Four-dimensional sonography in the assessment of fetal functional neurodevelopment and behavioral patterns

Salihagič-Kadić, Aida; Medić, Marijana; Kurjak, Asım; Andonotopo, Wiku; Azumendi, Guillermo; Hafner, Tomislav; Milenković, Dragan

doi:10.3109/14722240500190640

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“…19,20 The purpose of early diagnosis of CP could be important from the point of view of the infant, the mother, the family and the gynecologists who are often held responsible for brain damage in neonates. 2,3 The fetal behavior may be influenced by a number of external factors, such as cigarettes smoking, 21 corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation 22 which can decrease the number of spontaneous fetal movements. 3,23 It has been known that qualitative alteration of general movements can be observed in preterm and term newborns cerebral injury.…”

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“…2,3 The fetal behavior may be influenced by a number of external factors, such as cigarettes smoking, 21 corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation 22 which can decrease the number of spontaneous fetal movements. 3,23 It has been known that qualitative alteration of general movements can be observed in preterm and term newborns cerebral injury. 24,25 Their movements can be monotone, lack in complexity, are repetitive, chaotic and involve muscle contraction.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[3][4][5][6] The introduction of 4D ultrasound in obstetrics practice allowed following the fetal movements and facial expressions. Noticing abnormal behavior can be useful in the early detection of neurological disorders, 7 the most serious of which being cerebral palsy.…”

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“…15 Major developmental events, such as the establishment of neural connections in the different regions of the brain, are accompanied by the occurrence of new patterns of fetal activity or with the transformation of the existing patterns. 15 Understanding the relationship between fetal behavior and brain developmental processes in different periods of gestation makes it possible to distinguish between normal and abnormal CNS development and early diagnosis of various structural and functional abnormalities. 3,7,16 …”

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“…15 Understanding the relationship between fetal behavior and brain developmental processes in different periods of gestation makes it possible to distinguish between normal and abnormal CNS development and early diagnosis of various structural and functional abnormalities. 3,7,16 …”

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Ultrasound Assessment of Fetal Neurobehavior in High-risk Pregnancies

Lebit¹,

Constantinescu²

2012

Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Objectives: Assessment of the fetal behavior in normal and high-risk pregnancy during second and third trimesters. Materials and methods:The study group included 61 healthy pregnant women and 135 pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy between 24 and 38 weeks of gestation for a period of 3 years (January 2009-May 2011. After 4D ultrasound examination we applied antenatal neurological score KANET 1. Score is considered normal between 14 and 20, borderline between 6 and 13 and abnormal between 0 and 5. Results:The Kurjak antenatal neurological test (KANET) scores have significant differences, when applied on the two groups of pregnant women. Most fetuses who obtained normal KANET score were found in normal pregnancies, those who obtained borderline score were fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) with increased resistance index (RI) of middle cerebral artery (ACM) and the most fetuses with abnormal KANET score came from pregnancies complicated by threatened preterm delivery with PPROM. Conclusion:Dynamic evaluation of fetal behavior reflects directly the processes of maturation and development of the central nervous system. This can make the difference between normal and abnormal brain development and may be used for early diagnosis of neurological disorders that become manifest in perinatal and postnatal periods.

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Section: Ultrasound Assessment Of Fetal Neurobehavior In High-risk Prmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ultrasound Assessment Of Fetal Neurobehavior In High-risk Prmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ultrasound Assessment of Fetal Neurobehavior in High-risk Pregnancies

Lebit¹,

Constantinescu²

2012

Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

326

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Fetal behavioral and structural abnormalities in high risk fetuses assessed by 4D sonography

Ahmed¹,

Kurjak²,

Andonotopo³

et al. 2005

The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology

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We have realized that the way we are looking at the motoric activity influenced the way we assessed the motoric activity. Throughout the years of these investigations, it has been influenced by those who thought that all monlity was caused by generation of CNS or matured CNS. However, there remains an incomplete view of the neurological development of fetuses over the course of the life span, with methods of assessment remaining grounded in newborn models of the CNS. It is through this review hat we attempt to develop a continuous line of understanding of fetal behavior assessment in abnormal fetuses after ascertaining the normal standard behavioral pattern parameters.

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