Brain Damage, Chronic
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Natural history and outcome of optic pathway gliomas in children.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: The optimal management of optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) is complicated by their variable natural history, the association with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and difficulties in defining progression and response to treatment. METHODS: ... Read more...

Screening of infants for hyperbilirubinemia to prevent chronic bilirubin encephalopathy: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

26 Sep 2009 DESCRIPTION: Recommendation on screening newborn infants, based on a recent supplemental review of a 2003 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality evidence report on the effectiveness of various screening strategies for preventing the development ... Read more...

Systematic review of screening for bilirubin encephalopathy in neonates.

26 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with chronic bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus). OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the effectiveness of specific screening modalities to prevent neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Damage, Chronic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Natural history and outcome of optic pathway gliomas in children. 13 Dec 2009
• Infection, inflammation, and mental illness. The body's immune response to infectious agents may imperil the brain. 29 Sep 2009
• Screening of infants for hyperbilirubinemia to prevent chronic bilirubin encephalopathy: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. 26 Sep 2009
• Systematic review of screening for bilirubin encephalopathy in neonates. 26 Sep 2009
• A multiparametric evaluation of regional brain damage in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. 30 Aug 2009
• [Chronically ill, a lifelong responsibility, viewed from 3 different perspectives. Basal stimulation in nursing chronically ill children (3)] 30 Aug 2009
• Acute hippocampal sclerosis following ecstasy ingestion. 16 Aug 2009
• Interleukin-1beta-induced brain injury in the neonatal rat can be ameliorated by alpha-phenyl-n-tert-butyl-nitrone. 11 Aug 2009
• Pedriatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. 30 Jul 2009
• [Chronically ill, a lifelong responsibility, regarded from 3 different perspectives. The quality of life aspect (2)] 30 Jul 2009
• Coil over clip. 30 Jul 2009
• Studies in hypothermia-treated cardiac arrest patients are needed to establish the accuracy of proposed outcome predictors. 30 Jul 2009
• Synchronized nasal intermittent positive-pressure ventilation and neonatal outcomes. 25 Jul 2009
• Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children. 25 Jul 2009
• Neurodevelopmental disability through 11 years of age in children born before 26 weeks of gestation. 25 Jul 2009
• Erythropoietin improved neurologic outcomes in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. 25 Jul 2009
• Does post-lesional subcortical plasticity exist in the human brain? 14 Jul 2009
• [Chronically ill, a lifelong responsibility, regarded from 3 different perspectives. Friedmann family and environment relevant nursing (1)] 29 Jun 2009
• Trajectories of receptive language development from 3 to 12 years of age for very preterm children. 29 Jun 2009
• [Catalog of therapeutic nursing in early neurologic rehabilitation: developments and contents of nursing care in rehabilitation] 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Brain Damage, Chronic'

Definition: A condition characterized by long-standing brain dysfunction or damage, usually of three months duration or longer. Potential etiologies include BRAIN INFARCTION; certain NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ANOXIA, BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; certain NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; metabolic disorders (see BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC); and other conditions.

Descriptor UI: D001925

Alternative terms: Brain Damage, Chronic; Chronic Brain Damage; Encephalopathy, Chronic; Chronic Encephalopathy;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.140;

Technical Notes: coord with specific condition causing damage if pertinent