Motor Neuron Disease
SMA Type (incidence as % of total SMA) Age at onset Life span Highest motor milestone achieved Other features EMG findings Type I (60%): Type IA Prenatal <6 months Mostly…
Approach to Electrodiagnostic Testing in Children
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Hugh J. McMillan and Peter B. Kang (eds.)Pediatric Electromyographyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61361-1_3 3. Approach to Electrodiagnostic Testing in Children Peter B. Kang1 (1) Division of Pediatric Neurology, Shands Children’s Hospital, University of Florida College of…
Shoulder Dystocia
(1) Medical School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 3.1 Definition, Incidence and Main Risk Factors The term shoulder dystocia describes a series of difficulties encountered with release of the…
Postpartum Haemorrhage
(1) Medical School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 6.1 Definition, Incidence and Main Risk Factors Postpartum haemorrhage occurs more frequently in the first 2 h after delivery and is…
Acute Fetal Hypoxia/Acidosis
(1) Medical School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 2.1 Definition, Incidence and Main Risk Factors Fetal hypoxia refers to the condition in which there is decreased oxygen concentration in…
Retention of the After-Coming Head
(1) Medical School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 4.1 Definition, Incidence and Main Risk Factors Retention of the after-coming head refers to the rare situation in which there is…
Maternal Cardiorespiratory Arrest
(1) Medical School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 7.1 Definition, Incidence and Main Risk Factors Maternal cardiorespiratory arrest is estimated to occur in 0.003 % of pregnancies and manifests by…
Introduction
(1) Medical School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Obstetrics is a unique area of healthcare, in that the vast majority of situations in pregnancy and childbirth have normal outcome,…
and Chronic Kidney Disease
Fig. 1 Normal physiologic changes in pregnancy (Adapted using data from Ueland and Metcalfe [1], Davison and Dunlop [2], Hytten and Paintin [3]) Blood pressure typically decreases by 15–20 mmHg…
