Hypothermia therapy for newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Objective: Therapeutic hypothermia reduces cerebral injury and improves the neurological outcome secondary to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in newborns. It has been indicated for asphyxiated full‐term or near‐term newborn infants with clinical signs of hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Source...

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Main Authors: Rita C. Silveira, Renato S. Procianoy
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553615001196