Hypoglycemic injury to the immature brain.

abstract：:Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) are easily recorded in the neonatal intensive care setting using light-emitting diode goggles as the flash stimulus. They are sensitive measures of CNS integrity and are altered or abolished by hypoxia. Prognosis in newborns with birth asphyxia or hypoxia is difficult to predict; howeve...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Whyte HE

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococci are common pathogens in the neonatal period. Increased survival of premature infants leads to prolonged hospital stay with associated risk factors for developing invasive staphylococcal disease. Challenges of diagnosing coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections result in conflicting definitions and in...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Blanchard AC,Quach C,Autmizguine J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the role of biologic and environmental factors in determining the long-term outcomes of extremely low-birth weight infants. Research focusing on follow-up to at least 4 years of age is reviewed. Methodologic issues related to sampling, the use of control groups, and diagnostic criteria are also d...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Lester BM,Miller-Loncar CL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were approximately 2 million deaths worldwide from tuberculosis in 1997, 98% of them in developing countries. Factors implicated in the resurgence of tuberculosis in the United States in the late 80s and early 90s included increased immigration from countries with high prevalence, HIV infection, emergence of res...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Laibl VR,Sheffield JS

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Academy of Pediatrics supports the feeding of human milk for all infants. Very-low-birth-weight and extremely low-birth-weight infants especially can benefit from the immune and neurodevelopmental effects of human milk. However, human milk alone is nutritionally inadequate for the rapid growth of the very...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Adamkin DH,Radmacher PG

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experience in the management of 138 infants with various causes of intestinal obstruction has provided us with important principles of diagnosis and treatments that we adhere to in the course of our practice. 1. The overall mortality of neonates suffering from intestinal obstruction should be fewer than 5 per cent...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Reyes HM,Meller JL,Loeff D

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of infection in the pathogenesis of preterm labor and delivery, and the specific mechanisms through which this association is demonstrated are presented. Cellular and biochemical changes that initiate parturition in the setting of infection are discussed, particularly prostaglandins and cytokines. ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Gomez R,Ghezzi F,Romero R,Muñoz H,Tolosa JE,Rojas I

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the early history of the "boarder baby" phenomenon through the late 1980s and early 1990s. The characteristics of the recent "boarder baby" population and of the problem are described with particular emphasis on the role of alcohol and drug abuse and the historical lack of coordination between h...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Maza PL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Babies of extremely low birthweight and elderly adults both require expensive and scarce resources, and both have a relatively poor prognosis for survival if they require intensive care. Thus, proposals for rationing often target one or both of these groups. We suspected that although mortality rates might be higher i...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Meadow W,Lantos JD,Mokalla M,Reimshisel T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increased use of fertility agents and the transfer of multiple embryos, multifetal gestations have increased in number. As the number of fetuses increases, the probability of premature birth and delivery does. The role of multifetal pregnancy reduction and selective termination is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Evans MI,Littmann L,King M,Fletcher JC

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is clear that prostaglandins and related compounds are important in the physiology and pathophysiology of the perinatal pulmonary circulation. This article focuses on what is known about prostaglandin-related compounds (PRC) in the pulmonary circulation of the developing and newly born mammal. Also included is a di...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Philips JB 3rd,Lyrene RK

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, the in utero diagnosis of nonimmune hydrops is associated with a grave prognosis. Antenatal evaluation will determine the cause in many cases, allowing appropriate decisions to be made regarding the management of the pregnancy. To date, no specific in utero therapy exists for most causes of nonimmune hydro...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Carlton DP,McGillivray BC,Schreiber MD

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MPR and ST are important options for patients who have multifetal pregnancies. Both procedures have been shown to be technically safe and result in acceptable pregnancy loss rates and GAs at delivery. An important caveat is that these findings are observed in centers that have vast experience performing this type of p...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Bush MC,Eddleman KA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, researchers studying the field of sleep have been divided into two main groups. The first group of sleep studies was based on behaviors and behavioral sleep. The second group of researchers based their studies on electroencephalogram EEG patterns and changes. With technologic advancements, a third group ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Graven S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, all women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer were considered to be at increased risk of cancer themselves. The discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 demonstrated that susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer can be inherited by women as a single-gene autosomal dominant disorder. For such women, e...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Frank TS,Critchfield GC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective strategy to prevent invasive ventilation, failure rates are high and many babies require endotracheal intubation. Prolonged exposure to mechanical ventilation is linked with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and other morbidities. Different techniques of nas...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Waitz M,Mense L,Kirpalani H,Lemyre B

