Sentences with phrase «hydrocephalus at»

Follow - up care for hydrocephalus at Floating Hospital is determined based on the complexity of your child's condition.

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Her firstborn girl Sahar, was born on May 7th 2013 at 22 weeks gestation, after being diagnosed with severe hydrocephalus and therefore incompatible with life outside the womb.

If hydrocephalus is suspected, your pediatrician may refer you to see the pediatric neurology or neurosurgery teams at Floating Hospital for Children in Boston.

Hydrocephalus can be diagnosed at any time in a child's life - from prenatally through childhood and adulthood.

«With climate data at this level, we can pinpoint the address of every baby with hydrocephalus and correlate that to a square on the satellite rainfall maps,» said Schiff.

Hydrocephalus researchers, who have long been frustrated at the field's slow progress, are enthusiastic.

In theory, a compound like this might be given to premature babies from birth in an effort to prevent hydrocephalus should a brain bleed occur, or to pregnant women whose fetuses are at risk of hydrocephalus because of bleeding.

A team led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital report that mice lacking the protein Alix develop hydrocephalus or «water on the brain.»

We were intrigued by the occurrence of hydrocephalus in the brains of these mice and began to investigate the structures within the brain that might be involved — the choroid plexus and the ciliated ependyma,» said corresponding author Alessandra d'Azzo, Ph.D., who holds the Jewelers For Children Endowed Chair in Genetics and Gene Therapy at St. Jude.

Wobbler syndrome is a conditions which affects large breed dogs due to compression of the spinal cord; in a smaller dog like a Chihuahua, I would be looking more at conditions like hydrocephalus which is a common problem in Chihuahuas and other toy breed dogs.

The exact causes are uncertain but acquired hydrocephalus may occur at any point during a dog's life.

With hydrocephalus a puppy has an abnormally large head, lethargy, and doesn't grow at a normal rate.

Chihuahua puppies exhibiting hydrocephalus usually have patchy skull plates rather than a solid bone and typically are lethargic and do not grow at the same pace as their siblings.

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An exceptionally wide molera at birth could be a sign of hydrocephalus (aka water on the brain), and though very rare, it's worth examination by a vet.

Chihuahuas affected by hydrocephalus are often growing at a much slower rate than the other whelps, and tend to show signs of weakness and lethargy.

This is contrary to popular belief that dogs with hydrocephalus usually begin to seize at less than a year.