Perinatal carotid artery ischemic stroke: Report of two cases.

The mechanisms of perinatal stroke are poorly understood but preclinical studies point to the crucial role of perinatal inflammation. Carotid artery occlusion represents a very rare and severe cause of perinatal stroke. We describe two cases diagnosed with extensive ischemic stroke due to carotid artery occlusion.

Follow-up of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Need for Routinary Assessment of Acid Gastroesophageal Reflux with pH-metry.

Introduction:  We aim to assess gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in patients treated for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and to determine whether a pH-metry investigation should be routinely performed in follow-up.

Materials And Methods:  Twenty-four-hour pH-metry at 1 year was performed in all patients treated for CDH between January 2014 and April 2015 (Group 1). We compared pH-metry results to those of two other groups: children treated for esophageal atresia (EA) (Group 2) and normal babies presenting with typical symptoms (Group 3).

Power spectral analysis of two-channel EEG in very premature infants undergoing heat loss prevention.

Objective: To evaluate whether wearing a wool cap, a routine practice used to prevent heat loss in premature infants, affects interpretation of electroencephalogram spectral analysis.

Methods: Eighteen premature infants (median gestational age 28 weeks, range 23-32) without neurological complications were randomized to two channel (C3, C4 referred to Cz) digital electroencephalogram recordings with (90 min) and without (90 min) wearing wool cap, at 4 days of life. Electroencephalogram was analyzed automatically by measurement of burst suppression ratio and asymmetry index and by Fast Fourier Transform to calculate total absolute spectral power; relative spectral power in the δ (0.