hospital, 80210 Joensuu, Finland. Four neonates with convulsions had IgG antibodies in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to ...
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Growth in the neonatal period after repeat courses of antenatal corticosteroids: data from the ACTORDS randomised trial
Objective To determine the effect of repeated antenatal corticosteroids on postnatal changes in weight, linear growth and head circumference. Methods Mothers who entered the repeated dose of antenatal ...
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Clinical associations of prenatal ischaemic white matter injury.
Neuropathological examinations were carried out at necropsy on 274 cases of intrauterine death or neonatal death at or before three days after birth. Fifty six (20.4%) subjects had evidence of ...
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PFM.55 Antenatal diagnosis of placental chorangioma: implications for clinical management
Introduction Chorangiomas (placental haemangiomas) are rarely diagnosed antenatally but have been associated with cardiac failure and poor outcome. The aim of this study was to review cases of ...
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Variation in prognosis given by fetomaternal units in fetuses with neurological abnormalities
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Outcome of severely anaemic fetuses treated by intrauterine transfusions
Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel Dr B Weisz, ...
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Pulmonary function changes after nebulised and intravenous frusemide in ventilated premature infants
AIMS To compare the effects of a single dose of frusemide administered either intravenously or by nebulisation on pulmonary mechanics in premature infants with evolving chronic lung disease. METHODS ...
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Atropine, fentanyl and succinylcholine for non-urgent intubations in newborns
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada Correspondence to Dr B Lemyre, Division of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401, Smyth Road, Ottawa, ...
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Consequences for fetus and neonate of maternal red cell allo-immunisation
AIMS To study the distribution of clinically important red cell antibodies in pregnancy, and the associated fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. METHODS The case notes of women with clinically ...
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Absence of leukaemic fusion gene transcripts in preterm infants exposed to diagnostic x rays
1 University of Manchester, Immunogenetics Laboratory, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester M13 0JH, UK 2 Neonatal Medical Unit, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester M13 0JH, UK 3 University of Manchester, ...
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Abnormal sensory reactivity in preterm infants during the first year correlates with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age
Background Sensory experience is the basis for learning in infancy. In older children, abnormal sensory reactivity is associated with behavioural and developmental disorders. We hypothesised that in ...
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Differences in subependymal vein anatomy may predispose preterm infants to GMH–IVH
Background and purpose The anatomy of the deep venous system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of brain lesions in the preterm brain as shown by different histological studies. The aims of ...