Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Extracardiac anomalies, including structural brain anomalies, were frequently detected on fetal MRI among ...

Hydrocephalus may be a complication of congenital Zika syndrome, and the presenting signs and symptoms are challenging to recognize, a Brazilian group reports. Monitoring for hydrocephalus, including ...

Ebstein's anomaly is a rare congenital valvular heart disease. Now, in patients with this disease, researchers have identified mutations in a gene which plays an important role in the structure of the ...

Hydrocephalus causes mainly involve three factors: overproduction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), obstruction in its normal flow, or poor absorption by the bloodstream. In congenital hydrocephalus, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The incidence of congenital anomaly may be reduced by substituting potassium iodide for methimazole to control ...

One in 45 babies delivered in 2020 in England was born with a congenital anomaly, according to the findings of a new report from NHS Digital. The rate represents a 9% increase in the 5 years since the ...

Every year on World Birth Defects Day (March 3), global health bodies like the World Health Organization promote awareness around congenital anomalies, a group of structural and functional disorders ...

Hydrocephalus is a condition where fluid builds up in the brain , causing increased pressure on the brain. The literal meaning of the disease is “water in the brain.” Cerebrospinal fluid normally ...

A birth defect, or congenital anomaly, is any medical condition a person has from birth. Congenital means acquired in the womb. These medical conditions range from mild to more severe. Some affect the ...

In Denmark, having a child with a major congenital anomaly was associated with a small but statistically significant increased risk of death in the mother compared with women without an affected child ...

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