Ultrasound movement patterns of fetuses with chromosome anomalies

Fetal movements were examined by ultrasound in 24 pregnancies in which an abnormal karyotype was detected in fetal cells and compared to ultrasound fetal movement patterns in normal pregnancies. The main features in fetuses with chromosome anomalies observed at 18–20 weeks of gestation are the persistence of global, jerky movements with twitches usually seen at 13–14 weeks of gestation in normal fetuses. This fetal motor behaviour is inconstant in trisomy 21. In trisomy 18 the hand deformities are easily detected.     

Prenatal diagnosis of congenital my asthenia with arthrogryposis in a myasthenic mother

We studied two children born to a myasthenic mother. The first child, a female, had multiple flexion contractures. She died 1 h after birth. In the second pregnancy, 3 years later, ultra-sonographic examination at 20 weeks showed decreased fetal movements and multiple flexion contractures. The pregnancy was interrupted. Eight other cases of congenital rnyasthenia with arthrogryposis are known; four of them are siblings. The recurrence risk may be as high as 100 per cent. Our second case demonstrates that prenatal diagnosis is possible early enough to allow termination of pregnancy.     

降水异常对三峡工程建设的影响

利用三峡库区17个站1997年的逐日降水资料,分析了三峡库区1997年的降水特点．结果表明,异常偏少的降水为大江截流成功提供了有利的天气气候条件;同时,从气候学角度指出,大江截流以后的施工期间仍面临着严峻的气候异常风险,应引起有关部门特别注意．