DIAGNOSIS OF CEREBRAL PALSY The diagnosis of CP relies on a combination of
neurologic assessment, neuroimaging findings, and recognition of clinical risk factors …

Germinal matrix-intraventricular-intraparenchymal hemorrhage (GMH-IVH-IPH) is a major
complication of very preterm births before 32 weeks of gestation (WG). Despite progress in …

Background Early spontaneous preterm delivery is often associated with microbial invasion
of the amniotic cavity and/or intraamniotic inflammation. Objective The objective of the study …

Cerebral palsy (CP), a group of clinical syndromes caused by non-progressive brain
damage in the developing fetus or infant, is one of the most common causes of lifelong …

Placental protein 13 (PP13) is a regulatory protein involved in remodeling the vascular
system of the pregnancy and extending the immune tolerance of the mother to the growing …

Introduction Globally, preterm birth has replaced congenital malformation as the major
cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity. The reduced rate of congenital malformation was …

Sulfate is an important anion as sulfonation is essential in modulation of several
compounds, such as exogens, polysaccharide chains of proteoglycans, cholesterol or …

Background Relatively little is known about the immediate and prospective
neurodevelopmental impacts of joint exposure to multiple metals (ie, metal mixtures) in early …

Approximately 800 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications around
the world every day, 99% of which occur in developing countries. In majority of cases deaths …

Objectives To describe the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) at age 2 years in infants born
before 33 weeks of gestation and to analyze the fetal neuroprotective effect of the antenatal …