Biomedical subjects

K Blakemore

Publications and source records attributed to K Blakemore.

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PubMed1982

Health and illness among the elderly of minority ethnic groups living in Birmingham: some new findings.

The number of people over pensionable age who are of ethnic minority (New Commonwealth) origin is increasing rapidly. A limited survey of 348 Afro-Caribbean and Asian elderly people and 52 elderly Europeans living in Birmingham was recently carried out to investigate, among other things, their health and use of health services. The main survey findings on the proportions of the elderly needing to visit their doctors or go to hospital for treatment, the proportions suffering problems of sight, hearing and walking or having dental problems, and other indicators of health and illness are briefly discussed in this paper.

Africa↗

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Complete trisomy 9 in a term fetus: a case report.

Complete trisomy 9 was diagnosed in a 35-week fetus by amniocentesis. Several sonograms had revealed only a two-vessel cord and intrauterine growth restriction. No other abnormalities were noted. A stillborn infant was delivered at 37 weeks gestation after induction of labor.

Amniocentesis↗

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Alagille syndrome: prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy outcome.

The Alagille syndrome (AGS) is a multisystem autosomal dominant condition. In this case report, we describe a pregnant woman with this unusual disorder, in whom serial fetal sonography revealed severe pulmonary stenosis and progressively severe intrauterine growth retardation, suggesting that the fetus also had AGS, a diagnosis which was confirmed postnatally. In this report, the potential complications for pregnancy, labor and delivery when both mother and fetus are affected with AGS are described.

Adult↗