Early neonatal brain injury in histologic chorioamnionitis

Authors
De Felice, C Toti, P Laurini, RN Stumpo, M Picciolini, E Todros, T Tanganelli, P Buonocore, G Bracci, R
Citation
C. De Felice et al., Early neonatal brain injury in histologic chorioamnionitis, J PEDIAT, 138(1), 2001, pp. 101-104
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00223476 → ACNP
Volume
138
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
101 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(200101)138:1<101:ENBIIH>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The relation between clinical or histologic chorioamnionitis and early neon atal adverse neurologic outcome was investigated (n = 483). Histologic, but not clinical, evidence of chorioamnionitis was found to be a significant p redictor of per;ventricular echodensity (odds ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.8-3.2), echolucency (3.3; 1.9-5.6), ventriculomegaly (2.7; 1.8-4.2), intraventricu lar hemorrhage greater than or equal to3 (3.5; 2.4-5.2), and seizures (2.3; 1.4-3.7).