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Changes of Neutrophil Count in Peripheral Blood of the Neonate with Periventricular Leukomalacia
Hwan Seok Lee, Kyung Pil Park, Heng Mi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(10):966-971.   Published online October 15, 2003
Purpose : It is now well established that infection and inflammation play an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemic brain damage. The loss of neutrophils from systemic circulation is an associated finding in injury mediated by granulocyte. Periventricular leukomalacia(PVL) caused by ischemia is the principal form of brain injury in premature infants. This study was conducted to evaluate whether...
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