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VOLUME 17 , ISSUE 1 ( January-March, 2023 ) > List of Articles

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Brain Assessment from Fetus to Neonate in Terms of Morphology and Function: Role of Neonatologist

Milan Stanojevic, Asim Kurjak, Edin Međedović

Keywords : Brain, Four-dimensional, Fetal behavior, Function, Neonate, Structure, Ultrasound

Citation Information : Stanojevic M, Kurjak A, Međedović E. Brain Assessment from Fetus to Neonate in Terms of Morphology and Function: Role of Neonatologist. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023; 17 (1):97-102.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1960

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 14-04-2023

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).


Abstract

Assessment of the structure and function of the brain was enabled by the development of ultrasound (US) technology, which may depict how complicated developmental processes of the brain structure in utero can result in complex behavior of embryo and fetus. Extrauterine life is the continuation of intrauterine life, and transposing our knowledge of brain structure and function from prenatal to postnatal life is an important approach to making the distinction between normal and abnormal brain development and the early diagnosis of various structural or functional brain abnormalities. The invention of four-dimensional US (4D US) enabled the introduction of the Kurjak Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test (KANET), which opened up a new field of fetal neurology. The KANET is a standardized and comprehensive method to evaluate fetal neurological condition objectively and reproducibly by observation of fetal behavior and general movements (GMs). Based on the existing investigation, if the KANET score is normal, then there is a high probability that the development of the infant will be normal, with a very low probability that the child with developmental delay would have been missed, while the prediction is more complicated if the score is abnormal or borderline.

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