6:30 AM – 7:30 AM BREAKFAST SEMINAR 7: NEONATAL NEUROLOGY
Course Description: The participant will gain knowledge regarding the appropriate use of MRI in the neonatal period under a variety of conditions. In particular, the parent and clinician perspectives will be highlighted so as to inform the decision-making process.
Learning Objectives
- Make an informed decision about when to obtain an MRI in the newborn period.
- Understand what MRI offers in conditions such as neonatal stroke, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, congenital heart disease and extreme prematurity.
Impact Statements
- When to order MRI in the newborn.
- The need for MRI in the preterm newborn and the appropriate time to get it.
Organizer: Donna M. Ferriero, MD, MS; UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, San Francisco, California, USA
Congenital Heart Disease and Brain MRI: The Heart of the Matter
Steven Paul Miller, MDCM, MAS, FRCPC; The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Preterm MRI – Is it Immature Information?
Terrie Inder, MBChB, MD; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
MRI after Therapeutic Hypothermia – Are there Cool Findings
Donna M. Ferriero, MD, MS
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