1986
Bacterial meningitis as an etiology of perinatal cerebral infarction
Ment L, Ehrenkranz R, Duncan C. Bacterial meningitis as an etiology of perinatal cerebral infarction. Pediatric Neurology 1986, 2: 276-279. PMID: 3508700, DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(86)90019-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial meningitisCerebral infarctionNewborn Special Care UnitPerinatal cerebral infarctionSpecial care unitsMonths of ageEarly intervention servicesNeurodevelopmental sequelaeNeuropathologic studiesCare unitTomographic scanSecondary edemaNeonatal scansSignificant incidenceMortality rateVascular distributionMeningitisInfarctionIntervention servicesSubsequent scansNeonatesTomographic studiesScansMonthsSignificant improvement
1985
Neurodevelopmental assessment of very low birth weight neonates: Effect of germinal matrix and intraventricular hemorrhage
Ment L, Scott D, Ehrenkranz R, Duncan C. Neurodevelopmental assessment of very low birth weight neonates: Effect of germinal matrix and intraventricular hemorrhage. Pediatric Neurology 1985, 1: 164-168. PMID: 3880401, DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(85)90058-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGMH/IVHIntraventricular hemorrhageNeurodevelopmental assessmentGerminal matrixSurviving infantsNeonatal germinal matrix hemorrhageNewborn Special Care UnitLow birth weight neonatesBirth weight neonatesGerminal matrix hemorrhageMajor neurologic abnormalitiesSpecial care unitsNon-hemorrhage groupWeight neonatesCare unitGroup infantsPostnatal hoursNeurologic abnormalitiesBirth weightSevere gradesHemorrhageDevelopmental scoresBayley ScalesInfantsInfant development
1984
Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Low incidence in very low birth weight neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage.
Ment L, Duncan C, Scott D, Ehrenkranz R. Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Low incidence in very low birth weight neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1984, 60: 343-7. PMID: 6693962, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1984.60.2.0343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraventricular hemorrhagePosthemorrhagic hydrocephalusLong-term neurodevelopmental handicapsNewborn Special Care UnitLow birth weight neonatesCranial ultrasound scanningCranial ultrasound studiesBirth weight neonatesBirth weight rangeCongenital aqueductal stenosisElevated intracranial pressureSpecial care unitsOccipitofrontal head circumferenceNon-hemorrhage groupNeurodevelopmental handicapPreterm infantsWeight neonatesCare unitPostnatal hoursAqueductal stenosisBirth weightEqual incidenceIntracranial pressureHead circumferenceGerminal matrix
1982
Neonates of less than or equal to 1,250 grams birth weight: prospective neurodevelopmental evaluation during the first year post-term.
Ment L, Scott D, Ehrenkranz R, Rothman S, Duncan C, Warshaw J. Neonates of less than or equal to 1,250 grams birth weight: prospective neurodevelopmental evaluation during the first year post-term. Pediatrics 1982, 70: 292-6. PMID: 7099799, DOI: 10.1542/peds.70.2.292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive careIntraventricular hemorrhagePreterm neonatesIntensive careBirth weightIncidence of IVHNewborn Special Care UnitSophisticated neonatal intensive careGm birth weightGrams birth weightIll preterm neonatesSpecial care unitsConsecutive preterm neonatesYears of lifeNeurodevelopmental handicapCare unitPostnatal hoursProspective studyNeurodevelopmental evaluationMotor handicapEarly identificationGreater riskNeonatesDelayed acquisitionDevelopmental problems