OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine whether selected genetic polymorphisms in the infant are associated with later-diagnosed cerebral palsy. METHODS A population-based case-control study was conducted of 28 single-nucleotide polymorphisms measured in newborn screening blood spots. A total of 413 children with later-diagnosed cerebral palsy were born to white women in South Au...

Abstract Maxillary Herpes Zoster (HZ) is rare. Trigeminal HZ most frequently involves the ophthalmic division. Partial or complete ophthalmoplegia is a well-known complication of ophthalmic HZ, and Horner’s syndrome has been previously reported. To our knowledge, simultaneous sixth nerve palsy and Horner’s syndrome complicating maxillary HZ in which the ophthalmic division was spared has not ...

OBJECTIVES To identify the key predictive factors of radiation-induced cranial nerve palsy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHOD AND MATERIALS From November 1998 to December 2007, all consecutive patients with newly diagnosed NPC who were curatively treated with radiotherapy and subsequently developed radiation-induced cranial nerve palsy (RICNP) were included in our study. ...

The causes of brachial plexus palsy in neonates should be classified according to their most salient associated feature. The causes of brachial plexus palsy are obstetrical brachial plexus palsy, familial congenital brachial plexus palsy, maternal uterine malformation, congenital varicella syndrome, osteomyelitis involving the proximal head of the humerus or cervical vertebral bodies, exostosis...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Thomas T, Narayan A, Alaparthi GK, Karnad SD. Diaphragmatic excursion and pulmonary function in children with cerebral palsy – comparative study. Physiotherapy Quarterly. 2023. doi:10.5114/pq.2023.125129. APA Thomas, T., Narayan, A., Alaparthi, G. K., & Karnad, S. D. (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/pq.2023.125129 ...

Bell’s palsy is a relatively common disease characterized by the sudden onset of unilateral facial paralysis. Using a centralized system that contains demographic data, the authors estimated rates, trends, and demographic risk of Bell’s palsy during a 2-year period. There were 140 incident cases of Bell’s palsy among patients referring to private clinics (a total of 6500 patients). The crude in...

Background Family coping is an active process in which the family and each member of it use the available resources to decrease or control the demand. Using effective coping strategy, a family can react to stresses and adapt better to its situation. The purpose of this study was to examine psychometric properties of a Persian version of Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-COPES...

Objective To quantify fixation stability of the upward gaze in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) using an eye tracker. Methods and analysis In this study, 21 normal subjects, 5 patients with MG with diplopia, 5 patients with MG without diplopia and 6 patients with superior oblique (SO) palsy were included. Subjects fixated on a target in the upward direction for 1 min. The horizontal (X) a...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to study the prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) seropositive patients among diabetic patients with acute peripheral facial paralysis (APFP) as compared to non-diabetics with APFP and a healthy control group. METHODS Participants consisted of 40 diabetic patients and 40 non-diabetic patients with APFP from Hai Al-Jamea Hospital, Jedd...