News tagged with neonatal seizures
First anti-seizure drug for newborns to be developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute for Child Health are developing the first anti-seizure drug specifically for newborn babies, with the aim of reducing brain damage.
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Nov 26, 2009 |
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New study explains some mysteries of neonatal seizures
A study led by MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) investigators is providing new insight into the mechanism of neonatal seizures, which have features very different from seizures in older children and adults. In their ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Study finds that electronic fetal heart rate monitoring greatly reduces infant mortality
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that prove that the use of fetal heart ...
Feb 12, 2011 |
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Cord blood cell transplantation provides improvement for severely brain-injured child
In three monthly injections, researchers transplanted neurally-committed, autologous cord blood derived cells tagged with iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIO) into the lateral cerebral ventricle of a 16-month old child with severe ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Study finds children with autism have mitochondrial dysfunction
Children with autism are far more likely to have deficits in their ability to produce cellular energy than are typically developing children, a new study by researchers at UC Davis has found. The study, published today in ...
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Nov 30, 2010 |
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Simple blood test may diagnose deadly Niemann-Pick type C disease (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fatal genetic disorder that frequently takes years to diagnose may soon be detectable with a simple blood test, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the ...
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Nov 03, 2010 |
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The medicalization of life
Here's a question that's not being asked in the health-care debate: How much medical care do we want in our lives? It's something we should be discussing.
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Antidepressant use during pregnancy associated with some adverse outcomes in newborns
Exposure to a certain class of antidepressant medications during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, a low five-minute Apgar score (a measure of overall health of the baby) and admission to ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Girl's rare form of diabetes leads to injection-free treatment for some
Three years after she made medical history and was freed from painful insulin injections, 9-year-old Lilly Jaffe is just beginning to understand how much her story changed the course of diabetes research and treatment.
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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Researchers identify key contributor to pre-eclampsia
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals a key component in the development of preeclampsia in pregnant women, a condition that can result in miscarriage and maternal death.
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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Seizures during pregnancy associated with risk of pre-term and small babies
Women with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term, small or low-birth-weight babies than women without epilepsy, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ne ...
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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Rare disease claims children early
Soon after her second son was born in September 2006, Carolina Alfaro noticed he had trouble nursing. In the following months, Diego was unable to roll over or lift his head when he was laid on a blanket.
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May 29, 2009 |
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