introduction: head circumference (hc) measurement is one of the important parameter for diagnosis of neurological, developmental disorders and dysmorphic syndromes. recognition of different disorders requires an understanding of normal variation for hc size, in particular, in infancy period with most rapid growth of the brain. because of international and interracial standard chart differences ...

pregnancy.[1] Published research showed that maternal iron deficiency affects the health of both mother and child, and further it is likely to be responsible for intrauterine growth reduction, preterm births, cognitive impairments, and nutritional deficiencies.[1,3,4] Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration has been widely used in diagnosing anemia[1]; however, there have been modern advances such as pre...

This paper compares the Portuguese and Bulgarian consumer price indices (CPI) and attempts to identify some areas in which the CPI compilation methodology could be improved in the two countries. This work is organised into six sections. The first section briefly describes the organisational structure on which the production of the CPI is based in the two countries. The second section focuses on...

prevention and treatment of the rickets of prematurity is an important aspect of the care of preterm infants. the purpose of this study was to compare the prophylactic effects of different doses of vitamin d on the clinical, biochemical and radiological indices of the rickets of prematurity. in a randomized clinical trial, 68 premature infants (<38 weeks) with birth weight under 2000 g, randoml...

introduction: like other measures of human development, dental development is not in complete accordance to chronological age. investigations show that dental age can be affected by gender, race, systemic conditions, and some other factors and consequently, be different in people of the same chronological age. a correct estimation of dental age and its development in children is of great import...

BACKGROUND Occurrences of melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) have been associated with varying geography. Our goal was to evaluate differences in risk of these skin cancers according to residence at varying UV indices at 3 time points. METHODS Prospective 1984-2002 study of 84 836 female nurses who lived in different UV index regions of the United States a...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety of electroacupuncture plus oxytocin for uterine contraction of puerperants. METHODS 276 puerperants with difficult labor were randomly divided into a medication group, treated with intravenous dripping of oxytocin, and an acupuncture plus medication group, in the medication group, intravenous dripping of oxytocin was given, and in the other group, acupunctu...

OBJECTIVE To describe the cases of 2 fetuses with aneurysms of the vein of Galen diagnosed prenatally. METHODS The techniques used were conventional sonography, three-dimensional sonography, and ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging. On the basis of these imaging modalities, prognostic factors, such as drainage and secondary damage, were assessed. RESULTS The first fetus had good prognostic ...