Search for dissertations about: "preterm brain injury"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words preterm brain injury.

  2. 16. Preterm intraventricular cerebral hemorrhage: role of cell-free hemoglobin

    Author : Alex Adusei Agyemang; Lund Pediatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Preterm birth; Haptoglobin; Alpha 1 microglobulin; cerebellar hypoplasia; periventricular white matter; cell-free hemoglobin;

    Abstract : Cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants continues to be a major clinical problem associated with neurodevelopmental abnormalities manifested by cognitive, behavioral, attentional, social and motor deficits. Hypothesis and aims: The central thesis is that the cytotoxicity of extravasated blood and of consequently released cell-free hemoglobin(Hb) is pivotal for the pathophysiological events causally involved in brain injury. READ MORE

  4. 17. Time resolved functional brain networks : a novel method and developmental perspective

    Author : Marika Strindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Functional neuroimaging has helped elucidating the complexity of brain function in ever more detail during the last 30 years. In this time the concepts used to understand how the brain works has also developed from a focus on regional activation to a network based whole brain perspective (Deco et al., 2015). READ MORE

  5. 18. Consequences of preterm birth on lung function, physical activity and exercise capacity

    Author : Jenny Svedenkrans; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The incidence of preterm birth is increasing worldwide. Some of the survivors of preterm birth will be affected by varying degrees of disabilities like lower cognitive or respiratory function. Moreover, the survivors will encounter an increased risk of non-communicable diseases like hypertension, coronary heart disease, and diabetes, later in life. READ MORE

  6. 19. Risk and resilience in children born preterm : cognitive and executive functioning at 5 1/2 years of age

    Author : Birgitta Böhm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Preterm birth; intelligence; chronic lung disease; executive functions; MRI; NIDCAP;

    Abstract : We investigated the intellectual outcome of two cohorts of preterm children, born from 1988 to 1993 and 1994 to 1997, respectively. A population-based follow-up study (the Stockholm Neonatal Project) included 182 children with a birth weight of 1500 g or less (very-low-birthweight: VLBW) and a control group of 125 children born healthy at term who were examined with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale-Revised (WPPSI-R) and a neuropsychological test battery (Nepsy) at 5½ years of age ((paper I-IV). READ MORE

  7. 20. Infections and infectious related morbidity during pregnancy : short and long-term effects

    Author : Susanne Buchmayer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to elucidate the association between infections during pregnancy and risks of miscarriage, preterm delivery and later development of autism. We identified 60 755 women with singleton births between 1973 and 2000 in the counties of Uppsala and Gävleborg who had a Pap smear taken during pregnancy. READ MORE