Chorion biopsy in mongrel dogs

With the great development of the gestational studies in all of the species, we noticed the necessity of adaptations of these techniques for prenatal diagnosis in dogs. Based on this, we studied the feasibility of chorion biopsy guided by ultrasound. Our results demonstrated accuracy on the sex determination being 2 males and 12 females, as well as it would be possible to identify chromosome alteration due to the quality of samplings. Sex determination was accomplished with the identification of Y gene chromosomes in PCR technique. After the collection, fragments were prepared for light microscopy studies and revealed fetal chorion tissue, blood colloid and erythrocyte. In the whole material we found hemosiderin impregnations due to the hemolysis and to the residue of blood of the placental marginal hematomes. The submitted female dogs to this technique demonstrated normal puppy births without death.

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Implications of Prenatal Diagnosis for the Quality of, and Right to, Human Life: Society as a Standard

Ethical Issues in Human Genetics ◽

10.1007/978-1-4684-2010-4_15 ◽

1973 ◽

pp. 201-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert S. Morison

Keyword(s):

Prenatal Diagnosis ◽

Human Life

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Implications of Prenatal Diagnosis for the Quality of, and Right to, Human Life

Biomedical Ethics and the Law ◽

10.1007/978-1-4684-2223-8_24 ◽

1976 ◽

pp. 329-338

Author(s):

Robert S. Morison

Keyword(s):

Prenatal Diagnosis ◽

Human Life

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Clinical study of fetal neurobehavior by the KANET test

Journal of Perinatal Medicine ◽

10.1515/jpm-2016-0414 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 46 (6) ◽

pp. 631-639

Author(s):

Raul Moreira Neto ◽

Selma Porovic

Keyword(s):

Central Nervous System ◽

Nervous System ◽

Prenatal Diagnosis ◽

Behavior Pattern ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Fetal Medicine ◽

Morphological Studies ◽

4D Ultrasound ◽

Spontaneous Movements

AbstractFetal neurology is evolving as an area of great interest in prenatal diagnosis and fetal medicine. The identification and diagnosis of brain damage prenatally has been a great challenge in obstetrics for many years. Investigations of fetal behavior in comparison with morphological studies led to the conclusion that fetal behavioral patterns directly reflect developmental and maturational processes of the fetal central nervous system (CNS). Four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound has greatly improved the assessment of the quality of the fetal spontaneous movements, and enabled a better evaluation of fetal behavior. The assessment of normal neurobehavioral development by 4D ultrasound provided the opportunity to investigate functional characteristics of the fetus that could predict neurological developmental dysfunction. Some studies have already been carried out to evaluate this new methodology in the observation of fetal behavior during different stages of gestation, in an attempt to better understand the relationships between the maturation of the CNS of the fetus and its implications on its behavior pattern. We present a review of literature on fetal behavior by 4D ultrasound.

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Prenatal Diagnosis of Cleft Lip and Palate

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ◽

10.1597/1545-1569_2003_040_0186_pdocla_2.0.co_2 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 186-189 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

N. Johnson ◽

Jonathan R. Sandy

Keyword(s):

Prenatal Diagnosis ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Review Article ◽

Ultrasound Diagnosis ◽

Orofacial Clefting ◽

The Impact

Objective The use of ultrasound for the prenatal diagnosis of cleft lip and palate has aided considerably in the early diagnosis of orofacial clefting. The impact and consequences of this need to be considered as the reliability and validity of ultrasound diagnosis increases. This review article considers a number of these issues as well as up-to-date information on the quality of the technique.

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Prenatal diagnosis of Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome: Series of four cases and review of the literature

Ultrasound ◽

10.1177/1742271x19880327 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 91-102

Author(s):

Olga Ivanitskaya ◽

Elena Andreeva ◽

Natalia Odegova

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Prenatal Diagnosis ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Varicose Veins ◽

Port Wine ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Unique Case ◽

Port Wine Stains ◽

Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome

Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome is a rare disease with a classic triad of port wine stains, varicose veins, and bony and soft tissue hypertrophy of an extremity. The quality of life in these patients is significantly affected, making the prenatal diagnosis of Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome important. We present four prenatally diagnosed cases of this anomaly with a unique case of ectrodactyly of the hand in foetus with Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome. Such a combination has not been previously reported prenatally. A review of the literature for similar cases is also presented.

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Usability evaluation of the eHealth Long Lasting Memories program in Spanish elderly people

Health Informatics Journal ◽

10.1177/1460458219889501 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 1728-1741 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Susel Góngora Alonso ◽

José Miguel Toribio Guzmán ◽

Beatriz Sainz de Abajo ◽

Juan Luis Muñoz Sánchez ◽

Manuel Franco Martín ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Elderly People ◽

The Elderly ◽

Study Groups ◽

Preventive Strategy ◽

Degenerative Diseases ◽

Wide Acceptance ◽

New Perspective ◽

Great Development

In recent years, there has been a great development of software technology in the field of psychogeriatric research, helping to improve the quality of life of the elderly and preventing cognitive deterioration associated with aging, and thus decrease the possible dependence. The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the usability of the Long Lasting Memories program in elderly people with or without cognitive impairment in a region of Spain. For the study, users were classified into three groups: subjects with no cognitive impairment, with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia, and they were given a usability questionnaire covering different variables. Of the 157 Spanish participants in the study, 84.1 percent answered the usability questionnaire, obtaining wide acceptance in all study groups regarding the usability of the Long Lasting Memories program. Current research begins to mark a new perspective that recognizes the need to establish a preventive strategy for degenerative diseases.

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