INTRODUCTION: Although focal cerebral @entity932 are infrequent in the term newborn, they must be considered when neurologic symptoms appear, especially when @entity410 are present. OBJECTIVE: Possible risk factors to suffer from these pathologies have been studied, as well as their evolution, to try to give a prognosis. @entity1 AND METHODS: The term newborns with focal @entity63 or hemorrhagic @entity75 who presented symptoms in the neonatal period have been studied for 10 years (January 1990-March 2000) in our @entity1 s Hospital Miguel Servet of Zaragoza (Spain). The newborns have been studied in our hospital, and their evolution followed in the Neuropediatric Consulting Room. From each case data about familiar history, pregnancy, labor, clinical manifestations, physical examination, complementary studies, diagnosis and neurodevelopment evolution have been collected. RESULTS. From the nine cases found, four were @entity1188 of the left medial cerebral artery, and five were @entity548 . Except in two cases in which an important birth @entity130 was present, any other antecedent that could be the cause was found. All except one manifested as @entity410 . Neuroimaging studies visualized the @entity64 in all of them. A slight @entity51 remains in seven @entity1 , and it is severe in one. CONCLUSIONS: @entity64 are infrequent in term newborns. Most of the times their etiology is not found. These accidents usually manifestate as focal @entity410 in the immediate neonatal period, and neuroimaging studies (ECO-TC) are essential for the diagnosis. The long term evolution is favorable in most of the cases, although focal @entity51 remains present frequently.

[Focal cerebral XXXX in the term newborn. Review of the last decade].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children', 'PATIENTS'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['seizures'] @entity932 :: ('MESH:D020300', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic or hemorrhagic lesions'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['Cerebrovascular strokes', 'stroke'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['hemorrhages'] @entity63 :: ('MESH:D007511', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['cerebral lesions'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['motor deficit'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarctions'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity932 :: (MESH:D020300,Disease) :: ['ischemic or hemorrhagic lesions']
