Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the substantial causes of developmental-cognitive disability in neonates. In this early period, it is difficult to diagnose accompanying or predisposing genetic diseases in HIE patients. Herein, we present a patient with HIE who was diagnosed with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome in the newborn period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman milk is the first choice for infant nutrition but it must be multinutrient fortified for optimum growth and neurodevelopment in preterm infants. However, there is no consensus on ideal fortification method. The authors aimed to generate the human-milk protein content percentiles during the first five postnatal weeks in four preterm groups (n = 108) with median gestational age of 32 (23-36) wk, who were fed adjustably fortified breast milk in the NICU between October 2011 and June 2013.
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