Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury (4th edition)

Stevenson - Fetal and neonatal brain injury
£127.00
£127.00
Authors/editors: David K Stevenson, William E Benitz, Philip Sunshine, Susan R Hintz and Maurice L Druzin
ISBN: 978-0-521-88859-2
Page count: 628
Publisher: Cambridge UP
Publication year: 2009

Improvements in the detection of fetal and neonatal brain injuries, advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology, cellular and molecular bases of encephalopathy, and new treatment options have all combined to produce significant changes in the management of neonatal brain disorders in the past few years.

This new edition of Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury brings the reader fully up to date with all advances in clinical management and outcome assessment. New material includes pregnancy-induced hypertension, HELLP syndrome and chronic hypertension, complications of multiple gestation, neurogenic disorders of the brain, neonatal stroke and much more. An expanded, highly illustrated chapter on structural and functional imaging of the fetal and neonatal brain is also included. An outstanding international team of highly experienced neonatologists and maternal-fetal medicine clinicians have produced a practical, authoritative clinical text that gives clear management advice to all clinicians involved in the treatment of these patients.

Table of contents:

Section 1 Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and pathogenesis of fetal and neonatal brain injury
1     Neonatal encephalopathy: epidemiology and overview
2     Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and therapeutics in animal models of neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy
3     Cellular and molecular biology of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy
4     The pathogenesis of preterm brain injury

Section 2 Pregnancy, labor, and delivery complications causing brain injury
5     Prematurity and complications of labor and delivery
6     Risks and complications of multiple gestations
7     Intrauterine growth restriction
8     Maternal diseases that affect fetal development
9     Obstetrical conditions and practices that affect the fetus and newborn
10    Fetal and neonatal injury as a consequence of maternal substance abuse
11    Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
12    Complications of labor and delivery
13    Fetal response to asphyxia
14    Antepartum evaluation of fetal well-being
15    Intrapartum evaluation of the fetus

Section 3 Diagnosis of the infant with brain injury
16    Clinical manifestations of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy
17    The use of EEG in assessing acute and chronic brain damage in the newborn
18    Neuroimaging in the evaluation of pattern and timing of fetal and neonatal brain abnormalities
19    Light-based functional assessment of the brain
20    Placental pathology and the etiology of fetal and neonatal brain injury
21    Correlations of clinical, laboratory, imaging, and placental findings as to the timing of asphyxial events

Section 4 Specific conditions associated with fetal and neonatal brain injury
22    Congenital malformations of the brain
23    Neurogenetic disorders of the brain
24    Hemorrhagic lesions of the central nervous system
25    Neonatal stroke
26    Hypoglycemia in the neonate
27    Hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus
28    Polycythemia and fetal–maternal bleeding
29    Hydrops fetalis
30    Bacterial sepsis in the neonate
31    Neonatal bacterial meningitis
32    Neurological sequelae of congenital perinatal infection
33    Perinatal human immunodeficiency virus infection
34    Inborn errors of metabolism with features of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy
35    Acidosis and alkalosis
36    Meconium staining and the meconium aspiration syndrome
37    Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
38    Pediatric cardiac surgery: relevance to fetal and neonatal brain injury

Section 5 Management of the depressed or neurologically dysfunctional neonate
39    Neonatal resuscitation: immediate management
40    Improving performance, reducing error, and minimizing risk in the delivery room
41    Extended management following resuscitation
42    Endogenous and exogenous neuroprotective mechanisms after hypoxic–ischemic injury
43    Neonatal seizures: an expression of fetal or neonatal brain disorders
44    Nutritional support of the asphyxiated infant

Section 6 Assessing outcome of the brain-injured infant
45    Early childhood neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants
46    Cerebral palsy: advances in definition, classification, management, and outcome
47    Long-term impact of neonatal events on speech, language development, and academic achievement
48    Neurocognitive outcomes of term infants with perinatal asphyxia
49    Appropriateness of intensive care application
50    Medicolegal issues in perinatal brain injury

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