how to cite this article: javadzadeh m. prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling for niemann-pick c disease. iran j child neurol. 2015 autumn;9:4(suppl.1): 22.   pls see pdf.

conclusions at present, no single diagnostic procedure is able to cause damage to the embryo or fetus. there are possible harmful effects for doses above 0.2 - 0.25 gy (20-25 rad). context many women of reproductive age and pregnant women require diagnostic tests involving ionizing radiation. fetal exposure to radiation worries both the patient and the obstetricians and could lead to inappropri...

The developing brain is vulnerable to the effects of ethanol. Glutamate is the main mediator of excitatory signals in the brain and is probably involved in most aspects of normal brain function during development. The aim of this study was to investigate vulnerability to and the impact of ethanol toxicity on glutamate uptake signaling in adolescent rats after moderate pre and postnatal ethanol ...

neonatal ovarian cysts (noc) are usually self-limiting structures, however, large or complex cysts may lead to severe complications. unfortunately, no standard guidelines have been introduced for the management, treatment and follow-up of these cysts. in this report, we aimed to introduce a very large noc without any pre- and post-natal complications. a 30 year-old mother, gravida 2, para 2, wi...

background evaluation of the cerebellum and vermis is one of the integral parts of the fetal cranial anomaly screening. objectives the aim of this study was to create a nomogram for fetal vermis measurements between 17 and 30 gestational weeks. patients and methods this prospective study was conducted on 171 volunteer pregnant women between march 2013 and december 2014. measurements of the feta...

in previous years, identification of fetal cells in maternal blood circulation has caused a new revolution in non-invasive method of prenatal diagnosis. low number of fetal cells in maternal blood and long-term survival after pregnancy limited the use of fetal cells in diagnostic and clinical applications. with the discovery of cell-free fetal dna (cffdna) in plasma of pregnant women, access to...