Posts Tagged ‘Congenital abnormalities’

Propanolol as treatment for infantile hemangiomas

Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 470 views

Infantile Hemangioma Propanolol Treatment
You may have heard that Propanolol is currently being used as treatment for some infantile hemangiomas of both types (RICH and NICH).  In this presentation prepared for our weekly case conference by [...]

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Educational Presentation: Congenital Anomalies of the Pituitary Gland

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 490 views

Congenital Pituitary Abns (NXPowerLite)
Here is the third on my series of educational presentations.  It deals with embryology, anatomy and congenital abnormalities of the pituitary gland.  I need to acknowledge that this one was authored by [...]

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Anomalies After Exposure to Methotrexate in the 1st Trimester

Posted on August 11th, 2009 by Marcela Posada, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 710 views

This is a 2 day-old term baby with history of methotrexate exposure during first trimester as an abortion attempt. No other relevant clinical history. [...]

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ASL Perfusion in Cortical Dysplasia

Posted on February 17th, 2009 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 919 views

Arterial spin labeling perfusion is becoming an important clinical tool. We find it particularly useful in children in whom it is difficult to obtain contrast enhanced MR perfusion due to the smaller size of needles [...]

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