Tag Archives: cerebral palsy

Steroids and BPD, what do we really know?

Posted on 26 March 2026 by Keith Barrington

My first foray into systematic review and meta-analysis was about 25 years ago with this article Barrington KJ. The adverse neuro-developmental effects of postnatal steroids in the preterm infant: a systematic review of RCTs. BMC Pediatr. 2001;1:1. As you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Neonatal Research | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Do Sub-Ependymal Haemorrhages cause cerebral palsy?

Posted on 15 December 2020 by Keith Barrington

The germinal matrix is a region in the immature brain where a large proportion of cortical neurones are formed before they migrate out to form the neo-cortex. It is intensely metabolically active as it is producing hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →

Posted in Neonatal Research | Tagged , , | Leave a comment