S Meher1,2, E Hernandez-Andrade3, S N Basheer4, C Lees5,6. 1. Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. 2. Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. 4. Department of Paediatric Neurology and Neonatal Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. 5. Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. 6. Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To review systematically the evidence on impact of cerebral redistribution, as assessed by fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler, on neurological outcomes in small-for-gestational-age (SGA) or growth-restricted fetuses. METHODS: For this systematic review, MEDLINE was searched for all controlled studies reporting neurological outcomes in SGA or growth-restricted babies with cerebral redistribution based on MCA Doppler indices, from inception to September 2013. We used relative risk or odds ratios, with 95% CI, to identify the association of cerebral redistribution with neurological outcomes. RESULTS: The search yielded 1180 possible citations, of which nine studies were included in the review, with a total of 1198 fetuses. Definitions of SGA and cerebral redistribution were variable, as was study quality. Data could not be synthesized in meta-analyses because of heterogeneity in outcome reporting. Cerebral redistribution was not associated with increased risk of intraventricular hemorrhage in neonates (five studies; n = 806). When present in preterm fetuses, cerebral redistribution was associated with normal Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) scores at 40 weeks (one study; n = 62) but abnormal psychomotor development at 1 year of age on the Bayley scale (one study; n = 172). When present in term SGA fetuses, cerebral redistribution was associated with increased risk of motor and state organizational problems on NBAS (two studies; n = 158), and lower mean percentile scores in communication and problem solving at 2 years of age on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (one study; n = 125). CONCLUSIONS: SGA fetuses with cerebral redistribution may be at higher risk of neurodevelopmental problems. More data are needed from adequately controlled studies with long-term follow-up before conclusions can be drawn. If these findings are true, there is a need to re-evaluate timing of delivery in the management of SGA fetuses, particularly when cerebral redistribution is found at term gestation.
OBJECTIVES: To review systematically the evidence on impact of cerebral redistribution, as assessed by fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler, on neurological outcomes in small-for-gestational-age (SGA) or growth-restricted fetuses. METHODS: For this systematic review, MEDLINE was searched for all controlled studies reporting neurological outcomes in SGA or growth-restricted babies with cerebral redistribution based on MCA Doppler indices, from inception to September 2013. We used relative risk or odds ratios, with 95% CI, to identify the association of cerebral redistribution with neurological outcomes. RESULTS: The search yielded 1180 possible citations, of which nine studies were included in the review, with a total of 1198 fetuses. Definitions of SGA and cerebral redistribution were variable, as was study quality. Data could not be synthesized in meta-analyses because of heterogeneity in outcome reporting. Cerebral redistribution was not associated with increased risk of intraventricular hemorrhage in neonates (five studies; n = 806). When present in preterm fetuses, cerebral redistribution was associated with normal Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) scores at 40 weeks (one study; n = 62) but abnormal psychomotor development at 1 year of age on the Bayley scale (one study; n = 172). When present in term SGA fetuses, cerebral redistribution was associated with increased risk of motor and state organizational problems on NBAS (two studies; n = 158), and lower mean percentile scores in communication and problem solving at 2 years of age on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (one study; n = 125). CONCLUSIONS: SGA fetuses with cerebral redistribution may be at higher risk of neurodevelopmental problems. More data are needed from adequately controlled studies with long-term follow-up before conclusions can be drawn. If these findings are true, there is a need to re-evaluate timing of delivery in the management of SGA fetuses, particularly when cerebral redistribution is found at term gestation.
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