Search for dissertations about: "Snjolaug Sveinsdottir"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Snjolaug Sveinsdottir.

  2. 1. Preterm intraventricular haemorrhage - Effects of extracellular haemoglobin

    Author : Snjolaug Sveinsdottir; Lund Pediatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is the most common brain lesion in preterm infants and is most commonly seen in the sickest children, with 15-20% of very preterm infants developing IVH. The mortality of infants with severe IVH is 20-50 % in the neonatal period and over 50 % of surviving infants develop post-haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) and 40-80 % develop severe neurological impairment, mainly cerebral palsy and mental retardation. READ MORE