Brain death in the newborn is usually determined by neurological examination, apnea testing and a duration of observation period. In addition, other confirmatory studies such as electroencephalogram ...

Better screening protocols and new, potentially more effective treatments have created “an opportune time” for the implementation of newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to a ...

4th Edition. Authored by Joseph J. Volpe. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 2001. 912 pages in one volume, illustrated Joseph Volpe wrote a masterpiece called Neurology of the Newborn in 1981. An ...

Last year, Invitae ($NVTA) said that it was aiming to expand its test menu to more than 1,000 genes by mid-2016. Now, the company has achieved that goal ahead of ...