AED-Associated Major Congenital Abnormalities

The Devil Is in the Details: Not All AED-Associated Major Congenital Malformations Are Equal.

Congenital abnormalities associated with extrahepatic portal hypertension.

Congenital abnormalities were present in 12 out of 30 (40%) children with extrahepatic portal hypertension of unknown cause, but in only 2 out of 17 (12%) children with extnahepatic portal hypertension secondary to umbilical vein catheterization or omphalitis. The most frequent abnormalities in this series and in published reports were atrial septal defect, malformation of the biliary tract, an...

Congenital urogenital abnormalities in children with congenital hypothyroidism

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH), as one of the most common congenital endocrine disorders, may be significantly associated with congenital malformations. This study investigates urogenital abnormalities in children with primary CH (PCH). Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 200 children aged three months to 1 year, referred to Amir-Kabir Hospital, Arak, Iran. One hund...

Congenital Abnormalities

A human ring D chromosome associated with multiple congenital abnormalities.

239 sulted in 2 normal living children. The 3rd pregnancy resulted in a spontaneous abortion. Her last pregnancy at the age of 29 years resulted in a child with Down's syndrome. The child had 47 chromosomes with trisomy 21. The patient also has 47 chromosomes with a triple X karyotype. About 200% of her buccal cells contain 2 chromatin bodies. The patient's husband is physically and mentally no...