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Modeling Encephalopathy of Prematurity Using Prenatal Hypoxia-ischemia with Intra-amniotic Lipopolysaccharide in Rats
Published on: November 20, 2015
[Predominant factors of neonatal encephalopathy: hypoxic and ischemia, a global problem]
Alcy R Torres1, Juan D Naranjo2, Carla Salvador3
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Abstract:
If a difficulty arises during birth, due to a maternal or fetal anomaly, acute or chronic, asphyxia of the fetal brain constitutes a greater risk, because it could result in the destruction of neurons and the possibility of evolving towards a Ischemic Hypoxic Encephalopathy with long -term sequelae. This review highlights the most recent scientific aspects but at the same time it offers an essential margin of knowledge regarding pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment, as well as offering a perspective on the future of clinical care of ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy.
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