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What Causes Microcephaly?
Discussion Microcephaly is usually defined as an occipitofrontal head circumference (OFC) more than 2 standard deviations (SD) below the mean for sex, age and ethnicity. Severe microcephaly is used for OFC < 3 standard deviations. Rates of microcephaly range from 0.5-12 patients/10,000 live births. The OFC should be measured at every well child visit and at other opportunities and plotted on standard growth charts. The OFC is measured using a nonelastic tape measure around the largest part of the head with the tape measure held above the eyebrows and ears. It is a highly reproducible measurement. There are several diff...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 25, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Guidewire-assisted Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Post Stroke Patients: A Simple Bedside Trick
Soumya Madhusudhan, Bharath Srinivasaiah, Raghavendra K Pai, Venkatesh Kumar GopalaiahNeurology India 2019 67(5):1367-1368
Source: Neurology India - November 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Soumya Madhusudhan Bharath Srinivasaiah Raghavendra K Pai Venkatesh Kumar Gopalaiah Source Type: research

Intracerebral hemorrhage and absence of pneumonia are independent predictors for nasogastric tube removal of post-stroke dysphagia
Zi Ke, Wei Liu, Fu-Yan Chen, Wen-Yi Ge, Xing-Ping Li, Xiao-Nong Fan, Bang-Qi WuAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2023 26(1):90-93
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - January 25, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Zi Ke Wei Liu Fu-Yan Chen Wen-Yi Ge Xing-Ping Li Xiao-Nong Fan Bang-Qi Wu Source Type: research