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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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Neonatal sepsis: an international perspective
1 International Perinatal Care Unit, Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK Neonatal infections currently cause about 1.6 ...
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Detection of inborn errors of metabolism in the newborn
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Sensorineural hearing impairment among preterm children: a Norwegian population-based study
Objective To investigate the risk for sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI) in preterm infants, and to what extent the risk is attributed to perinatal morbidities and therapies. Design ...
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Ultrasound diagnosis and neurodevelopmental outcome of localised and extensive cystic periventricular leucomalacia
Dr de Vries, Department of Neonatology, UMC, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, KE 04.123.1, PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlandsl.devries{at}wkz.azu.nl AIMS To compare the ultrasound (US) ...
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Development and initial validation of the EDIN scale, a new tool for assessing prolonged pain in preterm infants
OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a scale suitable for use in clinical practice as a tool for assessing prolonged pain in premature infants. METHODS Pain indicators identified by observation of ...
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Case–control study of milk curd obstruction in newborn infants in a tertiary surgical neonatal intensive care unit
Background Milk curd obstruction (MCO), in which milk becomes inspissated, is a rare, serious, complication of preterm birth. Case reports implicate male sex and bovine-derived human milk fortifier ...
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Neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease: clinical features, molecular diagnosis and prognosis
Objective Neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease has not been fully characterised owing to its heterogeneity. We analysed neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease in Japan to clarify its clinical features, ...
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Adverse neonatal effects of maternal labetalol treatment
Dr S A Deshpande Neonatal Unit, Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ. Two infants with features of severe β adrenergic blockade, pericardial effusions, and ...
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Late-onset neonatal sepsis: recent developments
1 Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China 2 University Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany Correspondence to Christian P Speer, ...
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Deferred consent for delivery room studies: the providers’ perspective
Correspondence to Maria C den Boer, Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; m.c.den_boer{at}lumc.nl Objective To gain insight into neonatal care providers’ ...
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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 ...