Neonatal brain injury and imaging - postgraduate course

[Guest Jessica Schiott]

Neonatal brain injury and imaging - postgraduate course

Stockholm, Sweden, 26-29 September 2007

The perinatal period is associated with a high risk of permanent brain damage. This is often the result of the immature brains' vulnerability together with the need for intensive care and life support.

The aim of the Neonatal brain injury and imaging course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the newborn, pre-term and term brain injury development. Asphyxia, bleedings and white matter injury together with CNS malformations and metabolic diseases will be described in context with the level of brain maturity.

The course will offer practical advice on clinical examination methods, neurophysiologic techniques and imaging examinations with hands-on guidance in ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and neurophysiology techniques. Prognosis in terms of motor handicap or long-term learning, cognition and behavioural difficulties will also be discussed.

The course will consist of state-of-the-art lectures in the morning and practical training workshops on ultrasound, brain MRI and EEG/aEEG in the afternoon.

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