The role of systemic hemodynamic disturbances in prematurity-related brain injury.
Premature infants who experience cerebrovascular injury frequently have acute and long-term neurologic complications. In this article, we explore the relationship between systemic hemodynamic insults and brain injury in this patient population and the mechanisms that might be at play.
du Plessis
Adré J
AJ
Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. duplessis@childrens.harvard.edu
D000818:Animals; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000503:physiopathology*