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Aetiology
Systematic review
Children surviving intrauterine and neonatal insults have a significant risk of long-term adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes
  1. Sanjay Patole1,3,
  2. Shripada C Rao1,2,3
  1. 1Department of Neonatal paediatrics, KEM Hospital for Women, Perth, Australia
  2. 2Department of Neonatal Paediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia
  3. 3Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  1. Correspondence to: Sanjay Patole
    Department of Neonatal Paediatrics, KEM Hospital for Women, 374, Bagot Road, Subiaco, Perth, WA 6008, Australia; sanjay.patole{at}health.wa.gov.au
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmed-2012-100651

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    Commentary on: Mwaniki MK, Atieno M, Lawn JE, et al. Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after intrauterine and neonatal insults: a systematic review. Lancet 2012;379:445–52.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Context

    Children who survive intrauterine and neonatal insults are known to be at risk for long-term adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, the extent to which this occurs, especially in resource-poor nations, is not well documented. The systematic review by Mwaniki et al focuses on this important issue.

    Methods

    The authors searched Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library for studies until June 2011 with no language restrictions. Unpublished studies and grey literature were searched using Dissertation Abstracts International and the WHO library. Reference lists of identified reports were searched for additional …

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