Abstract The central nervous system (CNS) and its covering membranes may become involved with a variety of infectious processes in the newborn infant. These infections may occur either in the…

Abstract Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in the perinatal period is a common disorder that has an impact throughout the perinatal period in both the preterm and term-born infant. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is characterized…

Abstract Disorders of muscle account for a substantial proportion of infants affected with hypotonia and weakness. Although a relatively large number of myopathic disorders may cause manifestations in the neonatal…

Abstract Germinal matrix hemorrhage–intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH) is the most common variety of neonatal intracranial hemorrhage and is characteristic of the premature infant. This form of brain injury affects around 25%…

Abstract Bacterial infections of the central nervous system (CNS) in the newborn are common and are of major clinical importance. By far the most frequent of these infections is neonatal…

Abstract This chapter is focused on injuries of extracranial, cranial, intracranial, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system structures, with emphasis on those disorders that appear to be related primarily to…

Abstract Neonatal encephalopathy occurs in 2 to 5/1000 live births and is principally related to hypoxic-ischemic injury to the newborn brain in the immediate peripartum period. In the last decade,…