The effects on Apgar scores and neonatal outcomes of switching from a combination of phenylephrine and ephedrine to phenylephrine alone as a prophylactic vasopressor during spinal anesthesia for cesarean section [PDF]
BackgroundEphedrine, unlike phenylephrine, has a dose-related propensity to depress fetal pH during spinal anesthesia during cesarean section. A low arterial umbilical cord pH has a strong association with neonatal mortality and morbidity. The purpose of
Joo Yeon Jeon +5 more
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Periventricular Leucomalacia and Seizure in Preterm Infants
Background: Prematurity neuropathology can be categorized as: periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), white matter changes, and basal ganglion, cortex and thalamus disorders. These abnormalities may induce seizure in preterm neonate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between white matter abnormalities and seizure in 18 months preterm ...
Mahtab Amirheidari +2 more
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Maternal age and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Background The increased potential for negative pregnancy outcomes in both extremes of reproductive age is a well-debated argument. The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence and the outcome of pregnancies conceived at extreme maternal ages ...
Ambrogio P. Londero +4 more
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Neuro-imaging characteristics of sensory impairment in cerebral palsy; a systematic review
BackgroundObjective: To identify and examine neural reorganization of the sensory network in terms of lesion type, somatotopic organization of the primary somatosensory area, and functional connectivity in relation to sensory function in children and ...
A. C. S. Knijnenburg +11 more
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OBJETIVO: Apresentar uma revisão crítica e atualizada sobre as lesões cerebrais isquêmicas no recém-nascido pré-termo de muito baixo peso. FONTES DE DADOS: As referências foram obtidas através do banco de dados MEDLINE, sendo selecionadas as mais ...
Rita C. Silveira, Renato S. Procianoy
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New evidence on the protector effect of weight gain in retinopathy of prematurity
Introduction: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is characterised by insufficient vascular development in the retina, and requires early treatment to avoid visual disability in severe cases.
María J. Chaves-Samaniego +3 more
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Optic disc morphology may reveal timing of insult in children with periventricular leucomalacia and/or periventricular haemorrhage [PDF]
To evaluate the relation between optic disc morphology and timing of periventricular white matter damage, defined as either periventricular leucomalacia (PVL) or periventricular haemorrhage (PVH), as estimated by neuroradiology.35 children with periventricular white matter damage who had had neuroradiology performed and ocular fundus photographs taken ...
L, Jacobson +4 more
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Nuevas evidencias sobre el efecto protector de la ganancia de peso en la retinopatía del prematuro
Resumen: Introducción: La retinopatía del prematuro (ROP) se caracteriza por el desarrollo vascular insuficiente en la retina que, en los casos severos precisa tratamiento precoz para evitar secuelas visuales.
María J. Chaves-Samaniego +3 more
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A culturally adapted developmental screening program (LEAP‐CP) improved First Nations families' engagement with neonatal follow‐up by almost 40%. The Motor Optimality Score‐Revised (MOS‐R), Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE), and the Australian First Nations adaptation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ‐TRAK), distinguished ...
Carly Luke +17 more
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Sulfato de magnesio para neuroprotección fetal: revisión de la literatura
Objetivo: revisar la evidencia disponible acerca de la efectividad y seguridad del sulfato de magnesio como neuroprotector en fetos pretérmino. Materiales y métodos: se realizó una búsqueda de la literatura en las bases de datos, Medline, SciELO, Embase ...
Camilo Muñoz-Martínez +1 more
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