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Saturday, May 25, 2013 White Matter in Left High Frontal Lobes
We have baby (5 months). at the time of birth due to lack of
Oxygen supply to brain, he was on ventilator for 3-4 days. he
was full term baby (9 months). Recently i have done MRI and
shows following findings. -Paucity of white matter in bilateral
occipital & Left high Frontal lobe. - Thining of Corpus
Callosum. Hello! You certainly had a stressful introduction to
parenthood and your son to being a newborn! The official word
for not enough oxygen to the brain is Hypoxia. Needing a
ventilator for 3-4 days sounds as though he had a significant
period of hypoxia that made it difficult for his brain to
control his breathing. The brain uses a large amount of oxygen
to supply all of its cells with what they need to work well. A
period of not enough oxygen actually in