The study included 64 neonates with critical hydrocephalus primarily caused ... neuroendoscopic lavage, and choroid plexus cauterization. Juliana Campos (MSc, PhD) is a freelance writer with a strong ...

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have highlighted the deleterious role of high phosphate intake in hypertension by means of ...

The neonatal nurse is often the first to identify a potential brachial plexus injury. The primary care provider should confirm the diagnosis, evaluate progress, and make necessary referrals.

Why Does My Child Have a Cataract? Your baby may have been born with a cataract. Your doctor may use the word “congenital.” It means the lens did not form properly during the pregnancy ...

While most minor head bumps aren’t a cause for concern, some injuries can be quite serious. It’s important to know the signs that you need to call your pediatrician or seek emergency care. You ...

Health care professionals involved in the care of infants are in an ideal position to identify and to educate families, the public, and other health care professionals about the risk factors ...

Objective To compare management recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines with the Kaiser Permanente sepsis risk calculator (SRC) for risk of early ...

Fixed effects model was used to pool the data on various clinically relevant outcomes. Main outcome measures Mortality and morbidities in preterm neonates. Results Nineteen studies (2014 preterm ...

The case histories of two children of consanguineous parents with papillomas of the choroid plexus are presented. Although exogenic factors in the genesis of these neoplasms can not be excluded, ...