• Infants who are visually impaired may be premature or medically fragile, and so may have had as much experience or interest in reaching out and exploring the world at the same age as other babies. (tsbvi.edu)
  • BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Accurate data on the optimal chloride (Cl) intake in premature infants are scarce. (univ-reunion.fr)
  • in the gut of 4 premature infants, 2 of whom developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a severe inflammatory intestinal disease. (osti.gov)
  • We analyzed twenty fecal samples taken from four premature infants (4-6 time points from each infant), and found significantly higher diametric ratios of genes associated with low oxygen levels in samples of infants later diagnosed with NEC than in samples without NEC. (osti.gov)
  • The primary findings were a significant increase in the number of ultrashort EEG microstates and a reduction in the average duration of EEG microstates in cognitively impaired and demented patients. (medscape.com)
  • In young infants, the elimination of caffeine is much slower than that in adults due to immature hepatic and/or renal function. (drugs.com)
  • Caffeine citrate should be administered with caution in preterm neonates with impaired renal or hepatic function. (drugs.com)
  • Although certain features of visually impaired children, such as facial appearance and ocular movements, can assist ophthalmic practice, applying these features to real-world screening r. (researchgate.net)
  • Infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) have experienced a nearly 30-fold decrease in morbidity and mortality rates since the development of specialized maternal, fetal, and neonatal care for women with diabetes and their offspring. (medscape.com)
  • Impaired fetal growth may occur in as many as 20% of diabetic pregnancies, compared with a 10% incidence (by definition) for infants born to mothers without diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • Maternal renovascular disease is the common cause of impaired fetal growth in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • Fetal and infant growth and impaired glucose intolerance at age 64. (bvsalud.org)
  • McGlone L, Mactier H. Infants of opioid-dependent mothers: neurodevelopment at six months. (nature.com)
  • Impaired thyroid function can lead to hypothyroidism, proliferative thyroid lesions, and impaired neurodevelopment in infants. (cdc.gov)
  • There gland, precursor cells called thymocytes were 32 infants suffering from PEM and 14 develop into 2 types of immune cell: the healthy age- and sex-matched infants. (who.int)
  • CD4 helper T-cells which alert the immune the studied infants were from low socio- system to an attack by a pathogen and the economic status families according to the CD8 suppressor T-cells which destroy cells classification of Park and Park [11]. (who.int)
  • All had dietetic errors as the cause and function of the immune defence system of PEM and none had a chronic illness or in infants [4,5]. (who.int)
  • All enrolled thymic lymphocytes is widely accepted as infants were breastfed in addition to receiv- an indicator of the depression of thymus- ing some traditional foods, according to dependent immune competence associated their age. (who.int)
  • The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems may have a more severe illness. (cdc.gov)
  • Healthy adults and children are at risk for egg-associated salmonellosis, but the elderly, infants, and persons with impaired immune systems are at increased risk for serious illness. (cdc.gov)
  • We're designing a clinical trial with drugs that have been approved for human use and are known to induce this immune mechanism.The goal is to improve the survival rate for infants with sepsis," said Fernando de Queiroz Cunha , CRID's principal investigator. (eurekalert.org)
  • Infants, elderly persons, and those with weakened immune systems are more likely than others to develop severe illness. (cdc.gov)
  • Its most severe form can lead to lesions that impair the function of vital organs, septic shock and death. (eurekalert.org)
  • We hypothesized that children treated for NAS would score lower than the normative sample on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 3rd edition. (nature.com)
  • Baldacchino A, Arbuckle K, Petrie DJ, McCowan C. Neurobehavioral consequences of chronic intrauterine opioid exposure in infants and preschool children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (nature.com)
  • These difficulties may be obvious in infants with problems in moving the body, like cerebral palsy , or they may be subtle in children who have trouble chewing and swallowing. (encyclopedia.com)
  • It can also impair neurological development in fetuses, infants and children. (baltimoresun.com)
  • Hearing impaired people, children particularly, form a significant part of the population of India. (ispub.com)
  • The infant mental health (IMH) profession is grounded in relationship-based work with infants, young children, and families within a socioecological framework (Walsh et al. (zerotothree.org)
  • The campaign will continue to push the message through a video shown to new mothers in area hospitals and other places new mothers visit such as the Baltimore Health Department offices for WIC, or Women, Infant & Children, which provides access to food, breastfeeding support, nutritional information and other services. (baltimoresun.com)
  • Infants, children under 5 years, pregnant women, travellers, and people with HIV or AIDS are at higher risk. (who.int)
  • CDC has updated its interim guidance for U.S. health care providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Laboratory testing is recommended for 1) infants born to mothers with laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and 2) infants who have abnormal clinical or neuroimaging findings suggestive of congenital Zika syndrome and a maternal epidemiologic link suggesting possible transmission, regardless of maternal Zika virus test results. (cdc.gov)
