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Brain damage in preterm infants: etiological pathways.
Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita - 1 Jan 2005
Arpino Carla, D'Argenzio Luigi, Ticconi Carlo, Di Paolo Ambrogio, Stellin Vincenzo, Lopez Luisa, Curatolo Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Preterm newborns represent a high-risk population for brain damage, primarily affecting the white matter, and for related neurodevelopmental disabilities. Determinants of brain damage have been extensively investigated, but there are still many controversies on how these factors can influence the developing brain and provoke damage. The concept of etiological pathway, instead of a single determinant, appears to...
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