Perinatal injury of the central nervous system in Lithuania from 1997 to 2014.

Background: Perinatal CNS injuries are significant for the health of neonates and for child development at a later period. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of the frequency of perinatal CNS lesions (corresponding to ICD 10 code P91) over a 20-year period, using the data collected from the Lithuanian Medical Data of Births (Registry of Births).

Material And Methods: In total, data of 559,164 newborns were analyzed.

The significance of fetal inflammatory response syndrome in early and later adaptation of premature infants.

Purpose: Intrauterine infection may induce the fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) and may cause cerebral palsy and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in newborns. The aim of the study was to evaluate the importance of FIRS for the early and later adaptation of preterms.

Methods: Hundred and fifty-eight preterm infants, born at 22-34 weeks of gestation, were investigated at Vilnius University Children hospital in 2007-2009.