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have learned from prenatal diagnosis that there is a wide spectrum of clinical severity for fetuses that have a lung mass. Accurate prognostic information is necessary for providing appropriate management and parental counseling. If an associated life-threatening anomaly is present or if the mother is ill with the ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Adzick NS

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a standard of care for preterm/term newborns effective pain management may improve their clinical and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Neonatal pain is assessed using context-specific, validated, and objective pain methods, despite the limitations of currently available tools. Therapeutic approaches reducing invasive p...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Hall RW,Anand KJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hyperbilirubinemia is extremely common among neonates and is usually mild and transient, it sometimes leads to bilirubin-induced neurologic damage (BIND). The auditory pathway is highly sensitive to the effects of elevated total serum/plasma bilirubin (TB) levels, with damage manifesting clinically as auditor...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Olds C,Oghalai JS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal Cushing syndrome (CS) is most commonly caused by exogenous administration of glucocorticoids and rarely by endogenous hypercortisolemia. CS owing to adrenal lesions is the most common cause of endogenous CS in neonates and infants, and adrenocortical tumors (ACTs) represent most cases. Many ACTs develop in th...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Tatsi C,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in neonatal medicine, the mortality rate for congenital diaphragmatic hernia remains high. The results of work in animal models suggest that this anomaly may be amenable to in utero surgical correction. In this article, the natural history of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in humans is reviewed, and ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Neerhof MG,MacGregor SN,Kilner JF

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial disorders present in a myriad of ways, which causes them to be included in the differential diagnosis for many patients with undiagnosed disease. A subset of mitochondrial disorders are caused by intrinsic defects in the mitochondrial replication machinery, leading to loss of cellular mitochondrial conte...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Basel D

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the English literature reveals considerable disagreement regarding the cardiovascular hemodynamics of preeclampsia as measured by both noninvasive and invasive techniques. In the untreated patient, most of the data suggest the presence of low CO, low PCWP, and elevated SVR as compared to normotensive pregn...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Sibai BM,Mabie WC

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in fetal echocardiography are providing highly accurate diagnoses of congenital heart disease prior to delivery, making it possible to plan the delivery-room management of these newborns. Knowledge of the expected transitional circulation occurring with birth and the pathophysiologic implications of congenita...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Johnson BA,Ades A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A regionalized system of perinatal care, which draws on the strengths of individual hospitals and corrects any weaknesses, can enhance the level of performance of the community hospital. Although the care of high risk infants takes priority in this system, concern is expressed that routine perinatal care should also r...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Brown JL

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New knowledge has accumulated in recent years making it prudent to ask questions regarding current oxygenation policies and guidelines. Because new-born resuscitation affects so many individuals, and because resuscitation procedures may have dramatic consequences on infant and child health, intensified discussion and ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Saugstad OD

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cesarean deliveries can be associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain. Appropriate management of pain is important because it results in better patient satisfaction, earlier mobilization, and improved maternal-infant bonding. There are many individual options for treatment of pain; however, multimodal analg...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Lavoie A,Toledo P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several microangiopathic disorders that are encountered during pregnancy provide physicians with a formidable diagnostic challenge. Severe pre-eclampsia with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome and many other obstetric and medical or surgical conditions produce similar clinical presen...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Sibai BM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although therapies in addition to whole-body cooling are being developed to treat the neonate at risk for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, we have no quickly measured serum inflammatory or neuronal biomarkers to acutely and accurately identify brain injury or to follow the efficacy of therapy. This review covers infla...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Chalak LF

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing numbers of children born to HIV-infected women poses formidable problems for maternal and child health programs throughout the world. Between 20% and 40% of these children will be infected with HIV and most are expected to die by the age of 5 years as a result. The vast majority of the uninfected childr...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Chin J

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00