Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Cerebral Lesion of the Newborn

ABSTRACT

Stroke in infant was relatively rare. But recently, development of diagnostic tools and infantile intensive care unit were introduced. So, early detection and follow up study were easily performed and the motality of infant stroke was improved. The pathophysiologic factor was multiple such as structural, development and physiological aspects of brain circulation and cardiorespiratory perinatal accidents, which are the cause of several neuropathology. So, preventable secondary factors such as perinatal asphyxia, respiratory manipulation during daily care should be removed thus, mortality and morbidity were decreased. Therefore, the anthors analysized 16 patient, with storke whom age were younger less than 1 year for searching of preventable secondary factors.