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:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755715001230