  • A positive infant serum or urine rRT-PCR test result confirms congenital Zika virus infection. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to infant Zika virus testing, initial evaluation of all infants born to mothers with laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection during pregnancy should include a comprehensive physical examination, including a neurologic examination, postnatal head ultrasound, and standard newborn hearing screen. (cdc.gov)
  • Infants with laboratory evidence of congenital Zika virus infection should have a comprehensive ophthalmologic exam and hearing assessment by auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing before 1 month of age. (cdc.gov)
  • Recommendations for follow-up of infants with laboratory evidence of congenital Zika virus infection depend on whether abnormalities consistent with congenital Zika syndrome are present. (cdc.gov)
  • A wide range of neurologic abnormalities, in addition to microcephaly, has been observed among infants with presumed or confirmed congenital Zika virus infection ( 2 , 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • To date, there are no reports of infants getting Zika through breastfeeding. (cdc.gov)
  • I'm delighted to welcome you to today's COCA Call, Zika Update: Clinical Laboratory Testing and Care of Infants with Congenital Zika Infection . (cdc.gov)
  • At this conclusion of today's session, the participant will be able to interpret revised testing guidance for newborn with possible congenital Zika virus infection, discuss clinical evaluation of infants born to mothers with laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection and outline outpatient management of infants with laboratory evidence of congenital Zika virus infection with, and without, abnormalities consistent with congenital syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • In today's COCA Call, we will discuss some background on the effects of Zika virus during pregnancy on the infant and updated recommendations for infant diagnostic testing and interpretation. (cdc.gov)
  • We will also review the clinical evaluation of all infants born to mothers with lab evidence of Zika including the initial evaluation and outpatient management. (cdc.gov)
  • Plasma protein binding data are not available for neonates or infants. (drugs.com)
  • McGlone L, Hamilton R, McCulloch DL, MacKinnon JR, Bradnam M, Mactier H. Visual outcome in infants born to drug-misusing mothers prescribed methadone in pregnancy. (nature.com)
  • Its inhibitory effect on thyroid hormone production has led to concerns that exposure even to low levels of perchlorate in the environment might affect vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women with inadequate iodine intake and infants for whom thyroid hormone levels must be maintained adequately for normal brain development. (cdc.gov)
  • Some parents, in an effort to be healthy by avoiding fat in their diet, unduly limit their infants' intake of fat, which is especially needed in the first two years for brain and bodily growth. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Then su- pervised feeding starts with a calorie intake of 80-100 kcal/kg/day, keeping in mind the After obtaining the approval of the ethi- continuity of breastfeeding in any breastfed cal committee of the Children's Hospital, infants. (who.int)
  • The aim of this review is to highlight current insights into the roles of choline and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in maternal and infant nutrition, with special emphasis on dietary recommendations, gaps in dietary intake, and synergistic implications of both nutrients in infant brain and eye development. (mdpi.com)
  • Inadequate dietary iron, impaired iron absorption, bleeding, or loss of body iron in the urine may be the cause. (medscape.com)
  • Choline and DHA play a significant role in infant brain and eye development, with inadequate intakes leading to visual and neurocognitive deficits. (mdpi.com)
  • As Holt's theories became popular, doctors began to discourage mothers from "spoiling" their infants with too much handling and cuddling. (abmp.com)
  • It was the worst spate of sleep-related infant fatalities since the city began a campaign in 2009 to teach new mothers how to avoid such a tragedy, and health officials say they are trying to understand what happened and how to bolster the program. (baltimoresun.com)
  • Plasma prednisolone concentrations were higher in elderly subjects, and the higher AUCs of total and unbound prednisolone were most likely reflective of an impaired metabolic clearance, evidenced by reduced fractional urinary clearance of 6β-hydroxyprednisolone. (drugs.com)
  • Hypoglycemia most often affects those at the extremes of age, such as infants and the elderly, but may happen at any age. (emedicinehealth.com)
  • METHODS: Retrospective cohort study including all of the infants \textless28 weeks admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit during a 3-year period and cared for from birth until day 10 or more. (univ-reunion.fr)
  • Infant formulas contain supplemental vitamin K. After the neonatal period, bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract synthesize vitamin K, which is absorbed and used by the body. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Physical examination of the infant is negative for cardiac murmurs and abnormalities on lung auscultation. (cdc.gov)
  • Operative delivery due to macrosomia also increases the risk for transient tachypnea of the newborn, whereas polycythemia predisposes the infant to persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. (medscape.com)
  • The mean volume of distribution of caffeine in infants (0.8 to 0.9 L/kg) is slightly higher than that in adults (0.6 L/kg). (drugs.com)
  • Laboratory analysis showed that neutrophils from infants produced 40% more NETs than those taken from adults, in the case of humans. (eurekalert.org)
  • The experiments with mice involved a group of two-week-old infants and a group of healthy young adults. (eurekalert.org)
  • The aim of the present study was to describe Cl intakes in the first 10 days of life and to assess the relations between high Cl intakes and corrected serum Cl level or markers of severe acidosis in infants \textless28 weeks' gestation. (univ-reunion.fr)
