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A series of commentaries, written by Dr. Joseph Volpe, on recent topics of high relevance to the field of neonatal neurology. Each Volpe’s View will be published exclusively for the Newborn Brain Society on topics of high relevance. Dr. Volpe is the founding father of the field of neonatal neurology and brings over 60 years of clinical experience, alongside a depth of pathophysiological and neurobiological expertise to reflect on issues of clinical relevance in our field.
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2026 Commentaries
- Antenatal Opioid Exposure—Discovery of a Broad Spectrum of Impaired Brain Development in Affected Newborns – January 2026
- Does Therapeutic Hypothermia have a Role in Management of the Late Preterm Infant with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy? – April 2026
- Relation of Mild Hypoxia in Premature Infants to Hippocampal Neuronal/Synaptic Dysmaturation and Subsequent Learning and Memory Deficits: Mechanisms and Potential for Later Correction – June 2026
Dr. Hannah C. Kinney—In Memoriam: End of an Era? – August 2026
2025 Commentaries
- Genetic Therapy In Neonatal Neurology—The Two-Edged Sword Of Remarkable Benefit At Very High Cost—Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy As An Instructive Example – January 2025
- Massive Burden of Neuropsychiatric Sequelae after Very Preterm Birth -Evolving Understanding of Neurobiology and Potential Interventions – March 2025
- Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI): Important Challenge for Neonatology – June 2025
- Fetal Inflammation and Brain Injury in the Premature Infant: A Complicated Relationship and a Major Postnatal Challenge for Neonatology – October 2025
2024 Commentaries
- Erythropoietin and the HEAL Study: Timing Issues – January 2024
- Preterm Infants Need Their Sleep, Especially Active (REM) Sleep – March 2024
- Music Exposure in Preterm Infants Leads to Enhanced Cerebral Cortical and White Matter Development – May 2024
- Brain Dysmaturation After Very Preterm Birth: A Progressive And Long-Term Challenge – July 2024
- Inconsistent Predictive Value Of MRI In Early Infancy After Neonatal HIE: Dysmaturation May Be The Explanation – September 2024
- Seizure Burden in Neonatal HIE: (1) Importance of Detection and Management, and (2) Implications for Subsequent Brain Development – November 2024
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