[Hypoxia-induced ischemic brain damage in newborns]

Fetal brain lesions are characterized by multifactorial genesis. Hypoxia is the central pathogenetic syndrome causing various structural changes of the brain and its malformations. A variety of morphological changes explains the polymorphism of clinical symptoms and long-term sequelae. The magnitude of the brain alterations depends on the gestational age at the moment of hypoxia and its intensity.