  • Their hypothesis was that defense cells in infants must produce more oxidizing substances, such as oxygen and nitrogen free radicals. (eurekalert.org)
  • Rarely, deficiency or dependency causes seizures in infants. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Seizures, particularly in infants, may be refractory to treatment with antiseizure drugs. (msdmanuals.com)
  • We performed a retrospective cohort study of 87 infants treated for NAS and evaluated at 2 years of age. (nature.com)
  • Others may see baby walkers as giving infants mobility beyond their age-appropriate abilities. (listverse.com)
  • The research indicates that global efforts to improve air quality could have benefits to infants' emerging cognitive abilities. (durham.ac.uk)
  • At the present time, most hearing impaired people in India use a combination of body language and a type of sign language combined together. (ispub.com)
  • The infant has occasional loose stools. (cdc.gov)
  • Availability of national surveillance programs in Campylobacter is one of the most frequently isolated bac- developed countries has facilitated monitoring of sporadic teria from stools of infants with diarrhea in developing coun- cases as well as outbreaks of human campylobacteriosis (2,8- tries--a result of contaminated food or water (5,6). (cdc.gov)
  • Communication between members of the perinatal team is of crucial importance to identify infants who are at the highest risk for complications from maternal diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • In humans, it is more difficult to compare infant and adult mortality rates, he explained, because, before contracting sepsis, the adult patient may have been weakened by diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart failure or hypertension (high blood pressure). (eurekalert.org)
  • LGA infants should be routinely screened for hypoglycemia . (medscape.com)
  • We also tested whether these effects were affected by an adverse early life challenge, maternal deprivation (MD). We found that animals that were raised in large, two floor Marlau TM cages, together with 10 conspecifics, showed improved attention, but impaired behavioral inhibition in the 5-choice serial reaction time task. (frontiersin.org)
  • A late form of this disease can occur in infants about 2 to 12 weeks old, typically in infants who are breastfed and are not given vitamin K supplements. (merckmanuals.com)
  • The study, published in the journal eLife , shows for the first time that there is an association between poor air quality and impaired visual cognition in the first two years of life, when brain growth is at its peak. (durham.ac.uk)
  • It poses a major threat to safe motherhood, and contributes to low birth weight, poor growth, impaired immunity, poor learning ability, and low work productivity. (who.int)
  • Recommended infant laboratory evaluation includes both molecular (real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction [rRT-PCR]) and serologic (immunoglobulin M [IgM]) testing. (cdc.gov)
  • Mean half-life (T 1/2 ) and fraction excreted unchanged in urine (A e ) of caffeine in infants have been shown to be inversely related to gestational/postconceptual age. (drugs.com)
  • These study results should be treated with caution, due to the presence of confounding factors that might also distinguish between NEC and control infants. (osti.gov)
  • The present study included 46 infants re- always been the focus of attention in mal- cruited from the Children's Hospital, Ain nutrition diseases in infancy. (who.int)
  • The level of The infants with PEM were enrolled in T-lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood the study after fulfilling a set of inclusion provide information about the development criteria. (who.int)
  • The diet is low in protein, fat and Ain Shams University, the nature of the sodium and high in carbohydrates as almost study was explained to the parent or legal all severely malnourished infants have in- guardian and a written consent was signed. (who.int)
  • In any experimental animal model of sepsis, all the parameters used to measure the severity of the condition are higher in infants. (eurekalert.org)
  • it has a higher percentage of nicotine and is dangerous to that infant," Pickering said. (baltimoresun.com)
  • the infant is crying incessantly and has vomiting and profuse diarrhea. (cdc.gov)
  • Families' choices of foods for their infants may impair their nutrition. (encyclopedia.com)
  • These infants are at an increased risk of respiratory distress syndrome and may present within the first few hours after birth with tachypnea, nasal flaring, intercostal retractions, and hypoxia. (medscape.com)
  • During the first two years, infant-parent relationships change, and so does child feeding. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Impaired mesenchymal cell function in Gata4 mutant mice leads to diaphragmatic hernias and primary lung defects. (medscape.com)
  • The Executive Board, at its 101st session in January 1998, called for a revitalization of the global commitment to appropriate infant and young child nutrition, and in particular breastfeeding and complementary feeding.1 Subsequently, in close collaboration with UNICEF, WHO organized a consultation (Geneva, 13-17 March 2000) to assess infant and young child feeding policies, review key interventions, and formulate a comprehensive strategy for the next decade. (who.int)
  • They believe they can impair an infant's physical and mental development. (listverse.com)
  • Helpful information and in-hospital support available to parents and infants. (sickkids.ca)
  • The infant is discharged on the second hospital day with no evidence of central nervous system hypoxic damage. (cdc.gov)
  • citation needed] Nucleus 5, a fifth-generation cochlear implant, was implanted in the ear of a three-year-old hearing-impaired child at AIIMS. (wikipedia.org)
  • My child is enrolled in the Perkins Infant-Toddler program and we would like to begin telehealth services. (perkins.org)