Middle versus anterior cerebral artery doppler for the prediction of perinatal outcome and neonatal neurobehavior in term small-for-gestational-age fetuses with normal umbilical artery doppler

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 456-461

  Oros, D ^a   Figueras, F ^a   Cruz Martinez, R ^a   Padilla, N ^a   Meler, E ^a   Hernandez Andrade, E ^a   Gratacos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anterior cerebral artery; Doppler; Intrauterine growth restriction; Middle cerebral artery; Perinatal outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 77950985942     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7588     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Soothill PW, Ajayi RA, Campbell S, Nicolaides KH. Prediction of morbidity in small and normally grown fetuses by fetal heart rate variability, biophysical profile score and umbilical artery Doppler studies. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1993; 100: 742-745.
2. McCowan LM, Harding JE, Stewart AW. Umbilical artery Doppler studies in small for gestational age babies reflect disease severity. BJOG 2000; 107: 916-925.
3. Soothill PW, Bobrow CS, Holmes R. Small for gestational age is not a diagnosis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1999; 13: 225-228.
4. Figueras F, Eixarch E, Meler E, Iraola A, Figueras J, Puerto B, Gratacos E. Small-for-gestational-age fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler have suboptimal perinatal and neurodevelopmental outcome. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2008; 136: 34-38.
5. Doctor BA, O'Riordan MA, Kirchner HL, Shah D, Hack M. Perinatal correlates and neonatal outcomes of small for gestational age infants born at term gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001; 185: 652-659.
6. Severi FM, Bocchi C, Visentin A, Falco P, Cobellis L, Florio P, Zagonari S, Pilu G. Uterine and fetal cerebral Doppler predict the outcome of third-trimester small-for-gestational age fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2002; 19: 225-228.
7. Eixarch E. Neurodevelopmental outcome at two years of age in small-for-gestational age term babies with isolated middle cerebral artery vasodilation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2008; 32: 894-899.
8. Feldman R, Eidelman AI. Neonatal state organization, neuromaturation, mother-infant interaction, and cognitive development in small-for-gestational- age premature infants. Pediatrics 2006; 118: e869-e878.
9. Tolsa CB, Zimine S, Warfield SK, Freschi M, Sancho Rossignol A, Lazeyras F, Hanquinet S, Pfizenmaier M, Huppi PS. Early alteration of structural and functional brain development in premature infants born with intrauterine growth restriction. Pediatr Res 2004; 56: 132-138.
10. Habek D, Salihagiác A, Jugoviác D, Herman R. Doppler cerebroumbilical ratio and fetal biophysical profile in the assessment of peripartal cardiotocography in growth-retarded fetuses. Fetal Diagn Ther 2007; 22: 452-456.
11. Hershkovitz R, Kingdom JC, Geary M, Rodeck CH. Fetal cerebral blood flow redistribution in late gestation: identification of compromise in small fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2000; 15: 209-212.
12. Oros D, Figueras F, Padilla N, Hernandez-Andrade E, Gratacos E. Anterior cerebral artery improves the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in small-for-gestational age fetuses with normal umbilical artery. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007; 30: 524.
13. Roza SJ, Steegers EA, Verburg BO, Jaddoe VW, Moll HA, Hofman A, Verhulst FC, Tiemeier H. What is spared by fetal brain-sparing? Fetal circulatory redistribution and behavioral problems in the general population. Am J Epidemiol 2008; 168: 1145-1152.
14. Dubiel M, Gunnarsson GO, Gudmundsson S. Blood redistribution in the fetal brain during chronic hypoxia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2002; 20: 117-121.
15. Figueroa-Diesel H, Hernandez-Andrade E, Acosta-Rojas R, Cabero L, Gratacos E. Doppler changes in the main fetal brain arteries at different stages of hemodynamic adaptation in severe intrauterine growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007; 30: 297-302.
16. Hernandez-Andrade E, Figueroa-Diesel H, Jansson T, Rangel- Nava H, Gratacos E. Changes in regional fetal cerebral blood flow perfusion in relation to hemodynamic deterioration in severely growth-restricted fetuses. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2008; 32: 71-76.
17. Hadlock FP, Harrist RB, Carpenter RJ, Deter RL, Park SK. Sonographic estimation of fetal weight. The value of femur length in addition to head and abdomen measurements. Radiology 1984; 150: 535-540.
18. Arduini D, Rizzo G. Normal values of Pulsatility Index from fetal vessels: a cross-sectional study on 1556 healthy fetuses. J PerinatMed 1990; 18: 165-172.
19. Figueras F, Meler E, Iraola A, Eixarch E, Coll O, Figueras J, Francis A, Gratacos E. Customized birthweight standards for a Spanish population. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2008; 136: 20-24.
20. Robinson HP, Fleming JE. A critical evaluation of sonar "crown-rump length" measurements. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1975; 82: 702-710.
21. Benavides-Serralde JA, Hernandez-Andrade E, Figueroa-Diesel H, Oros D, Feria LA, Scheier M, Figueras F, Gratacáos E. Reference values for Doppler parameters of the fetal anterior cerebral artery throughout gestation. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2010; 69: 33-39.
22. Brazelton TB, Nugent JK. Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (3
23. Fu J, Olofsson P. Intracerebral regional distribution of blood flow in response to uterine contractions in growth-restricted human fetuses. Early Hum Dev 2007; 83: 607-612.
24. Abrol P, Kapoor R, Gathwala G, Tiwari S, Tiwari AD. Neonatal behavior in full-term small for date. Indian Pediatr 1994; 31: 785-789.
25. Iyer RS, Chetan R, Venkatesh A. Neonatal behavior of small for gestational age infants. Indian Pediatr 1989; 26: 987-991.
26. Lundqvist-Persson C. Correlation between level of selfregulation in the newborn infant and developmental status at two years of age. Acta Paediatr 2001; 90: 345-350.
27. Geva R, Eshel R, Leitner Y, Fattal-Valevski AF, Harel S. Memory functions of children born with asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction. Brain Res 2006; 1117: 186-194.
28. Leitner Y, Fattal-Valevski A, Geva R, Eshel R, Toledano- Alhadef H, Rotstein M, Bassan H, Radianu B, Bitchonsky O, Jaffa AJ, Harel S. Neurodevelopmental outcome of children with intrauterine growth retardation: a longitudinal, 10-year prospective study. J Child Neurol 2007; 22: 580-587.
29. Benavides-Serralde A, Hernáandez-Andrade E, Fernáandez- Delgado J, Plasencia W, Scheier M, Crispi F, Figueras F, Nicolaides KH, Gratac á os E. Three-dimensional sonographic calculation of the volume of intracranial structures in growth-restricted and appropriate-for-gestational age fetuses. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009; 33: 530-537.
30. Makhoul IR, Soudack M, Goldstein I, Smolkin T, Tamir A, Sujov P. Sonographic biometry of the frontal lobe in normal and growth-restricted neonates. Pediatr Res 2004; 55: 877-883.
31. Lodygensky GA, Seghier ML, Warfield SK, Tolsa CB, Sizonenko S, Lazeyras F, Ḧ uppi PS. Intrauterine growth restriction affects the preterm infant's hippocampus. Pediatr Res 2008; 63: 438-443. (Pubitemid 351450594)
32. Olson SL, Bates JE, Sandy JM, Schilling EM. Early developmental precursors of impulsive and inattentive behavior: from infancy to middle childhood. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2002; 43: 435-447.
33. Office for National Statistics (UK). Standard Occupational Classification. http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/classifica tions/current/SOC2000/about-soc2000/index.html. [Last updated 1 August 2008].