Prenatal Factors Associated with Postnatal Brain Injury in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia [PEDIATRICS]

CONCLUSIONS:
Fetal lung hypoplasia is associated with postnatal brain injury in congenital diaphragmatic hernia, suggesting that the severity of lung disease and associated treatments affect brain health as well. We found no evidence of prenatal brain parenchymal injury or maturational delay.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - March 14, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Radhakrishnan, R., Merhar, S. L., Su, W., Zhang, B., Burns, P., Lim, F. Y., Kline-Fath, B. M. Tags: PEDIATRICS Source Type: research