Gardner SL, Hagedorn MI. Physiologic sequelae of prematurity: the nurse practitioner's role. Part VIII. Neurologic conditions.
J Pediatr Health Care 1992;
6:263-70. [PMID:
1403571 DOI:
10.1016/0891-5245(92)90025-y]
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Abstract
Advances in neonatal care enable smaller and sicker babies to survive. These babies are at increased risk for long-term neurologic sequelae: intraventricular hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, and seizures. This article, the eighth in a series, deals with the follow-up of premature infants with these sequelae, including recognition of shunt infections and failure, recognition and treatment of seizures, and immunization of preterm infants with neurologic problems.
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