Brain injury in the premature infant is a problem of enormous importance. Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is the major neuropathologic form of this brain injury and underlies most of the ...

Thalamic abnormalities have been well documented in preterms with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), although their contribution to long-term cognitive dysfunctions has not been thoroughly ...

Chronic lung disease and severe intraventricular hemorrhage or periventricular leukomalacia in premature infants are associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes. In a previous randomized ...

Periventricular leukomalacia is a type of brain injury ... With rising survival rates of premature infants, more and more children are being diagnosed with PVL each year. In fact, PVL may affect ...

Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of ...

Secondary safety outcomes included severe intracranial hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia ... of death and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature newborns, without increasing the incidence ...

Doctors consider a baby premature when they’re born before 37 weeks of gestation. Some babies born close to 37 weeks may not experience any noticeable side effects, but others can have symptoms ...

Premature infants are at risk for intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), theorized to be a result from fluctuations in cerebral blood flow. Monitoring cerebral ...

These included perinatal mortality up to 28 days postpartum, which included bronchopulmonary dysplasia, periventricular leukomalacia ... used off-label to prevent premature labor.

A drug commonly used to halt premature labor may be associated ... between use of indomethacin and babies experiencing periventricular leukomalacia (white matter injury by decreasing blood flow ...

The findings come from a study of 82 premature infants ... In particular, there were no signs of cystic periventricular leukomalacia, hemorrhagic parenchymal infarction, or porencephalic cysts ...