Search for dissertations about: "preterm brain injury"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words preterm brain injury.

  2. 11. Inflammation, caffeine and adenosine in neonatal hypoxic ischemic brain injury

    Author : Max Winerdal; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Brain injury during the neonatal period has potentially lifelong consequences for a child. Perinatal infections and inflammation can induce preterm birth and unfavorable cognitive development, Thus inflammation has received enthusiastic interest for potential therapeutic approaches seeking to protect the newborn brain. READ MORE

  4. 12. Pathophysiology of intrauterine asphyxia

    Author : Anna-Karin Welin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : asphyxia; ECG; endotoxemia; fetal sheep; inflammation; melatonin; periventricular leukomalacia; preterm;

    Abstract : Background: The premature infant is at increased risk of cerebral white matter damage, oftenreferred to as periventricular leucomalacia, PVL, which is associated with later developmentof cerebral palsy and cognitive impairment. The etiology of PVL remains unclear, but ischemia-reperfusion followed by generation of free radicals and intrauterine infections havebeen suggested to play an important role. READ MORE

  5. 13. Neuromotor development and brain structure in children born extremely preterm

    Author : Lina Broström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Children born extremely preterm (EPT) are increasingly surviving but it is well known that they face a high risk of brain injury and neurodevelopmental impairments. The overall aim of the studies included in this thesis was to investigate the relationships between brain alterations and neurodevelopment, with specific focus on neuromotor outcomes in children born EPT. READ MORE

  6. 14. Born Near the Limit of Viability : Developmental Outcomes 2.5 Years Later

    Author : Johanna Månsson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sex differences; neonatal morbidity; CBCL 1½ -5; Bayley-III; Extremely preterm; Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study; developmental outcome; preschool age;

    Abstract : Although advances in neonatal care have resulted in increased survival rates among extremely preterm infants (born < 28 gestational weeks), they still face substantial morbidity risks during the neonatal period. The question of possible later outcomes is a key issue faced by health care professionals working with these infants. READ MORE

  7. 15. Brain imaging in preterm infants at term equivalent age : value and comparison of MRI and ultrasound

    Author : Sandra Horsch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Cranial ultrasound (cUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the two most commonly used brain imaging techniques in preterm infants. cUS can be performed at the bedside and detects all major brain abnormalities (haemorrhages, infarctions, cysts, dilatation of the lateral ventricles) that are associated with severe neurodevelopmental disability. READ MORE