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Periventricular leukomalacia is common after neonatal cardiac surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Mar 2004
Galli Kristin K, Zimmerman Robert A, Jarvik Gail P, Wernovsky Gil, Kuypers Marijn K, Clancy Robert R, Montenegro Lisa M, Mahle William T, Newman Mark F, Saunders Ann M, Nicolson Susan C, Spray Thomas L, Gaynor J William, Galli Kristen K
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OBJECTIVES: Periventricular leukomalacia is necrosis of the cerebral white matter adjacent to the lateral ventricles and results from injury to immature oligodendroglia. In infants without congenital heart disease, periventricular leukomalacia is associated with an increased incidence of developmental delay and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The incidence of periventricular leukomalacia and the risk...
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