2002-06-17-12 Size-discordant twins © Tzachrista www.TheFetus.net ... Two more limitations have been added in the definition of discordant twins: ... The overall risk of fetal death in discordant twins (>25% weight discrepancy) is 6,5-fold greater than in concordant twins1,6. However, when there is discordancy with an...
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Definition of discordant twins in the Medical Dictionary. discordant twins explanation. Information about discordant twins in Free online English dictionary. What is discordant twins? Meaning of discordant twins medical term. ... twins showing a marked difference in size (greater than 10% in weight) at birth.
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If a single environmental insult, such as vaccination, were the key to explaining discordance, then you'd expect pairs of discordant twins to have one insulted twin and one non-insulted twin. (There is one report on a pair of discordant twins which cites perinatal stress in this regard).
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come of preterm discordant twins. The significance of a. CCFT for the neonatal morbidity and .... significantly higher in twins discordant in weight than in ...
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It is notable that these expanded T cell clones with putative pathogenic or regulatory properties were present in the affected as well as in the healthy subject, thus suggesting the existence of a "MS predisposing trait" shared by co-twins discordant for MS.
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Discordant growth in twins contributes significantly to rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality. ... The mode of delivery in discordant twins remains controversial. We conclude that ultrasound surveillance of twin gestations, combining serial biometry and selective Doppler studies, is effective in the recognition...
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate neonatal mortality rates among discordant twins, classified according to the birth weight of the smaller twin. ... STUDY DESIGN: We compared neonatal mortality rates among three groups of discordant twins (>25%), distinguished by the birth weight of the smaller twin...
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Carotid artery stenoses (narrowing of area of the lumen with 15-60%) were found in nine pairs: in nine smoking twins and in two of their nonsmoking cotwins (p = 0.036). The total area of carotid plaques was 3.2 times larger in smoking cotwins (p less than 0.001). The thickness of the inner layer of carotid arteries was...
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The first of twins was of 32 weeks gestation and the baby was of appropriate size and development for the gestational age. The second twin was of 36 ... Dental age and the New Ballard score can be used to diagnose superfoetation in discordant twins, when detailed first trimester ultra-sound data is not available.
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