1999
The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
Ment L, Vohr B, Allan W, Westerveld M, Katz K, Schneider K, Makuch R. The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants. Pediatrics 1999, 104: 243-248. PMID: 10429002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.2.243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm infantsCorrected ageIndependent predictorsCerebral ventriculomegalyBirth weightGrade 3Low birth weight preterm infantsBirth weight preterm infantsMaternal educationLow birth weight survivorsCause of ventriculomegalyDevelopment of ventriculomegalyGrades of IVHIncidence of handicapWeight preterm infantsMonths' corrected ageAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesLow birth weightYears' corrected ageAdverse cognitive outcomesLogistic regression analysisYears of ageApgar scoreNeurodevelopmental handicap
1995
Antenatal steroids, delivery mode, and intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants
Ment L, Oh W, Ehrenkranz R, Philip A, Duncan C, Makuch R. Antenatal steroids, delivery mode, and intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 172: 795-800. PMID: 7892866, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90001-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly intraventricular hemorrhageAntenatal steroidsIntraventricular hemorrhageCesarean sectionPreterm infantsAntenatal steroid treatmentCesarean section deliveryHours of lifeMore vaginal deliveriesDelivery modePostnatal indomethacinSection deliveryWeight infantsSteroid treatmentVaginal deliveryHemorrhageInfantsSteroidsIndependent roleHoursDeliveryMulticenterIndomethacinTrialsEchoencephalography