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Parasagittal infarction in neonatal asphyxia
Author(s) -
Pasternak Joseph F.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410210215
Subject(s) - cerebrum , asphyxia , medicine , infarction , asphyxia neonatorum , cerebral infarction , pediatrics , cardiology , central nervous system , ischemia , myocardial infarction
A patient is described who suffered a bilateral hemorhagic infarction in the parasagittal cerebrum following neonatal asphyxia. This case confirms experimental results that show the parasagittal cerebrum is especially vulnerable to ischemic damage in newborns.
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