| Early prognostic indicators of outcome in infants with neonatal cerebral infarction: a clinical, electroencephalogram, and magnetic resonance imaging study. | |
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PMID: 9917437 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors in newborns with cerebral infarction. DESIGN: Antenatal and perinatal factors and early clinical, electroencephalogram (EEG), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were compared with neurodevelopmental outcome in 24 children with evidence of cerebral infarction on neonatal MRI. RESULTS: Out of 24 infants, 19 had an infarction in the territory of a major cerebral vessel and 5 in the borderzone between cerebral arteries. Neuromotor outcome was normal in 17 and abnormal in 7 infants. Of these 7 infants, 5 infants showed a definite hemiplegia, whereas the other 2 showed some asymmetry of tone or function but no definite hemiplegia. None of the adverse antenatal or perinatal factors was significantly associated with abnormal outcome. Neonatal clinical examination was also not always predictive of the outcome. The extent of the lesion on MRI was a better predictor. In particular, it was the concomitant involvement of hemisphere, internal capsule and basal ganglia that was always associated with an abnormal outcome whereas the involvement of only one or two of the three tended to be associated with a normal outcome. EEG was also very helpful. Abnormal background activity either unilateral or bilateral was found in 6 infants and 5 out of 6 developed hemiplegia. In contrast, the presence of seizure activity in presence of a normal background was not related to abnormal outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Early MRI and EEG can help to identify the infants with cerebral infarction who are likely to develop hemiplegia. |
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Authors:
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E Mercuri; M Rutherford; F Cowan; J Pennock; S Counsell; M Papadimitriou; D Azzopardi; G Bydder; L Dubowitz |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 103 ISSN: 1098-4275 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 1999 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-02-05 Completed Date: 1999-02-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 39-46 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Paediatrics, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. |
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Cerebral Infarction
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classification,
complications*,
diagnosis,
physiopathology Electroencephalography Hemiplegia / etiology* Humans Infant, Newborn Longitudinal Studies Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prognosis |
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Pediatrics. 2000 Sep;106(3):614-6
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11012333
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