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Christine Loock
Researcher at University of British Columbia
Publications - 44
Citations - 2404
Christine Loock is an academic researcher from University of British Columbia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fetal alcohol syndrome & Social determinants of health. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 39 publications receiving 2156 citations. Previous affiliations of Christine Loock include University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Canadian guidelines for diagnosis
Albert E. Chudley,Julianne Conry,Jocelynn L. Cook,Christine Loock,Ted Rosales,Nicole J. LeBlanc +5 more
TL;DR: These are the first Canadian guidelines for the diagnosis of FAS and its related disabilities, developed by broad-based consultation among experts in diagnosis, based on widespread consultation of expert practitioners and partners in the field.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan.
Jocelynn L. Cook,Courtney R. Green,Christine Lilley,Sally M. Anderson,Mary Ellen Baldwin,Albert E. Chudley,Julianne Conry,Nicole J. LeBlanc,Christine Loock,Jan Lutke,Bernadene F. Mallon,Audrey McFarlane,Valerie Temple,Ted Rosales +13 more
TL;DR: The consequences of prenatal alcohol exposure were first described more than 40 years ago and the term “fetal alcohol syndrome” (FAS) was first used to describe the cluster of birth defects due to prenatal alcohol Exposure.
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Identifying fetal alcohol syndrome among youth in the criminal justice system.
TL;DR: This study determined the prevalence of FAS/FAE among youth who were remanded for a forensic psychiatric/psychological assessment, indicating the need for increased education and awareness among those in the criminal justice system involved with these youth.
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Pharmacokinetics and Bacteriologic Efficacy of Moxalactam, Cefotaxime, Cefoperazone, and Rocephin in Experimental Bacterial Meningitis
TL;DR: In rabbit CSF, moxalactam had the greatest concentration and penetration, but rocephin had the longest half-life and duration of bactericidal activity, and the four drugs were comparable to ampicillin in reducing counts of group B Streptococcus type III in CSF.
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Structural and functional brain integrity of fetal alcohol syndrome in nonretarded cases.
TL;DR: These results when coupled with previous findings suggest a continuum of neuropathology in fetal alcohol syndrome, for cases with relatively mild intellectual deficits, the cause of the deficit is at a micro-level rather than a macro-level.