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Umbilical artery blood S100beta protein: a tool for the neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Qian J, Zhou D, Wang YW. Department of Pediatrics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China. Neuroprotective interventions in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic...
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Leading to neonatal injury: a case control study.
Melendez J, Bhatia R, Callis L, Woolf V, Yoong W. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Middlesex University Hospital, Sterling Way, London, N18 1QX, UK....
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The hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy score in predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants with birth asphyxia at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Mwakyusa SD, Manji KP, Massawe AW. National AIDS Control Program, Tanzania. Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) score may be used to predict neurodevelopment outcome in infants with...
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Changes in cerebral hemodynamics and amplitude integrated EEG in an asphyxiated newborn during and after cool cap treatment.
Ancora G, Maranella E, Locatelli C, Pierantoni L, Faldella G. Institute of Neonatology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 11, Bologna, Italy. [email protected]...
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Gastric fluid microbes at birth with severe bronchopulmonary .
Oue S, Hiroi M, Ogawa S, Hira S, Hasegawa M, Yamaoka S, Yasui M, Tamai H, Ogihara T. Department of Neonatal Medicine and Pediatrics, Osaka Medical...
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How common are rib fractures in extremely.
Smurthwaite D, Wright NB, Russell S, Emmerson AJ, Mughal MZ. Department of Paediatrics, Saint Mary's Hospital for Women & Children, Hathersage Road, Manchester, UK....
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MR-determined hippocampal asymmetry in full-term and preterm neonates.
Thompson DK, Wood SJ, Doyle LW, Warfield SK, Egan GF, Inder TE. Neuroimaging and Neuroinformatics, Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria,...
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White matter injury in term newborns.
Li AM, Chau V, Poskitt KJ, Sargent MA, Lupton BA, Hill A, Roland E, Miller SP. Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British...
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Do apparent diffusion coefficient measurements predict in children.
Liauw L, van Wezel-Meijler G, Veen S, van Buchem MA, van der Grond J. Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands....
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Birth-related in neonates: a report of three cases (and a possible fourth case).
van Rijn RR, Bilo RA, Robben SG. Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam Zuid-Oost 1105 AZ, The Netherlands. [email protected]...
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An approach to the prediction of neonatal Erb palsy.
Deaver JE, Cohen WR. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and the Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. We devised a method to predict risk...
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Time courses of neonatal characteristics and outcomes.
Shah PS, Perlman M. Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada. [email protected] We compared neonatal characteristics...
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Patterns of outcome in term neonates presenting with postnatal collapse.
Foran A, Cinnante C, Groves A, Azzopardi DV, Rutherford MA, Cowan FM. Imaging Sciences Department, Imperial College, London, UK. OBJECTIVE: To document perinatal...
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Low cerebral infants.
Ilves P, Lintrop M, Talvik I, Muug K, Maipuu L, Metsvaht T. Radiology Service, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia. [email protected] AIMS: To evaluate...
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Volumetric and anatomical MRI for relationship to hypothermia therapy and neurosensory impairments.
Parikh NA, Lasky RE, Garza CN, Bonfante-Mejia E, Shankaran S, Tyson JE. Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas...
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Association between hematologic findings and brain injury due to neonatal.
Shah V, Beyene J, Shah P, Perlman M. Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Ontario, Canada. [email protected] We sought to analyze associations between aberrant...
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Birth asphyxia survivors in a developing country.
Halloran DR, McClure E, Chakraborty H, Chomba E, Wright LL, Carlo WA. Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63104, USA. [email protected]...
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Amniotic fluid S100B protein and erythropoietin in pregnancies at risk.
Loukovaara M, Teramo K, Alfthan H, Hämäläinen E, Stefanovic V, Andersson S. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital,...
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the sensorimotor system in preterm infants.
Heep A, Scheef L, Jankowski J, Born M, Zimmermann N, Sival D, Bos A, Gieseke J, Bartmann P, Schild H, Boecker H. University of Bonn, Department...
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Using a count of neonatal morbidities to predict poor outcome in extremely low birth weight infants: added role of neonatal infection.
Bassler D, Stoll BJ, Schmidt B, Asztalos EV, Roberts RS, Robertson CM, Sauve RS; Trial of Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Preterms Investigators. Collaborators...
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Cardiac asystole at birth: Is hypovolemic shock the cause?
Mercer J, Erickson-Owens D, Skovgaard R. College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, 2 Heathman Road, Kingston, RI 02881, United States. [email protected] A birth involving shoulder...
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Comment on Iffy et al. "The risk of related permanent fetal injury in relation to birth weight".
Sandmire HF, Hamilton E. PMID: 19121886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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A novel mouse model of Ureaplasma-induced.
