Publications by authors named "Antonio Fernades Moron"

Background And Objectives: Fetus prenatally diagnosed with neck tumors, or with any other disease that obstructs the airways, should not be treated conventionally, as the assistant physician has to face two challenges right after the infant's delivery: the limited time to establish the access to the potentially difficult airways and the lack of anesthesia of the neonate in case of instrumentation of the airways. The ex utero intrapartum treatment, i.e.

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Objective: To establish a cut-off value for short-term variation (STV) assessed by computerized cardiotocography (CTG) as a single parameter in the prediction of acidemia at birth.

Methods: Cross-sectional study performed on 41 single gestations with diagnosis of hypertension syndrome after the 27th week and delivered by elective cesarean. Computerized CTG examinations were 20-min long at most, and were performed up to 24 before delivery.

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Purpose: This prospective noncomparative observational study evaluated the clinical symptoms, body weight and blood pressure of 38 adolescents receiving a monthly injectable contraceptive containing estradiol valerate 5 mg and norethisterone 50 mg.

Methods: The volunteers, aged 16-19 years, were examined monthly during 1 year and asked about the following symptoms at baseline: dysmenorrhea, headache, breast tenderness, leg pain and irritability.

Results: There was a constant and gradual decline in each of the above symptoms over time, and there was a statistically significant difference between symptoms reported at the first visit and subsequent appointments.

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Schizencephaly is a rare anomaly of neuronal migration characterized by the presence of brain clefts that communicate with the lateral ventricles. Type I is characterized by clefts with fused lips or margins, not communicating with the subarachnoid space. Type II is characterized by longer clefts that communicate with the subarachnoid space.

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