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.
Interrupted blood supply to the parts of brainstem affects the functions of those parts seriously. Here is an overview of symptoms and effects of this brain stroke. Rupturing of a blood vessel, often due to hypertension, leads to hemorrhage in pons or other parts of the brainstem, resulting in a brain attack (stroke). This does not mean that all those who have hypertension will be victims of pontine stroke. Hypertension is one of the main risk factors for this stroke.