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The human preterm brain is particularly susceptible to cerebral white matter injury (WMI) that
disrupts the normal progression of developmental myelination. Advances in the care of …

Prematurity, especially preterm birth (less than 32 weeks' gestation), is common and
associated with high rates of both survival and neurodevelopmental disability, especially …

Preterm infants are exposed to frequent painful procedures and agitating stimuli over the
many weeks of their hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The adverse …

The number of patients surviving with congenital heart disease (CHD) has soared over the
last 3 decades. Adults constitute the fastest-growing segment of the CHD population, now …

Infants born prematurely are at high risk to develop white matter injury (WMI), due to
exposure to hypoxic and/or inflammatory insults. Such perinatal insults negatively impact the …

Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) continues to be a major complication of prematurity that
can result in cerebral palsy and cognitive impairment in survivors. No optimal therapy exists …

With advances in neonatal care, preterm neonates are surviving with an evolving
constellation of motor and cognitive disabilities that appear to be related to widespread …

Progesterone is commonly considered as a female reproductive hormone and is well-known
for its role in pregnancy. It is less well appreciated that progesterone and its metabolite …

Abstract This Point of View article addresses neonatal encephalopathy (NE) presumably
caused by hypoxia–ischemia and the terminology currently in wide use for this disorder. The …