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Congenital Disorders
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JYorey
Disorders of the foot and ankle are a common cause for orthopedic referral in infant, pediatric, and adolescent patients. The spectrum of problems is wide: While most, fortunately, are not serious, some of the congenital abnormalities do require significant operative intervention and a prolonged period of treatment. Even many of the less serious pr ...
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Congenital Torticollis
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Dr. Charlotte Thompson
I had an e-mail from a grandmother asking about the diagnosis of congenital torticollis in her granddaughter. Torticollis means a twisting of the neck and can be seen following a traumatic birth. She said the child also had had a broken clavicle and that one side of her face was smaller than the other. The family had been told to stretch the baby's ...
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Congenital Heart Condition
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Ng Peng Hock
A 12-year-old boy died in school because of his congenital heart condition . As reported in newspaper, he was suffering from cardiomyopathy , which inflames the heart muscles, prohibiting normal functioning. His mother died two years ago with the same disease. His condition is uncontrollable. According to his father, he could die at any ...
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Reuters Article: Congenital CMV
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Lisa
Reuters recently published an article about the #1 viral cause of birth defects, congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus). See "Mom's infection raises risk of infant hearing loss" at http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4BM4RV20081223 I am the mother of a daughter disabled by congenital CMV. I was never warned how to prevent contracting this vi ...
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Visit Congenital CMV Foundation
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Lisa
Home About Congenital CMVDonateFor ProfessionalsFor the PublicContact UsJoin our mailing list - stay up to date on news about Congenital CMV Save the Date! The Congenital CMV Foundation is sponsoring the 2008 Congenital CMV Conference on November 5 -7, 2008 (CCC ’08) at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Harkin Global Communications Center in ...
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Congenital Heart Defects
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chdbabies
I am a Heart Mommy to a beautiful baby girl Chloe. She was born last fall with a rare congenital heart defect (CHD). I never knew anything about CHDs before she was born. I now spend my days taking care of Chloe and my nights raising awareness about America's #1 Birth Defect - Congenital Heart Defects.http://chdbabies.blogspot.comKelly Manz
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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
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jessmith
February 7-14, 2008 has been proclaimed by Governor Christine Gregoire as "Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" in Washington State. Why bring awareness to this issue? Here are some surprising facts about the prevalence of congenital heart defects: CHD is the most common birth defect, and is the leading cause of birth-defect related deaths. Mor ...
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Congenital Heart Disease: Not a Priority
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Emily ..
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According to It's My Heart, a website dedicated to congenital heart defects, not only are CHD's the number one birth defect in the US, but research into the defects into is grossly underfunded. Those of us within the heart community have long been aware of this, but I have to wonder how known these facts are amongst the general population. Especial ...
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Common congenital heart defects
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pathologystudent
Congenital heart diseases are abnormalities of the heart and/or great vessels present at birth. They are not all that uncommon: 1% of live births in this country has a congenital heart defect! The clinical spectrum is broad. Some congenital heart diseases cause death in the perinatal period; others are so mild that there are only minimal symptoms, ...
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Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week
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Stephanie B.
As everyone by now knows, Aiden was born with a few significant heart defects. Aiden was born with both an A/V Canal Defect and Tetralogy of Fallot, complicated with hypo-plasia of the right ventricle. The 2nd anniversary of Aiden's open heart surgery (or Happy Heart Day) is coming up on February 15 - the day after Valentine's Day. This week - Fe ...
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