Is the fetal brain‐sparing effect a risk factor for the development of intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm infant?
Mari G, Abuhamad A, Keller M, Verpairojkit B, Ment L, Copel J. Is the fetal brain‐sparing effect a risk factor for the development of intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm infant? Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 1996, 8: 329-332. PMID: 8978007, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08050329.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral artery pulsatility indexCerebral artery pulsatility indexBrain-sparing effectArtery pulsatility indexIntrauterine growth restrictionIntraventricular hemorrhagePulsatility indexPreterm laborAntenatal exposureGestational ageMean birth weightNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageRespiratory distress syndromeMiddle cerebral arteryFirst postnatal weekApgar scoreCesarean sectionNecrotizing enterocolitisPreterm infantsBrain sparingDistress syndromeWeeks' gestationCerebral arteryIUGR fetusesDoppler studies