Objective To determine the accuracy of pre-extubation lung ultrasound (LUS) to predict reintubation in preterm infants born <32 weeks’ gestation. Design Prospective diagnostic accuracy study. Setting ...

Anyone experience this? ” The choroid plexus is the part of the brain that bathes and protects a baby’s brain and spinal column. A cyst in that area occurs in approximately 1 to 2 percent ...

The genomic, genetic and cellular events regulating the onset, growth and survival of rare, choroid plexus neoplasms remain poorly understood. Here, we examine the heterogeneity of human choroid ...

"We hope that eventually, integrating ultrasound body composition measures into clinical decision making may be an essential tool in preterm infant nutritional care," said Buck. More information ...

Choroid plexus tumors are growths in the area of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). They may be cancerous or noncancerous. Choroid plexus tumors are rare. They develop in the ...

They hope this will help reduce the long term effects of brain tumour treatment. The choroid plexus is a network of blood vessels and cells. Its main job is to make cerebrospinal fluid. These tumours ...

Brain cancer is rare. Some forms are particularly uncommon, including choroid plexus tumors, pineal tumors, and hemangiomas. Brain cancers occur when an atypical group of cells in the brain ...

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Kishore Kumar, Neonatologist and Pediatrician at Cloudnine Group of Hospitals in Bengaluru, explained, “Neonatal convulsions are abnormal movements of the ...

At 17 weeks pregnancy my doctor saw the choroid plexus cysts and I went for blood tests, the tests were negative. Is it necesary to do an amnio? Answer::There is a risk of chromosomal abnormalities if ...

A choroid plexus cyst is a build-up of fluid found in the choroid section of an unborn baby’s brain. It’s estimated that choroid plexus cysts happen in about 2% of pregnancies, usually during ...

The traditional view has been that the choroid plexus produces CSF ... Hydrocephalus often follows neonatal sepsis and can be caused by a variety of pathogens. 1,3 In the United States, the ...

In brief, when there are CPE tumors in the brain, changes in the CPE ion transport mechanism, CPE ciliary malformation, CP hyperplasia, abnormal CSF composition ... Some studies have used neonatal ...