Prematurity is the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. In developed countries,
extremely preterm infants contribute disproportionately to both neonatal and infant mortality …

The 5th edition of this indispensable resource captures the latest insights in neonatal
neurology in a totally engaging, readable manner. World authority Dr. Joseph Volpe has …

In the United States, about 12,000 premature infants develop intraventricular hemorrhage
(IVH) every year. The incidence of moderate-to-severe IVH has remained almost stationary …

Germinal matrix–intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH) is the most common variety of
neonatal intracranial hemorrhage and is characteristic of the premature infant. This form of …

Medical and surgical interventions are widely used to close a persistently patent ductus
arteriosus in preterm infants. Objective evidence to support these practices is lacking …

OBJECTIVE. Because the standard of care has been to attempt to close the patent ductus
arteriosus in preterm neonates, there is a paucity of information on the outcome of patients …

We studied whether changes in cerebral blood-flow velocity occur during the respiratory-
distress syndrome and whether, if present, they are related to the subsequent occurrence of …

Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) was studied in a retrospective population‐based series of
169 cases from the South‐westem Swedish health care region covering the birth years 1969 …

One hundred and forty-six infants of 34 weeks' gestation or less were repeatedly scanned by
means of real-time ultrasound to diagnose the presence of intraventricular haemorrhage …

AIM: To establish if there is an association between early cardiovascular adaptation and
intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH). METHODS: One hundred and seventeen ventilated …