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Neuroimaging of neonatal encephalopathies.

Department of Neuroradiology Diagnostique and Interventionnelle, hôpital Timone, université de la Méditerranée, 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France.
Journal of Neuroradiology (impact factor: 1.21). 08/2007; 34(3):167-82. DOI:10.1016/j.neurad.2007.04.003 pp.167-82
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ABSTRACT Neonatal brain disorders consist of a wide chapter including brain malformations, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), intracranial infections, perinatal trauma and metabolic encephalopathy. We will focus here on HIE, intracranial infections (especially materno-fetal infection with or without prolonged and/or premature rupture of membranes) and metabolic encephalopathy, those three conditions being the most frequent so far in our experience. Neonatal stroke is also analyzed. Moreover minor perinatal events might be superimposed on an already damaged (infective, edematous, metabolically abnormal or maldeveloped) brain, highlighting the main role and potential benefits of neuroimaging during the neonatal period. The different methods of brain imaging are thus reported with their advantages and disadvantages.

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Keywords

different methods
 
disadvantages
 
edematous
 
hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
 
intracranial infections
 
maldeveloped
 
metabolic encephalopathy
 
metabolically abnormal
 
minor perinatal events
 
Neonatal brain disorders
 
neonatal period
 
Neonatal stroke
 
potential benefits
 
premature rupture
 
three conditions
 
wide chapter