[Neuropsychological consequences of perinatal asphyxia].
Perinatal asphyxia has been classically related to important neurological diseases such as cerebral palsy, but it it also stated that a high percentage of child with a good outcome did not show any sequelae. We reviewed cerebral lesions demonstrated by post-mortem analysis and the structural MRI contributions to the anatomo-functional correlates. The most frequent neuropsychological disturbances showed by these patients in the general intelligence, perceptive functions, memory and emotional and social behavior were also summarized.
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Departament de Psiquiatria i Psicobiología Clínica, Universitat de Barcelona. cjunque@psi.ub.es
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D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012919:Social Behavior