According to a new study, therapeutic hypothermia, the sole evidence-based treatment for neonates born with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) at or after 36 weeks, is ineffective for lowering death or moderate/severe damage in newborns born between 33 and 35 weeks.
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified a promising treatment to reduce or prevent brain injury in newborns who have suffered hypoxia-ischemia, a serious complication in which restricted blood flow deprives the brain of oxygen.