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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
Published on: August 25, 2014
[Asymptomatic neonatal neurocutaneous melanosis]
O Abbo1, S Dubedout, Q Ballouhey
1Service de chirurgie viscérale, hôpital des Enfants de Toulouse, CHU de Toulouse, 330, avenue de Grande-Bretagne, TSA 70034, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France. olivier.abbo@gmail.com
Abstract:
Giant congenital nevi in 1% of cases are associated with anomalies of the central nervous system, which are characteristic of neurocutaneous melanosis. When neurocutaneous melanosis becomes symptomatic, it is associated with a poor prognosis. With recommended neonatal screening, asymptomatic neonatal cases are being discovered more frequently. On the basis of this observation, we consider various aspects of this association.
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