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Springer Perinatal Asphyxia 1st Editon 2011 (PB) by Joseph Haddad, Elie Saliba
Obstetricians and pediatricians in daily practice will find here the answersand explanations they need concerning the major problem of perinatal asphyxia. Leading experts in pediatrics, obstetrics and neurophysiology havecome together to produce a single sourcebook covering all aspects of thesubject. Biochemical mechanisms and clinical aspects of perinatal asphyxia, fetal and neonatal assessment, and perinatal management are thoroughly discussed. Neurodevelopmental outcome is another important issue addressed. In light of newer technologies, the prognosis of infants suffering from asphyxia is examined. Many figures and typicalcases are provided, making the book easy to use and providing quick access to solutions. The reader can easily identify a problem in the fetus and its subsequent development. With such knowledge, the improved managementof perinatal asphyxia is made possible. I. Biochemical Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects of Perinatal Asphyxia.- Biochemical Mechanisms of Hypoxic—Ischemic Brain Damage.- Clinical Aspects.- II. Fetal Assessment.- Clinical and Biophysical Profile.- Umbilical, Cerebral, and Renal Circulations in Growth-Retarded and Hypoxic Fetuses.- Heart and Fetal Asphyxia.- Antepartum Fetal Heart-Rate Monitoring and Fetal Asphyxia.- Physiopathological Basis of Doppler Indices.- III. Neonatal Assessment.- Neuropathological Aspects of Perinatal Asphyxia and Ultrasound Imaging.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Hypoxic—Ischemic Brain Injuries.- Doppler Assessment of the Cerebral Hemodynamics in Perinatal Asphyxia.- The Electroencephalogram in Birth Asphyxia.- Multimodality-Evoked Potentials in Perinatal Asphyxia.- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.- 133Xe Clearance.- Near-Infrared Spectrophotometry.- Hexamethypropylene Amine Oxime Single-Photon Emission-Computed Tomography in Perinatal Asphyxia and Ischemic—Hemorrhagic Lesions.- IV. Management.- Perinatal Management.- Treatment of Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.- V. Prognosis.- Neurodevelopmental Outcome.