Abnormal Brain Development in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease doc

... hypoxia–ischemia in term newborns. 43 However, with a complex interplay between brain injury and abnormal brain development, brain injury may itself disturb brain development. Pre- operative brain injury ... injury was observed in 13 newborns with con- genital heart disease (32%) and in no control newborns. Conclusions Term newborns with congenital...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 00:20

... surgery/interventions (including ablations) Group 1 Patients after cardiac surgery/interventions (including ablations) 1.1 Without remaining findings (complete correction) 1.2 With minimal findings 1.3 ... Unlimited B Mild (remaining) findings 1.2; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 4.2 Unlimited C Clinically significant (remaining findings) 1.3; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3 No competitive sports D Severe (remaining)...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... into and validated in many languages, including Chinese [8-12]. The Chinese version of HADS is a popular instrument for assessing psychological distress in clinical studies in China [5,12-14]. A ... [30- 33]. Discussion The finding of high proportions of Chinese CHD patients screening positive with anxiety and depression using the HADS is consistent with previous studies conducted...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... to obtain information and to share child-rearing experiences with other mothers of children with CHD. [Asian Nursing Research 2007;1(2):116–124] Key Words congenital heart disease, parenting, stress, ... helped mothers to cope with their children’s disease were having information about the disease, communicating with knowledgeable professionals, understanding cause/treatment,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20

... the difference in methodology applied in deriving a utility score, which could imply that utilities with different "meaning" are obtained, thus resulting in confusion when interpreting results ... domain, imputing that value for missing items in that domain, rounding imputed values to the nearest integer, and then recalculating the SF-6D. We per- formed parametric and non-...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... index. In the current study, the aim was to take these clinical measures in combination in a single model to predict the EQ-5D index. In this case, disease severity was taken into account using ... angina, where a model mapping clini- cal measures on to the EQ-5D index explained 37% of the variability in the EQ-5D index and also performed poorly in individuals with EQ-5D index...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... Ventricle Robert Anderson Nomenclature and Classification of Congenital Heart Disease Jeffrey P. Jacobs, M.D. The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF) All Children’s Hospital Children’s ... Maruszewski B, Stellin G, Elliott MJ. The nomenclature, definition and classification of cardiac structures in the setting of heterotaxy . In 2007 Supplement to Cardiology in...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... perfor- mance in the previous session, gradually progressing with intensity and complexity. For example, a session could begin with a posture task in standing with the patient trying to maintain an erect ... This includes prospectively monitoring those individuals with an increased fall risk and develop- ing interventions for improving balance control and reducing falls [1-6]. In...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... produced using a revolving DC-motor (Escap, Geneva, Switzerland) equipped with a 3.5 g weight attachment contained within a cylindrical plastic coating with dimensions of 6 cm in length and 1 cm in diameter. ... postural stability in subjects with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006, 77:322-326. 26. Dibble LE, Lange M: Predicting falls in individuals w...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20