Hemoglobin Sunshine Seth: A Case Report of Low-Oxygen-Affinity Hemoglobinopathy by Leah S. Heidenreich, Jennifer L. Oliveira, Peter J. Holmberg, Vilmarie Rodriguez

“…This case report describes Hemoglobin Sunshine Seth, a rare low-oxygen-affinity hemoglobin variant presenting as reduced peripheral oxygen saturation in an otherwise well-appearing infant male.…”
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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Mother and Son with a Central 22q11.2 Microdeletion by Signe Faurschou, Dorte L. Lildballe, Lisa L. Maroun, Morten Helvind, Maria Rasmussen

“…In this clinical report, we describe a male infant and his mother, who had similar congenital heart defects. …”
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Comparison of two point-of-care lung ultrasound techniques and their associated outcomes for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department by Jaron A. Smith, Michael C. Cooper, Kenneth Yen, Joan Reisch, Bethsabee S. Stone

“…Abstract Background Acute bronchiolitis (AB) is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Clinician diagnosis and management vary due to limited objective assessment tools. …”
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Plesiomonas shigelloides Septicemia and Meningitis in a Neonate by Julian D Eason, Donlim Peacock

“…A newborn infant is described who presented with septicemia and meningoencephalitis caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, a Gram-negative rod belonging to the family Vibrionaceae. …”
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Unsuccessful Intubation and Stabilization by Laryngeal Mask Airway in the Delivery Room: A Case of Tracheal Atresia by Mark Cody Smith, Autumn Kiefer, C. Eric Bailey

“…A term male newborn infant was apneic at birth, and endotracheal intubation was unsuccessful. …”
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Antenatal Ultrasound Findings from a Fetus that was Ultimately Diagnosed with Pyloric Stenosis in the Mid Neonatal Period: A Case Report by Işık Üstüner, Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven, Evren Üstüner, Ebru Düşünceli Atman, Figen Kır Şahin

“… Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is the most common surgical cause of vomiting in infants. The pyloric muscle is hypertrophied and the pyloric channel becomes narrow and elongated, causing gastric outlet obstruction. …”
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Multicentre, randomised controlled trial to investigate the effects of parental touch on relieving acute procedural pain in neonates (Petal) by Eleri Adams, Daniel Crankshaw, Ria Evans Fry, Rebeccah Slater, Caroline Hartley, Maria M Cobo, Fiona Moultrie, Annalisa G V Hauck, Vaneesha Monk, Shellie Robinson, Marianne van der Vaart, Luke Baxter, Ravi Poorun, Aomesh Bhatt

“…Introduction Newborn infants routinely undergo minor painful procedures as part of postnatal care, with infants born sick or premature requiring a greater number of procedures. …”
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Pre-gestational diabetes in a young woman with a pathogenic INSR missense mutation, p.(Met1180Lys) by Emma L Prehn, Mairéad Crowley, David Fennell, Brendan T Kinsley, Kevin Colclough, Maria M Byrne

“…The infant had transient neonatal hypoglycaemia for two days. …”
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Evaluating Explainable AI Methods in Deep Learning Models for Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy by Kimji N. Pellano, Inga Strumke, Daniel Groos, Lars Adde, Espen F. Alexander Ihlen

“…We utilize a unique dataset of infant movements and apply skeleton data perturbations without distorting the original dynamics of the infant movements. …”
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Effects of excessive body fat on colostrum lipid patterns: overweight/obese vs. normal weight mothers by Qian Liu, Yan Liu, Di Yang, Yanpin Liu, Yan Liu, Weicang Qiao, Juncai Hou, Yaling Wang, Minghui Zhang, Kai Yang, Xiaofei Fan, Ziqi Li, Junying Zhao, Lijun Chen

“…Prenatal overweight/ obesity (OW/ OB) can alter colostrum lipid patterns, thereby affecting the lipid metabolism and even the cognitive and healthy development of infants. However, studies on changes in colostrum lipids in the context of OW/OB are limited, particularly for glycerides and polar lipids. …”
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Clinical Significance of Screening Electrocardiograms for the Administration of Propranolol for Problematic Infantile Hemangiomas by James D. Phillips, Tyler Merrill, J. Reed Gardner, R. Thomas Collins, Jenika Sanchez, Adam B. Johnson, Brian K. Eble, Larry D. Hartzell, Jay M. Kincannon, Gresham T. Richter

“…Of the 31 patients who underwent echocardiograms, 20 (35%) were abnormal. 2.9% of infants with PIH treated with propranolol required a follow-up with a cardiologist. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Agents in Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials by Waleed T Batais, Nada O Taher, Abeer K Alhindi, Abdullah A Ghaddaf, Anas Alamoudi, Sarah A Al-Ghamdi, Jumanah J Homsi, Hashem S Almarzouki, Mansour A Qurashi

“…Eight randomised controlled trials involving 1101 preterm infants were included. We assessed the incidence of ROP at any stage, severe ROP, adverse events and mortality. …”
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Aplasia Cutis Congenita as a Sole Manifestation of Congenital Varicella Syndrome by Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, Joseph M. Lam

“…A perusal of the literature revealed only one case. We report two infants with aplasia cutis congenita as the sole manifestation of congenital varicella syndrome.…”
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Evolution and Development of Dual Ingestion Systems in Mammals: Notes on a New Thesis and Its Clinical Implications by Jeffrey R. Alberts, Rita H. Pickler

“…In contrast, we consider the thesis that the infant develops two separable ingestive systems, one for suckling and one for feeding. …”
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Maternal Perception of Decreased Fetal Movement in One Twin: A Clue Leading to the Early Detection of Absent Variability due to Acute Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Hirotada Suzuki, Tomoyuki Kuwata, Akihide Ohkuchi, Yukari Yada, Shigeki Matsubara, Mitsuaki Suzuki

“…The recipient infant had heart failure, which was still observed at 1 month postpartum. …”
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Septooptic Dysplasia with an Associated Arachnoid Cyst by Skyler V. McLaurin-Jiang, Julie K. Wood, David F. Crudo

“…A 4-week-old male infant presented with hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and hyperbilirubinemia. …”
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Prostanoids in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid do not predict outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients by H. Ijsselstijn, F. J. Zijlstra, J. C. De Jongste, D. Tibboel

“…Vasoactive prostanoids may be involved in persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH) in infants with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Child with Trisomy 21 and Biotinidase Deficiency and Successful Use of Levothyroxine Sodium Oral Solution by Matthew M. Feldt

“…This case report describes an infant with partial biotinidase deficiency that was confirmed on day 10 of life. …”
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Updates in Biliary Atresia: Aetiology, Diagnosis and Surgery by Mark Davenport

“…Biliary atresia (BA) is an obliterative disease of the bile ducts affecting between 1 in 10,000–20,000 infants with a predominance in Asian countries. It is clinically heterogeneous with a number of distinct variants (e.g., isolated, Biliary Atresia Splenic Malformation syndrome, Cat-eye syndrome, cystic BA, and CMV-associated BA). …”
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Novel Approaches to Surfactant Administration by Samir Gupta, Steven M. Donn

“…Surfactant replacement therapy has been the mainstay of treatment for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome for more than twenty years. …”
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