Babies born at less than 37 weeks gestation (premature) have different nutritional needs than babies born at full term (after 38 weeks). Premature babies will often stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. There they are watched closely to make sure they are getting the right balance of fluids and nutrition.
Watershed Stroke. Watershed strokes. are usually the result of poor blood flow to the brain from occlusion of the arteries in the neck (from atherosclerosis) or periods of poor cardiac function, such as during a heart attack.
They occur most commonly in the basal ganglia where the vessels can be particularly delicate. High blood pressure (hypertension) is the most common cause of this type of stroke. Less common causes include trauma, infections, tumors, blood clotting deficiencies, and abnormalities in cerebral blood vessels.