کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6172317 1252183 2013 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Neonatal neurobehavioral abnormalities and MRI brain injury in encephalopathic newborns treated with hypothermia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
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Neonatal neurobehavioral abnormalities and MRI brain injury in encephalopathic newborns treated with hypothermia
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundNeonatal Encephalopathy (NE) is a prominent cause of infant mortality and neurodevelopmental disability. Hypothermia is an effective neuroprotective therapy for newborns with encephalopathy. Post-hypothermia functional-anatomical correlation between neonatal neurobehavioral abnormalities and brain injury findings on MRI in encephalopathic newborns has not been previously described.AimTo evaluate the relationship between neonatal neurobehavioral abnormalities and brain injury on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in encephalopathic newborns treated with therapeutic hypothermia.Study designNeonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) referred for therapeutic hypothermia were prospectively enrolled in this observational study. Neurobehavioral functioning was assessed with the NICU network neurobehavioral scale (NNNS) performed at target age 14 days. Brain injury was assessed by MRI at target age 7-10 days. NNNS scores were compared between infants with and without severe MRI injury.Subjects & outcome measuresSixty-eight term newborns (62% males) with moderate to severe encephalopathy underwent MRI at median 8 days (range 5-16) and NNNS at median 12 days of life (range 5-20). Fifteen (22%) had severe injury on MRI.ResultsOverall Total Motor Abnormality Score and individual summary scores for Non-optimal Reflexes and Asymmetry were higher, while Total NNNS Z-score across cognitive/behavioral domains was lower (reflecting poorer performance) in infants with severe MRI injury compared to those without (p < 0.05).ConclusionsNeonatal neurobehavioral abnormalities identified by the NNNS are associated with MRI brain injury in encephalopathic newborns post-hypothermia. The NNNS can provide an early functional assessment of structural brain injury in newborns, which may guide rehabilitative therapies in infants after perinatal brain injury.

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Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Early Human Development - Volume 89, Issue 9, September 2013, Pages 733-737
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