Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Sep 2005
Multicenter StudyNeuropsychological and educational problems at school age associated with neonatal encephalopathy.
Adverse cognitive and educational outcomes are often ascribed to perinatal hypoxia without good evidence. ⋯ After neonatal encephalopathy, subtle cognitive impairments are found in the absence of neuromotor impairment. Subtle impairments are found more commonly after a more severe clinical course. Studies of brain protection strategies require long term follow up to study effects on cognitive outcome.