Head circumference at birth and intellectual disability: a nationwide cohort study

Intellectual Disability in a Birth Cohort: Prevalence, Etiology, and Determinants at the Age of 4 Years

BACKGROUND Intellectual disability (ID), characterized by impairments in intellectual function and adaptive behavior, affects 1-3% of the population. Many studies investigated its etiology, but few are cohort studies in middle-income countries. AIMS To estimate prevalence, etiology, and factors related to ID among children prospectively followed since birth in a Southern Brazilian city (Pelot...

Body Weight, Length and Head Circumference at Birth in a Cohort of Turkish Newborns

OBJECTIVE Intrauterine growth references are primarily useful indicators in the assessment of the general health status of newborn infants. Although Lubchenco's references are still used in many neonatal care units, we believe that there is a need for up-to-date intrauterine growth references specific for different populations. To develop gestational age-and gender-specific national references ...

Genetic causes of intellectual disability in a birth cohort: A population‐based study

Intellectual disability affects approximately 1-3% of the population and can be caused by genetic and environmental factors. Although many studies have investigated the etiology of intellectual disability in different populations, few studies have been performed in middle-income countries. The present study estimated the prevalence of genetic causes related to intellectual disability in a cohor...

SUPINE LENGTH, WEIGHT AND HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE OF NEONATES AT BIRTH IN URBAN AREAS OF ARAK AND FACTORS AFFECTING THEM

Head circumference alone at birth, is it practical?

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editorial Korean J Pediatr 2014;57(2):72-74 http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2014.57.2.72 pISSN...