Cerebral Perfusion Is Perturbed by Preterm Birth and Brain Injury.

Eman S Mahdi M Bouyssi-Kobar Marni B Jacobs J Murnick Taeun Chang

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2018)

We report early disturbances in global and regional CBF in preterm infants following brain injury. Regional cerebral perfusion alterations were evident in the thalamus and pons, suggesting regional vulnerability of the developing cerebro-cerebellar circuitry.

Keyphrases

brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage
preterm birth
cerebral ischemia
preterm infants
low birth weight
gestational age
contrast enhanced
climate change
magnetic resonance imaging
blood brain barrier
cerebral blood flow