Growth and development in thanatophoric dysplasia |
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| Authors: | I M MacDonald A G Hunter P M MacLeod S B MacMurray |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Ophthalmology, Childrens' Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | Two cases of prolonged survival of thanatophoric dysplasia are presented, in which ventilatory support was initiated in the neonatal period because of respiratory distress. Both patients required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus and had decompression of the posterior fossa. The history of each patient has been characterized by profound developmental delay and dramatic growth failure. |
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