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Diagnostic
After birth, Fabio was diagnosed with the following:
Premature birth in the 27th week of pregnancy
Hypotrophy (below-average growth of the body), birth weight 480g
Twin No. I (in the birth sequence)
Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) grade IV
Neonatal jaundice (Hyperbilirubinemia) (an excess of bilirubin [breakdown product of the red blood cell component hemoglobin] in the blood of the newborn)
Severe deformity of the lungs and bronchial system
Anemia of prematurity (AOP) (low red-blood-cell volume, due to the premature birth)
Cor pulmonale (increased pressure on the right ventricle of the heart, due to increased pressure of pulmonary circulation)
3rd-stage bilateral retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (an eye disease which affects prematurely born babies) condition following bilateral laser coagulation ("welding" using a laser)
Bilateral hernia condition following the bilateral surgical repair thereof
Hypospadias (misplacement of the urinary opening)
Atrial septal defect (ASD) type II, due to pulmonary hypertension (successfully sealed in May 2008)
After the event, the following diagnoses were made:
Cerebral palsy
Neurogenic dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
Overall retardation
Overall developmental delay, with epilepsy
Status post-rhabdomyolysis
Glutaric aciduria type II (was refuted at the end of 2008)
Central muscle tonus disorder
Dystonia
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