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Major Congenital Neurologic Malformations-Reply

Major Congenital Neurologic Malformations-Reply This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract In Reply.—I appreciate Dr Ryals' comments regarding the incidence of major congenital neurologic malformations that we recently reported. Having spent many years as a military physician, I recognize that pregnant women known to be carrying fetuses with malformations are not infrequently referred to civilian hospitals. However, this has likely played a minimal role in affecting the results of our study. Only in the past 2 years has routine α-fetoprotein screening been performed on all pregnant woman in the major army medical centers, a period subsequent to the dates of the study. In addition, most of the smaller military hospitals do not have this capability. Furthermore, ultrasound study is not routinely performed on pregnant women. Although they have been commonly performed since the mid-1980s, the minority of women undergo ultrasound studies. α-Fetoprotein levels in amniotic fluid have been evaluated since the mid-1970s. However, these evaluations were performed only in women with prior http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

Major Congenital Neurologic Malformations-Reply

Major Congenital Neurologic Malformations-Reply

Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract In Reply.—I appreciate Dr Ryals' comments regarding the incidence of major congenital neurologic malformations that we recently reported. Having spent many years as a military physician, I recognize that pregnant women known to be carrying fetuses with malformations are not infrequently referred to civilian hospitals. However, this has...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0002-922X
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1991.02160010032009
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract In Reply.—I appreciate Dr Ryals' comments regarding the incidence of major congenital neurologic malformations that we recently reported. Having spent many years as a military physician, I recognize that pregnant women known to be carrying fetuses with malformations are not infrequently referred to civilian hospitals. However, this has likely played a minimal role in affecting the results of our study. Only in the past 2 years has routine α-fetoprotein screening been performed on all pregnant woman in the major army medical centers, a period subsequent to the dates of the study. In addition, most of the smaller military hospitals do not have this capability. Furthermore, ultrasound study is not routinely performed on pregnant women. Although they have been commonly performed since the mid-1980s, the minority of women undergo ultrasound studies. α-Fetoprotein levels in amniotic fluid have been evaluated since the mid-1970s. However, these evaluations were performed only in women with prior

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American Journal of Diseases of ChildrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1991

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