Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: updated diagnostic criteria, treatment algorithm, and the utility of brain biopsy

M Manix, P Kalakoti, M Henry, J Thakur, R Menger… - Neurosurgical …, 2015 - thejns.org
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative condition with a rapid disease
course and a mortality rate of 100%. Several forms of the disease have been described, and …

Mortality risk in preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants in low-income and middle-income countries: a pooled country analysis

J Katz, ACC Lee, N Kozuki, JE Lawn, S Cousens… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Babies with low birthweight (< 2500 g) are at increased risk of early mortality.
However, low birthweight includes babies born preterm and with fetal growth restriction, and …

Quantifying prion disease penetrance using large population control cohorts

EV Minikel, SM Vallabh, M Lek, K Estrada… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
More than 100,000 genetic variants are reported to cause Mendelian disease in humans,
but the penetrance—the probability that a carrier of the purported disease-causing genotype …

What works to prevent child marriage: a review of the evidence

S Lee‐Rife, A Malhotra, A Warner… - Studies in family …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews 23 child marriage prevention programs carried out in low‐income
countries and employing a range of programmatic approaches and evaluation strategies …

A review of the factors associated with the timely initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding in the Middle East

RA Alzaheb - Clinical medicine insights: pediatrics, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Breastfeeding supplies all the nutrients that infants need for their healthy
development. Breastfeeding practice is multifactorial, and numerous variables influence …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital-based perinatal outcomes and complications in teenage pregnancy in India

P Mukhopadhyay, RN Chaudhuri… - Journal of health …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Teenage pregnancy is a worldwide problem bearing serious social and medical implications
relating to maternal and child health. A cross-sectional observational study was undertaken …

Comparison of CSF and serum neurofilament light and heavy chain as differential diagnostic biomarkers for ALS

S Halbgebauer, P Steinacker, F Verde… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Elevated levels of neurofilament light (NfL) and heavy (NfH) chain in amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum reflect neuro-axonal …

India moves towards menstrual hygiene: subsidized sanitary napkins for rural adolescent girls—issues and challenges

R Garg, S Goyal, S Gupta - Maternal and child health journal, 2012 - Springer
The onset of menstruation is one of the most important physiological changes occurring
among girls during the adolescent years. Menstruation heralds the onset of physiological …

[PDF][PDF] Solutions to end child marriage

A Malhotra, A Warner, A McGonagle, S Lee-Rife - 2011 - healthynewbornnetwork.org
Solutions to End Child Marriage - What the Evidence Shows Page 1 WHAT THE EVIDENCE
SHOWS Anju Malhotra Ann Warner Allison McGonagle Susan Lee-Rife Solutions to End …

Evidence-based guideline: diagnostic accuracy of CSF 14-3-3 protein in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: report of the guideline development subcommittee of the …

T Muayqil, G Gronseth, R Camicioli - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To assess the available evidence for the diagnostic accuracy of CSF testing for
protein 14-3-3 in patients with suspected sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) …