1999
The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
Ment L, Vohr B, Allan W, Westerveld M, Katz K, Schneider K, Makuch R. The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants. Pediatrics 1999, 104: 243-248. PMID: 10429002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.2.243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm infantsCorrected ageIndependent predictorsCerebral ventriculomegalyBirth weightGrade 3Low birth weight preterm infantsBirth weight preterm infantsMaternal educationLow birth weight survivorsCause of ventriculomegalyDevelopment of ventriculomegalyGrades of IVHIncidence of handicapWeight preterm infantsMonths' corrected ageAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesLow birth weightYears' corrected ageAdverse cognitive outcomesLogistic regression analysisYears of ageApgar scoreNeurodevelopmental handicap
1998
Association of chronic sublethal hypoxia with ventriculomegaly in the developing rat brain
Ment L, Schwartz M, Makuch R, Stewart W. Association of chronic sublethal hypoxia with ventriculomegaly in the developing rat brain. Brain Research 1998, 111: 197-203. PMID: 9838111, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(98)00139-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic sublethal hypoxiaSublethal hypoxiaBronchopulmonary dysplasiaAnimal modelsExperimental rat pupsSystemic blood pressureSubcortical white matterCorpus callosum sizePostnatal day 3Third groupNeurodevelopmental handicapPreterm infantsProlonged hypoxemiaBlood pressureCerebral ventriculomegalyExperimental time pointsChronic hypoxiaControl ratsCortical volumeRat pupsCallosum sizeNewborn ratsRat brainBody weightDay 3
1997
Antecedents of Cerebral Palsy in a Multicenter Trial of Indomethacin for Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Allan W, Vohr B, Makuch R, Katz K, Ment L. Antecedents of Cerebral Palsy in a Multicenter Trial of Indomethacin for Intraventricular Hemorrhage. JAMA Pediatrics 1997, 151: 580-585. PMID: 9193243, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170430046010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCranial US findingsIntraventricular hemorrhageUS findingsWeight infantsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPeriventricular leukomalaciaCerebral palsyNeonatal intensive care unitCerebral palsy ratesActive treatment groupIntensive care unitSurfactant replacement therapyIncidence of CPPalsy rateHospital daysPreterm infantsCohort followIndependent predictorsMulticenter trialNeurologic examinationCare unitReplacement therapyUltrasonographic scansBirth weightCranial US