Germinal Matrix-Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Tale of Preterm Infants

• Main Authors: Walufu Ivan Egesa (Author), Simon Odoch (Author), Richard Justin Odong (Author), Gloria Nakalema (Author), Daniel Asiimwe (Author), Eddymond Ekuk (Author), Sabinah Twesigemukama (Author), Munanura Turyasiima (Author), Rachel Kwambele Lokengama (Author), William Mugowa Waibi (Author), Said Abdirashid (Author), Dickson Kajoba (Author), Patrick Kumbowi Kumbakulu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage (GM-IVH) is a common intracranial complication in preterm infants, especially those born before 32 weeks of gestation and very-low-birth-weight infants. Hemorrhage originates in the fragile capillary network of the subependymal germinal matrix of the devel...