Normann E, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Eaton F, Schwendimann L, Gressens P, Thébaud B. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J3,...
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Predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome for MRI, medical and environmental factors.
Badr LK, Bookheimer S, Purdy I, Deeb M. School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California 91702, USA. [email protected] This multi-center correlational...
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Brain monitoring in neonates.
Toet MC, Lemmers PM. Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital UMC, Utrecht, The Netherlands. [email protected] Continuous EEG monitoring with amplitude-integrated...
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Biochemical tissue-specific injury markers of the heart and brain in postpartum cord blood.
Kocylowski RD, Dubiel M, Gudmundsson S, Sieg I, Fritzer E, Alkasi O, Breborowicz GH, von Kaisenberg CS. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poznan...
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Can age at insult help us predict outcome?
Anderson V, Spencer-Smith M, Leventer R, Coleman L, Anderson P, Williams J, Greenham M, Jacobs R. Department of Psychology, Royal Children's Hospital,...
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Prevention of NCPAP application.
Squires AJ, Hyndman M. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, NICU, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [email protected] Improved technology and management approaches that have reduced...
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Regional expression of dopamine D1 and D2 receptor proteins in the cerebral cortex.
Kaewsuk S, Tannenberg RK, Kuo SW, Björkman ST, Govitrapong P, Stadlin A, Dodd PR. Neuro-Behavioural Biology Center, Institute of Science and Technology for...
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Imaging patterns.
Swarte R, Lequin M, Cherian P, Zecic A, van Goudoever J, Govaert P. Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erasmus MC-Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands....
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S100B urinary testing at birth in full-term asphyxiated newborns to predict neonatal death.
Gazzolo D, Frigiola A, Bashir M, Iskander I, Mufeed H, Aboulgar H, Venturini P, Marras M, Serra G, Frulio R,Michetti F, Petraglia F, Abella...
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Does obstetric brachial plexus injury influence speech dominance?
Auer T, Pinter S, Kovacs N, Kalmar Z, Nagy F, Horvath RA, Koszo B, Kotek G, Perlaki G, Koves M, Kalman B, Komoly S, Schwarcz...
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Top of the basilar artery.
Govaert P, Dudink J, Visser G, Breukhoven P, Vanhatalo S, Lequin M. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center,...
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Patent ductus arteriosus in preterm low birth weight infants.
Mandhan P, Brown S, Kukkady A, Samarakkody U. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: In many preterm...
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An audit of the time to initial treatment in avulsion injuries.
Kargul B, Welbury R. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Dental School, Istanbul, Turkey. [email protected] The prognosis of avulsed teeth depends on prompt and...
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The chilling details: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Verklan MT. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Nursing, Houston, TX 77459, USA. [email protected] Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the most...
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Could scrotoschisis mimic an iatrogenic injury? A case report.
Premkumar MH, Colen JS, Roth DR, Fernandes CJ. Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA....
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Advanced for the term newborn with encephalopathy.
Chau V, Poskitt KJ, Miller SP. Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. Neonatal encephalopathy is associated with a high risk of morbidity...
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Systematic review
Ramaswamy V, Horton J, Vandermeer B, Buscemi N, Miller S, Yager J. Section of Pediatric Neurosciences, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton,...
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State of the art in conventional.
Keszler M. Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USA. [email protected] Despite a shift to noninvasive respiratory support, mechanical...
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Treatment of the term newborn with simplicity as the mother of invention.
Yager JY, Armstrong EA, Black AM. Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [email protected] Neonatal brain injury...
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Injury a common cause of infantile onset remote symptomatic epilepsy.
Udani V, Munot P, Ursekar M, Gupta S. PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center; and Jhankaria Imaging Center, Mumbai, India. OBJECTIVES: To study the etiology of...
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Ascorbic acid combined in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: a randomized controlled trial.
Aly H, Abd-Rabboh L, El-Dib M, Nawwar F, Hassan H, Aaref M, Abdelrahman S, Elsayed A. Department of Neonatology, George Washington University and Children's...
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Lasting effects at 12 years of age.
Luu TM, Ment LR, Schneider KC, Katz KH, Allan WC, Vohr BR. Women and Infants Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, 101 Dudley St, Providence, RI 02905, USA. OBJECTIVES:...
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Risk factors and causes: a prospective population-based cohort study.
Jehan I, Harris H, Salat S, Zeb A, Mobeen N, Pasha O, McClure EM, Moore J, Wright LL, Goldenberg RL. Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan....
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Risk factors for 3rd and 4th degree perineal tear.
Eskandar O, Shet D. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, UK. [email protected] We reviewed 3,038 deliveries at our hospital, over a period...
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Brachial plexus an overview of early treatment considerations.
Ruchelsman DE, Pettrone S, Price AE, Grossman JA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA....
