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Encephalopathy

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Neonatal Head and Spine Ultrasonography

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Neonatal encephalopathy refers to a neonatal neurological syndrome characterized by depression of level of consciousness and seizures that are usually associated with respiratory depression, abnormalities of tone and power, and disturbances of cranial nerve function such as impaired feeding. Hypoxic-ischemic injury is the main cause of neonatal encephalopathy. However, neonatal encephalopathy may be caused by a myriad of other disorders including intracranial hemorrhage, hypoglycemia, intracranial infection such as bacterial meningitis and viral encephalitis, severe hyperbilirubinemia, and neurometabolic disorders. High-quality neonatal head ultrasound enables accurate and early visualization of different patterns of hypoxic-ischemic injury and detection of other etiologies of neonatal encephalopathy.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Andrea Poretti MD (Assistant Professor of Radiology Head of Pediatric Neuroradiology Research)

  2. Department of Imaging and Imaging Science, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Thierry A. G. M. Huisman MD, FICIS, EQNR (Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery Chairman, Director)

  3. Division of Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Thierry A. G. M. Huisman MD, FICIS, EQNR (Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery Chairman, Director)

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  1. Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Andrea Poretti

  2. School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA

    Thierry A.G.M. Huisman

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Poretti, A., Huisman, T.A.G.M. (2016). Encephalopathy. In: Poretti, A., Huisman, T. (eds) Neonatal Head and Spine Ultrasonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14568-6_5

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