Perinatal Asphyxia

Obstetricians and pediatricians in daily practice will find here the answers and explanations they need concerning the major problem of perinatial asphyxia. Leading experts in pediatrics, obstetrics and neurophysiology have come together to produce a single sourcebook covering all aspects of the subject. Many figures and typical cases 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 management of 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.