Publications by authors named "Sonam Mokha"
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- Miller-Dieker syndrome (MDS) is a rare genetic condition associated with severe brain malformations, facial abnormalities, and significant health problems, often leading to death in early childhood.
- A case study is presented of a premature infant with MDS who experienced unusual heart issues and sudden bowel ischemia, suggesting that cardiovascular problems may be more common in MDS patients than previously thought.
- The review emphasizes the importance of recognizing the lasting effects of MDS into childhood and the need for monitoring its serious clinical features throughout early development.
Aim: Social distancing guidelines implemented with the COVID-19 pandemic impacted health-care utilisation and disrupted critical social supports. Resurgence of highly transmissible strains has resulted in revisiting restrictions with potential impacts on newborn health. With concerns for inadequate post-partum support, we sought to determine if social distancing correlated with increased rates of readmission for hyperbilirubinaemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pre-transplant nutrition is a key driver of outcomes following liver transplantation in children. Patients with biliary atresia (BA) may have difficulty achieving satisfactory weight gain with enteral nutrition alone, and parenteral nutrition (PN) may be indicated. While PN has been shown to improve anthropometric parameters of children with BA listed for liver transplantation, less is known about the risks, particularly infectious, associated with this therapy among this specific group of patients.
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