Perinatal Neuroprotection for Extremely Preterm Infants

Abstract

The preterm brain is vulnerable to injury through multiple mechanisms, from direct cerebral injury through ischemia and hemorrhage, indirect injury through inflammatory processes, and aberrations in growth and development. While prevention of preterm birth is the best neuroprotective strategy, this is not always possible. This article will review various obstetric and neonatal practices that have been shown to confer a neuroprotective effect on the developing brain.

Keywords

very low-birth-weight - brain injury - neuroprotection - outcomes - premature infant

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