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Brain Injury In Infants May Increase Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
According to Health Imaging, an infant born prematurely with a brain injury viewable on a neonatal ultrasound may be at higher risk for developing various psychiatric disorders, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that preterm infants face higher risks of brain injury due to increased vascular and cellular vulnerabilities of the laminar and fetal brain. The researchers studied associations between perinatal brain injury and motor and cognitive deficits. The study followed 1.105 preterm participants who underwent multiple neonatal ultrasounds. The low-birth-weight participants were also followed as part of the Neonatal Brain Hemorrhage Study, with follow-up lasting 16 years and including 458 eligible participants who were evaluated according to the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for children-IV. The DISC-IVP found that many participants showed a threshold of greater than 3 percent within oppositional defiant disorder, specific phobias, ADHD and social phobias. Relative to…
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No Single Link to Autism, Says New Study
According to the Disability Scoop, a new study has found that no single factor can be attributed to an autism diagnosis. Researchers examined 40 previous studies and aspects of a child’s birth and neonatal condition, and how those factors may contributed to receiving an autism diagnosis later in life. The researchers did find that some issues, such as brain injury, feeding difficulties and low birth weight did increase the risk of autism, but that it is not likely that a single factor can be attributed to an onset of the developmental disorder. The study published in the journal of Pediatrics found that exposure to a number of risk factors increases the chances of autism. Broad class of conditions reflecting general compromises to perinatal and neonatal health may increase the risk, but no single factor can be implicated, said Hannah Gardener of the University of Miami. The research did find that…
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Illinois Hospital Sued For a Daughter’s Cerebral Palsy
According to Seedol, the parents of a birth injury victim have filed a lawsuit against Illinois Memorial Hospital alleging the hospital’s staff caused their daughter’s cerebral palsy. Jennifer and Lance Schneider filed a lawsuit against the Illinois hospital alleging their child was born with a hypoxic brain injury. Hypoxic brain injury means that the infant did not receive enough oxygen to her brain during the birthing process. The parents also allege that their daughter’s cerebral palsy was caused by medical negligence on the part of a doctor at the hospital. Cerebral palsy is a group of chronic muscle disorders caused by an injury to the brain that a child suffers before or after birth. In many cases, cerebral palsy is directly caused by medical negligence on the part of medical professionals. Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects the entire family in terms of extensive costs, medications, therapy, counseling,…
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