title: [Risk factors for fetal and neonatal brain injury].
abstract: Epidemiological studies have suggested a strong association of fetal and neonatal brain damage with fetal infections and free radical release. Intrauterine infection and hypoxia ischemia appear to share some characteristics, including high levels of cytokines and adhesion molecules. The relevance of the actions of cytokines to a variety of neurological disorders has opened a potentially fruitful area of research and therapeutic development.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Ospedale Umberto I, Enna, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gianninoto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arcidiacono
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biondo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carastro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cardea
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Zappalà
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors