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Objective To investigate the changes of serum myelin basic protein (MBP) and S100B orotein (S100B) in premature infants with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and their outcomes.Methods Seventy-eight premature infants with PVL (PVL group)and 43 normal infants (control group)who were hospitalized in our hospital from Nov 2007 to Jul 2008 were enrolled in the study.The infants were sampled for MBP and S100B levels on 1st,3rd,7th and 14th d after birth.Thirty normal infants and 69 infants with PVL were followed up every three months as they discharged until they were one year corrected age and their development quotients(DQ) were measured using Gesell development schedules.Results ( 1 ) The serum MBP levels increased on day 1 [ (7.61 ± 1.78 ) μg/L ],peak on day 3 [ ( 14.53 ± 3.12 ) μg/L],and then decreased.The serum MBP levels in infants with PVL group were significantly higher than those of control group at 1st,3rd,7th and 14th d after birth ( P ＜ 0.05 ).(2) The serum S100B levels increased on day 1,day 3 and day 7 [ (3.82 ±0.68),(4.41 ±0.91,),(5.78 ± 1.54) μg/L],peaked on day 7,and then decreased.The S100B levels of infants in PVL group were significantly higher than those of control group at 1st,3rd and 7th d after birth (P ＜0.05) ;and decreased on day 14 (P＞0.05).(3) Infants whose MBP and S100B levels increased at 7th day after birth had significantly decreased DQ than those of normal infants ( P ＜0.05 ).Conclusion The serum MBP and S100B levels in infants with PVL are correlated with the severity of central nervous system injury.If the serum S100B and MBP levels of PVL infants continues to rise more than 7 d,the DQ are lower,and the outcomes are poor.
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Objective To evaluate the related risk factors in preterm infants with cerebral injury. Methods A total of 268 cases whose gestational age less than 36 weeks had cranial ultrasound scans between 0 to 7 days after birth from January 1, 2006 to October 31,2007, and their clinical data were reviewed. Results One hundred and thirty patients (48.5 %) were diagnosed cerebral injury, total incidence of intraventricular haemorrhge and periventricular leukomalacia were 43.3% (116/268) and 14.3% (38/268) respectively. The incidence of cerebral injury was correlated with low birth weight, prematurity, asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome, apnea, respiratory failure, pulmonary haemorrhge, anemia, hypotension, hypoglycemia, infection, premature rupture of membrane, low gestaional age at birth and ventilation. Conclusion The incidence of preterm brain injury are related to many factors. Risk factors of cerebral injury should be prevented in clinical practice and cranial ultrasound scans are required for early diagnosis of preterm cerebral injury.