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  2. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Up to two-thirds of RCVS cases are associated with an underlying condition or exposure, particularly vasoactive or recreational drug use, complications of pregnancy (eclampsia and pre-eclampsia), and the adjustment period following childbirth called puerperium. [1] Vasoactive drug use is found in about 50% of cases. [6]

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    cephal(o)-of or pertaining to the head (as a whole) Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ), the head cephalalgy, hydrocephalus: cerat(o)-of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn Greek κέρας, κερατ-(kéras, kerat-), a horn ceratoid: cerebell(o)-of or pertaining to the cerebellum: Latin cerebellum, little brain cerebellum: cerebr(o)-

  4. Congenital absence of the vas deferens - Wikipedia

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    The mutational spectrum of CFTR in the first group differs from that observed in classic cystic fibrosis, with milder missense or splice variants present on at least one chromosome. [6] [7] The genetic basis of the second group is not well understood. In the subset of males with both CBAVD and URA, the CFTR mutation has been shown to occur at a ...

  5. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension - Wikipedia

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    In children, numerous nonspecific signs and symptoms may be present. [7] The increased pressure leads to compression and traction of the cranial nerves, a group of nerves that arise from the brain stem and supply the face and neck. Most commonly, the abducens nerve (sixth nerve) is involved. This nerve supplies the muscle that pulls the eye ...

  6. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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    A study in 2012 found that the maternal plasma cell-free DNA test was also able to detect trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) in 100% of the cases (59/59) at a false-positive rate of 0.28%, and trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) in 91.7% of the cases (11/12) at a false-positive rate of 0.97%.

  7. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    CF: Count fingers vision – state distance c/o or c.o. Complains of CT: Cover test c/u: Check up CW: Close work Δ: Prism dioptre D: Dioptres DC: Dioptres cylinder DNA: Did not attend DOB: Date of birth DS: Dioptres sphere DV: Distance vision DVD: Dissociated vertical deviation EF: Eccentric fixation FB: Foreign body FD: Fixation disparity FF ...

  8. Could fluoride in pregnancy affect kids' development? A study ...

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    A 2019 study published in JAMA Pediatrics, for example, found that IQ levels were slightly lower in 3- and 4-year-old children whose mothers had higher measures of fluoride in their urine when ...

  9. Obstetric ultrasonography - Wikipedia

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    The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) recommends that pregnant women have routine obstetric ultrasounds between 18 weeks' and 22 weeks' gestational age (the anatomy scan) in order to confirm pregnancy dating, to measure the fetus so that growth abnormalities can be recognized quickly later in pregnancy ...