This volume succinctly presents a review of central nervous system development and congenital malformations and illustrates the material superbly with numerous tables, diagrams, graphs, pathological specimens, brain sections, and, of course, CT scans. The author has done an admirable job in combining the illustrative advantages of an atlas with a review text's orientation to pertinent, concisel...

This volume succinctly presents a review of central nervous system development and congenital malformations and illustrates the material superbly with numerous tables, diagrams, graphs, pathological specimens, brain sections, and, of course, CT scans. The author has done an admirable job in combining the illustrative advantages of an atlas with a review text's orientation to pertinent, concisel...

Background: There is a variation in the incidence and risk factors of congenital anomalies between countries. Congenital anomalies are structural defect that originates before birth, interfering with normal body function and leading to morbidity or even early death. Aim of the Study: To determine the most common fetal congenital anomalies among Egyptian women and to estimate some of the risk fa...

BACKGROUND Congenital anomalies play a significant role in perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The frequency of these congenital anomalies varies in different populations. Objective of this study was to find out the frequencies of congenital anomalies admitted in nursery of Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. METHODS In this descriptive, cross-sectional study all patients admitted...

Background The etiological factors associated with the predisposition to develop alcohol dependence remain largely unknown. In recent years, neurophysiological anomalies have been identified in young and adult offspring of alcoholic probands. These neuroelectric features have been replicated in several laboratories across many different countries and are observed in male and female alcoholics a...

BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is gradually becoming more common for thorough visualization of the fetus than ultrasound (US), especially for neurological anomalies, which are the most common indications for fetal MRI and are a matter of concern for both families and society. OBJECTIVES We investigated fetal MRIs carried out in our center for frequency of central nervous system a...

Objective: Examining the prevalence of different forms birth defects and identifying their causes. Study design: Design: A cross-sectional study with retrospective analysis for Place duration study: Department Neurosurgery MMC hospital Mardan from 05 Jan 2021 to October 2021. Methods: All gender-neutral newborns seeking well-child care department Mardan. Participating subjects were enlisted, da...

tumors of the central nervous system (cns), occur relatively frequently during the early years of life. they are the most common solid tumors of childhood and are second only to leukemia in overall cancer incidence and account for a high proportion of deaths. in different studied performed in several countries, astrocytomas and other gilomas (combined) account for half of the cns malignancies, ...