Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8777662 | Early Human Development | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Historically, there has been limited neuro-imaging data acquired on infants with mild neonatal encephalopathy (NE). This likely reflects the traditional assumption that these infants had a universally good prognosis. As new evidence has emerged challenging this assumption, there has been a renewed interest in the neuro-imaging findings of these infants. To date, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies in infants with mild NE have demonstrated abnormalities in 20-40% of cases suggestive that the injury occurs during the peripartum period with a predominant watershed pattern of injury. The severity of the injury on MRI in infants with mild NE varies, but includes patterns of injury that have been associated with long-term neuro-developmental impairment.
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Authors
Brian H. Walsh, Terrie E. Inder,