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Michael C Harrison

Neonatal Medicine, University of Cape Town
Verified email at uct.ac.za
Cited by 1789

Diffusion-weighted imaging of the brain in preterm infants with focal and diffuse white matter abnormality

SJ Counsell, JM Allsop, MC Harrison, DJ Larkman… - …, 2003 - publications.aap.org
Objective. The most common finding on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain in
preterm infants at term-equivalent age is diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) in the …

The structured communication tool SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation) improves communication in neonatology: Forum-clinical …

M Raymond, MC Harrison - South African Medical Journal, 2014 - journals.co.za
Background. Effective communication, co-operation and teamwork have been identified as
key determinants of patient safety. SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment and …

Early clinical signs in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy predict an abnormal amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram at age 6 hours

…, L Myer, LL Linley, MS Raban, Y Joolay, MC Harrison… - BMC pediatrics, 2013 - Springer
Background An early clinical score predicting an abnormal amplitude-integrated
electroencephalogram (aEEG) or moderate-severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) may …

T2 relaxation values in the developing preterm brain

…, AH Herlihy, JM Allsop, MC Harrison… - American journal …, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR imaging is increasingly used to assess maturation
and disease in the preterm brain. Knowledge of the changes in T2 values with increasing …

Increased lung water and tissue damage in bronchopulmonary dysplasia

EW Adams, MC Harrison, SJ Counsell, JM Allsop… - The Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that high and asymmetrical water content persists in
infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and that this is associated with nonuniform …

Defining hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in newborn infants: benchmarking in a South African population

…, L Myer, MC Harrison, LL Linley, C Nelson… - Journal of perinatal …, 2013 - degruyter.com
Objectives: There are few population-based studies of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
in sub-Saharan Africa, and the published criteria that are used to define and grade HIE …

An extension of Kedlaya's algorithm for hyperelliptic curves

MC Harrison - Journal of Symbolic Computation, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper we describe a generalisation and adaptation of Kedlaya’s algorithm for computing
the zeta-function of a hyperelliptic curve over a finite field of odd characteristic that the …

Preterm birth and severe morbidity in hospitalized neonates who are HIV exposed and uninfected compared with HIV unexposed

…, N Jacob, A Slogrove, M Smith, M Kroon, MC Harrison… - AIDS, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Infants who are HIV exposed but uninfected (HEU) compared with HIV unexposed
uninfected (HUU) have an increased risk of adverse birth outcomes, morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Late recognition of SARS in nosocomial outbreak, Toronto

…, L Berger, L Hansen, C Harrison… - Emerging Infectious …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Late recognition of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was associated with no known
SARS contact, hospitalization before the nosocomial outbreak was recognized, symptom …

Fresh frozen plasma use in a neonatal unit in South Africa

MS Raban, MC Harrison - Journal of tropical pediatrics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background: Despite limited evidence, fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusions are a
relatively common neonatal procedure. Objectives: Quantify FFP usage in our unit; determine …