Antenatal corticosteroid therapy is associated with a lower risk of cystic periventricular leukomalacia.

Calanit Hershkovich ShporenBrian ReichmanInna Zaslavsky-PaltielLiat Lerner-GevaOrna Flidel-Rimonnull null

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Infants exposed to ACS had a significantly lower risk of c-PVL. Subgroup analyses excluding infants with major neonatal comorbidities showed a consistent reduction of 40%-50% in the risk for c-PVL following ACS therapy.

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