Open AccessNecrotizing enterocolitis in neonates: Has the brain taken a hit 10 years later?
Author(s) -
Arijit Mondal,
Devesh Misra,
Ahmed Al-Jabir,
Dalal Hubail,
Thomas Ward,
Bijendra Patel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_41_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , cerebral palsy , necrotizing enterocolitis , retrospective cohort study , cognitive impairment , visual impairment , cohort , cognition , surgery , physical therapy , psychiatry
The neonate with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is at risk of developing poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. There is a dearth of long-term follow-up studies in this field, with a majority of studies reporting a follow-up duration of 2 years. The aim of this study was to assess neurodevelopment of babies diagnosed with NEC more than a decade ago. This study was carried out in a tertiary hospital with neonatal surgery and intensive care units.