Executive Functions in Preschool Children Born Preterm in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prevalence of Coronary artery anomalies detected by Coronary CT Angiography in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

BACKGROUND Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) are congenital variations of one or more of the coronary arteries and they are an uncommon but important cause of chest pain and, in some cases, sudden cardiac death. Anomalies of coronary arteries may be found incidentally in 0.3-1% of healthy individuals. The three types of coronary artery anomalies are anomalies of origin, anomalies of course and a...

(HBs-Ag) and anti-HCV Antibody Among Health Care Workers of Canton Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Comparison of Executive Functions in Preterm and Normal Children

Introduction: Executive functions refer to the use of cognitive processes to control thoughts and emotions. The purpose of this study was to compare the executive functions in premature and normal children. Methods: The present study is a causal comparative study. The statistical population of this study was Tabriz Premature Children that 30 of these children were selected by using available sa...

Executive functions in preschool children born preterm: application of cognitive neuroscience paradigms.

Although children born preterm are at risk for neuropsychological impairments at school age and adolescence, including difficulties with visual motor integration, spatial/constructional skills, attention, arithmetic, and nonverbal executive functions, specific neuropsychological outcome has not been investigated adequately in preschoolers. Application of cognitive neuroscience tasks offers the ...

Evaluation of pulmonary functions in preschool children born late-preterm.

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the pulmonary functions of preschool children born late-preterm. MATERIAL AND METHODS Children aged between 3-7 years who were born at 340/7-366/7 weeks' gestation represented the target sample. Patients with a diagnosis of congenital cardiac, pulmonary and/or muscle diseases were excluded. Respiratory symptoms were evaluated using the modified asthma...

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in western Herzegovina and Herzegovina--Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The aim of this study was to investigate the selected indicators of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Herzegovina (Western Herzegovina Canton and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton). By using all available health and medical sources in the studied area and using McDonald's criteria, a total of 96 patients were identified in the period from 1996 to 2006. Results of the study show that the crude prevalence of M...