National Dementia BioBank: A Strategy for the Diagnosis and Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases in México.

We recently developed the National Dementia Biobank in México (BioBanco Nacional de Demencias, BND) as a unit for diagnosis, research, and tissue transfer for research purposes. BND is associated with the Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico. The donation of fluids, brain, and other organs of deceased donors is crucial for understanding the underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and for the development of successful treatment.

Prevalence of congenital malformations and deformities of the osteomuscular system in live newborns in Mexico, 2008-2017.

Background: From 2009 to 2010 in Mexico. CMDOMS prevalence was 27.4/10,000 births.

Demand for obstetric care and density of health resources for childbearing age Mexican women.

Introduction: In Mexico, there is an increase recorded in the number of C-sections, as well as inequity and inequality in the distribution of resources for obstetric care.

Objective: To identify the states and municipalities in Mexico that concentrate the demand for obstetric care and the C-section rates and their relationship with health resources and women of childbearing age (WCBA).

Method: Births of the 2008-2017 period were recorded, grouped into five municipal strata, as well as 2017 health resources and WCBA.

Estudio de variabilidad geográfica de las hospitalizaciones potencialmente evitables en México durante tres quinquenios.

IntroducciÓn: Las enfermedades que motivan hospitalización potencialmente evitable tienen la característica de ser sensibles a la prevención, diagnóstico y control ambulatorio en atención primaria a la salud.

Objetivos: Identificar la tendencia nacional de la hospitalización potencialmente evitable entre 2001 y 2015 y analizar el patrón geográfico a nivel municipal y priorizar municipios.

MÉtodo: Se usaron los egresos hospitalarios de la Secretaría de Salud.

[Prevalence of Down syndrome using certificates of live births and fetal deaths in México 2008-2011].

Background: Down syndrome (DS) or trisomy 21 is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation with the clinical presentation of a series of well-defined characteristics. Advanced maternal age has been associated with DS.

Methods: The databases of all the certificates of live births and fetal deaths in Mexico were combined.

[Urbanization, megalopolization and mortality from birth defects in children under five years of age in Mexico].

Objectives: To identify the spatial-geographical relationship between local priority birth defect (BD) mortality in children under five years of age with demographic and economic variables representing megalopolization: urban localities,municipalities with larger populations and population density, and units and total gross output of agriculture, manufacturing and transportation.

Material And Methods: Thematic maps were produced in the form of polygons and point to their juxtaposition and analysis of spatial correspondence.

Results: Priority municipality concentrations: 98.

[Neural-Tube Defects mortality in children under 5 years of age in Mexico, 1998 to 2006].

Objectives: To analyze mortality due to neural-tube defects (NTD) in children under 5 years of age, 1998-2006 and select priority municipalities and compare them to those selected for birth defects (BD).

Materials And Methods: Sources of data were the Secretary of Health and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Spatial analysis was used to select municipalities and criteria were based on percentiles.

[Periconceptional use of folic acid in health centers from the territorial sanitary jurisdiction of Tlalpan, Mexico City].

Background: In 1992, the United States Public Health Service, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the United States Institute of Medicine recommended periconceptional intake of 400 microg of folic acid (FA) in order to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTD) by 70%. Our objective was to assess among pregnant women the periconceptional intake of FA and to assess the level of knowledge among health professionals regarding the benefits associated with FA intake as a preventive measure of NTD.

Methods: We designed a prospective and cross-sectional study to assess certain sociodemographic and reproductive health characteristics, knowledge of periconceptional intake, benefits of FA intake among pregnant women and among health workers.