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[Prenatal dexametasone and periventricular leucomalacia in prematures].
Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 2011Prematurity is observed in 5-8% of deliveries, and is frequent cause of handicap. Premature have 5-24% risk for developing periventricular leukomalacia (PLM). The use of antenatal steroids (AS) is controversial for preventing PLM.We studied 110 premature neonates < 1500 g, divided in 2 groups: control (group 1, n = 55), and group 2 (n = 55) who ...
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Is Periventricular Leucomalacia aResult of Hypoxic-Ischaemic Injury?
Neonatology, 2001Decrease in the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO<sub>2</sub>) causes a reduction in cerebral blood flow in humans and in most animal species; in adults as well as in newborns and even in fetal life. Severely decreased PaCO<sub>2</sub> increases cerebral lactate production, modifies spontaneous electric brain ...
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Maternal infection and cerebral palsy in term infants with periventricular leucomalacia
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003WITH PERIVENTRICULAR LEUCOMALACIA BO JACOBSSON, GUDRUN HAGBERG, HENRIK HAGBERG, Perinatal Center, Goteborg, Sweden Dept. of Pediatrics, Goteborg, Sweden OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have investigated maternal infection during delivery as a possible risk factor for cerebral palsy (CP) in term infants.
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Can periventricular leucomalacia cause spastic diplegia in premature infants?
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2004Sir: The answer to the question posed by Dr Crawford is a resounding ‘yes’. The Polani definition of spastic diplegia does not accord with modern paediatric neurology [1]. Many children with spastic diplegia have both neurocognitive defects and seizures [2,3]. Visual abnormalities are well documented in children with spastic diplegia.
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Changes of White Matter Disorders in Preterm Babies with Periventricular Leucomalacia.
2015Aims and objectives: The main reason for brain damage in preterm infants is perinatal hypoxia and ischemia, which is confirmed by neuroimaging [1, 8]. It is evident that the dominant pathology of premature infants is damage white matter of the brain [2,5,6].Structural...
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Betamethasone may prevent periventricular leucomalacia
Inpharma Weekly, 1999openaire +1 more source