Studies in the research laboratory have demonstrated the complex relationship between
fetal and newborn asphyxia and brain damage, a balance between the degree, duration and …

Watershed zone infarcts of the human cerebral cortex at the overlapping junctions of the
anterior and middle cerebral arterial territories are well known. Another watershed zone …

Controversy continues over which animal model to use as a reflection of human disease
states. With respect to perinatal brain disorders, scientists must contend with a disease in …

Umbilical cord occlusion (UCO), a known risk factor for perinatal brain damage, causes
severe fetal asphyxia leading to oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and cell death. We have …

OBJECTIVE: Perinatal infection increases the risk of neonatal neurologic injury. Our
objective is to determine whether histologically confirmed chorioamnionitis and funisitis is …

Insufficient cerebral O 2 supply leads to brain cell damage and loss of brain cell function.
The relationship between the severity of hypoxemic brain cell damage and the loss of …