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Download or read book Neurological Outcomes in Preterm Infants – Current Controversies and Therapies for Brain Injury written by Carina Mallard and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preterm birth affects over 15 million newborns worldwide each year and is the main contributor of neonatal mortality and morbidity. While neonatal survival following preterm birth continues to improve, this has not been matched by a decline in neurological outcome. There is still a high prevalence of motor problems, executive dysfunction, and cognitive impairment in infants born preterm. Improved neuroimaging has helped to describe different types of neonatal brain injuries in this population and has given a better understanding of underlying pathogenesis. However, therapies are still lacking and there is a great need to find novel strategies to improve injury and functional outcome.