Electroencephalogram and magnetic resonance imaging comparison as a predicting factor for neurodevelopmental outcome in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy infant treated with hypothermia

• Main Authors: Francesca Del Balzo (Author), Stella Maiolo (Author), Paola Papoff (Author), Luigi Giannini (Author), Corrado Moretti (Author), Enrico Properzi (Author), Alberto Spalice (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is an important cause of acute neurological damage in newborns at (or near) term. Several trials in recent years have shown that moderate hypothermia by total body cooling or selective head is an effective intervention to reduce mortality and major disability in...