A pilot randomized trial of high-dose caffeine therapy in preterm infants

Pediatric Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 198-204

  McPherson, Christopher ^a   Neil, Jeffrey J ^b   Tjoeng, Tiong Han ^c   Pineda, Roberta ^d   Inder, Terrie E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE CITRATE; CAFFEINE;

ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUBOWITZ NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAY MATTER; GRAY MATTER INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; LEUKOMALACIA; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHITE MATTER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY;

CAFFEINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84937549005     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.72     Document Type: Article

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