OBJECTIVE Hydrocephalus is one of the most common brain disorders, yet a reliable
assessment of the global burden of disease is lacking. The authors sought a reliable …

Twenty percent of very-low-birth-weight (< 1500 g) preterm infants experience a serious
systemic infection, and despite advances in neonatal intensive care and antimicrobials …

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) occurs in 20% to 25% of very low birthweight preterm
neonates and may be associated with significant sequelae. Infants who have IVH are at risk …

Germinal matrix‐intraventricular hemorrhage (GM‐IVH) is a common intracranial
complication in preterm infants, especially those born before 32 weeks of gestation and very …

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development held a workshop on
September 12–13, 2005, to summarize the risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes after …

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in the premature infant is an acquired lesion with enormous
potential impact on morbidity, mortality, and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the risks and benefits associated with the transfusion of packed
red blood cells (PRBCs) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. We hypothesized that …

Background Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is one of the most serious complications in
preterm infants and is associated with neurological sequelae and mortality. Over the past …

Cerebellar hemorrhage (CBH) in premature infants is increasingly diagnosed secondary to
improved neuroimaging techniques and survival of very small preterm infants. Information is …

OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to investigate whether outcome in extremely low birth weight
infants changes over time in Finland. PATIENTS AND METHODS. All infants with a birth …