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Five years of universal newborn hearing screening: an incidence study
Leal, Bárbara; Lopes, Ana Cristina; Peixoto, Daniela; Correia, Laura; Almiro, Maria Miguel; Vilar, João; Azevedo, Luísa; Bicho, Maria AdelaideIntroduction: Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is an essential tool for early diagnosis and prognosis of hearing loss. The aims of this study were to estimate the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in the Baixo Vouga region, to evaluate the importance of first-degree parental consanguinity (FDPC) as a risk factor for hearing loss in the UNHS program of Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga (CHB...
Parental Consanguinity and Risk for Childhood Hearing Loss: A Retrospective Coh...
Leal, Bárbara; Lopes, Ana Cristina; Peixoto, Daniela; Correia, Laura; Almiro, Maria Miguel; Vilar, João; Azevedo, Maria Luísa; Bicho, Maria AdelaideIntroduction: Genetic causes are responsible for half of the cases of hearing loss, most of them being the result of non-syndromic genetic changes resulting from autosomal recessive inheritance. Parental consanguinity might be an indicator to consider in the diagnosis of these cases. The aim of this study was to assess its importance as a risk factor for childhood hearing loss.Material and Methods: A retrospect...
Five years of universal newborn hearing screening: An incidence study
Leal, Bárbara; Lopes, Ana Cristina; Peixoto, Daniela; Correia, Laura; Almiro, Maria Miguel; Vilar, João; Azevedo, Maria Luísa; Bicho, Maria AdelaideIntroduction: Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is an essential tool for early diagnosis and prognosis of hearing loss. The aims of this study were to estimate the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in the Baixo Vouga region, to evaluate the importance of first-degree parental consanguinity (FDPC) as a risk factor for hearing loss in the UNHS program of Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga (CHB...
Universal newborn hearing screening online plattform on CHBV
Lopes, Ana Cristina; Neves, Andreia; Bicho, Maria Adelaide; Vilar, João; Azevedo, Maria LuísaIntroduction: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening is very important in the early detection and intervention of hearing loss. In this context, we aim to explain the benefits obtained with the protocol and with the platform's Hospital Baixo Vouga that objectify the improvement of functionality and quality of newborn hearing screening.Study design: Retrospective study.Methods: Newborns evaluated at CHBV in the neo...
Incontinência pigmentar ou síndrome de Block-Sulzberger
Ribeiro, Fátima Cristina Jesus; Cunha, Filipa Ines; Flores, Maria Manuel; Bicho, Maria AdelaideA incontinência pigmentar é uma doença rara, de transmissão dominante ligada ao cromossoma X, habitualmente letal para o sexo masculino. É caracterizada por alterações cutâneas que poderão estar associadas a anomalias neurológicas, oculares, dentárias e das faneras. Apresentam-se dois casos de recém- -nascidos do sexo feminino que apresentavam lesões cutâneas polimorfas (vesiculares, pustulosas e verrucosas) no...