Publications by authors named "Leyla Karadeniz"
Vitamin D Deficiency Prevalence in Late Neonatal Hypocalcemia: A Multicenter Study.
J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates late neonatal hypocalcemia (LNH) in Turkey, focusing on the link between LNH and vitamin D deficiency, which is common in newborns presenting with seizures.
- Conducted across 61 neonatal centers, the research included 96 affected neonates and 93 mothers, analyzing various blood serum markers related to calcium and vitamin D levels.
- Findings revealed that a significant majority of both neonates (86.5%) and mothers (93%) were vitamin D deficient, suggesting the need for improved vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy to help reduce cases of LNH.
Objectives: This study is aimed to evaluate the role of maternal mean platelet volume (MPV) levels for antenatal prediction marker of early onset neonatal sepsis in term infants born to mothers who have low infection risk.
Material And Methods: A total of 62 pregnant women who gave birth in our hospital and whose neonates were admitted to a third level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit due to confirmed neonatal sepsis between January 2010 and May 2016 were selected as a study group. Within the same period, 68 women who gave birth to healthy neonates were enrolled as a control group.
A prenatally diagnosed patient was referred to our hospital at 35 weeks of gestation. Antenatal ultrasonography demonstrated cardiomegaly and aneurysm of the vein of Galen. A 3,290 g male baby was delivered by elective cesarean section at 37 weeks of gestation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In hypoxic newborns, cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was shown to be an indicator of cardiac damage and increased levels of nonprotein-bound iron (NPBI), an indicator of increased free radical production and perinatal brain damage.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine cord blood cTnT and NPBI levels in neonates of mild pre-eclamptic mothers.
Methods: The study included 50 babies of mild pre-eclamptic mothers and 50 babies of healthy mothers.
Although congenital diaphragmatic hernia is one of the most common congenital anomalies, complete bilateral agenesis of the diaphragm is a very rare congenital malformation and frequently associated with other major anomalies. We report a case of bilateral diaphragmatic agenesis associated with major congenital anomalies. A 2,240-g male infant was born at 35 weeks of gestation to a 34-year-old mother with a history of minimal prenatal care.
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