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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Canadian guidelines for diagnosis

The diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is complex and guidelines are warranted. A subcommittee of the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Advisory Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder reviewed, analysed and integrated…

Tags: 2005, Abnormalities, Adult, Alcohol Drinking/prevention & control, Alcoholism/diagnosis/prevention & control, Backlog, Canada/epidemiology, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Child, Chudley AE, Conry J, Cook JL, Diagnosis, Differential, Ethanol, Female, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/diagnosis/epidemiology/prevention & control, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, LeBlanc N, Loock C, Mass Screening/standards, Medical History Taking/standards, Multiple/diagnosis, Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis, Newborn, Non-U.S. Gov't, Physical Examination/standards, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis/prevention & control, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Public Health Agency of Canada's National Advisory Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Referral and Consultation/standards, Research Support, Risk Factors, Rosales T

Trisomy 18 in neonates: prenatal diagnosis, clinical features, therapeutic dilemmas and outcome

The study aimed to analyse the clinical courses of aggressively treated neonates with cytogenetically confirmed trisomy 18, with special attention focused on the efficiency of prenatal diagnostics, associated malformations, therapeutic dilemmas and…

Clinical characteristics and survival of trisomy 18 in a medical center in Taipei, 1988-2004.

Trisomy 18 is the second most common autosomal trisomy in newborns. The birth prevalence of this disorder is approximately 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 8,000, and the life span of the majority of patients is less than 1 year. As information regarding outcome…

Recognizing the clinical features of Trisomy 13 syndrome

Recognition of the clinical features of Trisomy 13 syndrome, a common autosomal trisomy, provides the basis for diagnostic testing and counseling of families. This article provides a systematic guide to physical assessment and photographs to enhance…

Tags: 2004, Abnormalities, Adams D, Advances in Neonatal Care, Backlog, Clark DA, Furdon SA, Human, Journal Article, Multiple/genetics/pathology Chromosome Aberrations/embryology Chromosome Disorders/diagnosis/genetics/pathology Chromosomes, Newborn Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pregnancy Prenatal Diagnosis Prognosis Prosencephalon/pathology Syndrome Trisomy/diagnosis/genetics/pathology, Pair 13/genetics Female Holoprosencephaly/diagnosis/etiology/pathology Humans Infant, PedPal Lit, Rios A

Extreme prematurity and parental rights after Baby Doe

Facilitating communication in children with multiple disabilities: three case studies of girls with Rett syndrome

2004

Tags: 2004, Abnormalities, Akermanis M, Backlog, Diagnosis, Disability And Rehabilitation, however, increased communication opportunities provided by caregivers did not elicit increased responses from the girls. CONCLUSION: There is a difference in cueing by teachers in their interactions with children with multiple disabilities. Also, Journal Article, McGregor F, means findings should be viewed cautiously and that more research is indicated., more frequent communicative interactions did not necessarily lead to increased student responses. It is suggest ed that amount and type of cueing may need to be considered to be effective in generating student responses. The small number of participants, Multiple/diagnosis/rehabilitation Child Behavior/physiology Child, Non-U.S. Gov't Rett Syndrome, PedPal Lit, Preschool Communication Disorders/diagnosis/rehabilitation Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant Interpersonal Relations Language Development Disorders/diagnosis/rehabilitation Research Support, Ramke M, rehabilitation Risk Factors Sampling Studies Severity of Illness Index Sickness Impact Profile Treatment Outcome, Ryan D, Southwell K, Woodyatt G

Nurses' Perceptions of the Palliative Care Needs of Neonates With Multiple Congenital Anomalies

This study was conducted to determine neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses' opinions about the palliative care needs of neonates with multiple congenital anomalies. The study sample consisted of the 20 nurses who agreed to participate in the…

Congenital malformations of the central nervous system in a 1-year birth cohort followed to the age of 14 years

A 1-year birth cohort from northern Finland comprised 12,058 children, 96% of all live-born infants born in the region in 1966. The development and morbidity of these children were followed up to the age of 14 years. Altogether, 40 children (25 boys…

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