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The neuropathology of infant subdural haemorrhage.
Squier W, Mack J. Department of Neuropathology, Level 1, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX39DU, United Kingdom. [email protected] Subdural haemorrhage (SDH) in the...
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Infant morbidity and mortality associated with vaginal.
Peaceman AM, Kuo L, Feinglass J. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. OBJECTIVE: To...
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Assessment of myocardial dysfunction in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: is it a significant?
Kanik E, Ozer EA, Bakiler AR, Aydinlioglu H, Dorak C, Dogrusoz B, Kanik A, Yaprak I. Clinics of Pediatrics, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Yenisehir,...
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Using proteomics in perinatal and hopes and challenges for the future.
Buhimschi CS, Bhandari V, Han YW, Dulay AT, Baumbusch MA, Madri JA, Buhimschi IA. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and...
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Brain injury and outcomes in premature infants.
Mathur A, Inder T. Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. [email protected] Preterm birth is a major...
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Medial pectoral nerve to musculocutaneous nerve neurotization for the treatment of persistent an 11-year institutional experience.
Wellons JC, Tubbs RS, Pugh JA, Bradley NJ, Law CR, Grabb PA. Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. OBJECT: Medial...
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Engineering aspects of the quantified amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram in neonatal.
Quigg M, Leiner D. Department of Neurology; and daggerSchool of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. [email protected]...
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Prediction after preterm birth.
Latal B. Growth and Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. [email protected] Prediction of outcome after preterm birth is critical, but remains...
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Induced hypothermia for infants with hypoxic- ischemic encephalopathy using a servo-controlled fan: an exploratory pilot study.
Horn A, Thompson C, Woods D, Nel A, Bekker A, Rhoda N, Pieper C. Division of Neonatal Medicine, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town and...
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Perinatal audit using the 3-delays model.
Mbaruku G, van Roosmalen J, Kimondo I, Bilango F, Bergström S. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Regional Hospital, Maweni, Kigoma, Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To...
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Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy developmental outcome.
George B, Padmam MS, Nair MK, Indira MS, Syamalan K, Padmamohan J. Child Development Centre, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. This study was done to...
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Study of apoptosis and related proteins, CRH and hpGH in placentas of newborns small for gestational age (SGA).
Barrio E, Calvo MT, Miramar MD, Lorente F, Rodriguez A, Labarta JI, Mayayo E, Longás AF. Molecular Genetics Lab. Uni. Hosp. Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. [email protected] The aim...
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Preterm neonates leads to serum changes in protein S-100 and neuron specific enolase.
Giuseppe D, Sergio C, Pasqua B, Giovanni LV, Salvatore C, Frigiola A, Petra H, Maurizio A. Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Italy. In preterm infants, neurological signs and...
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Evidence of fetal central nervous system injury.
Barbu D, Mert I, Kruger M, Bahado-Singh RO. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. OBJECTIVE: We sought to ascertain the risk of reduced fetal brain...
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Following preschool childhood mild traumatic brain injury: evidence from a birth cohort.
McKinlay A, Grace R, Horwood J, Fergusson D, MacFarlane M. Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. [email protected] OBJECTIVE: To determine...
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Prognostic role of somatosensory and auditory evoked potentials in paediatric managed with hypothermia: an illustrative case.
Suppiej A, Cappellari A, Cogo PE. Department of paediatrics, university of Padova, via Giustiniani, 3, 35100 Padova, Italy. [email protected] INTRODUCTION: The contribution of clinical...
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Predictive value of clinical and EEG features in the diagnosis of stroke and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in neonates with seizures.
Rafay MF, Cortez MA, de Veber GA, Tan-Dy C, Al-Futaisi A, Yoon W, Fallah S, Moore AM. Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Winnipeg Children's Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB,...
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Pitfalls, problems, and progress in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Bhandari A, Bhandari V. Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a chronic lung disease associated with...
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Traumatic separation of the distal epiphysis of the humerus sustained at birth.
Jacobsen S, Hansson G, Nathorst-Westfelt J. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA. [email protected] We reviewed the...
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Defending a neurologic birth injury. Asphyxia neonatorum redux.
Sartwelle TP. [email protected] PMID: 19499449 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Use of therapeutic hypothermia for term infants.
Laptook AR. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Women and Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, USA. [email protected] Newborn...
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Impact of mode of delivery on neonatal complications.
Jain NJ, Kruse LK, Demissie K, Khandelwal M. New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, MCH Epidemiology Program, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0364, USA. [email protected] OBJECTIVE: This...
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Cerebral palsy in Kano, Nigeria--a review.
Belonwu RO, Gwarzo GD, Adeleke SI. Department of Paediatrics, Bayero University, Kano. [email protected] BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy is the most common form of chronic motor disability that...
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