Histological markers of neonatal asphyxia: the relevant role of vascular changes

• Main Authors: Clara Gerosa (Author), Daniela Fanni (Author), Melania Puddu (Author), Giorgia Locci (Author), Eleonora Obinu (Author), Vassilios Fanos (Author), Gavino Faa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Perinatal asphyxia is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the perinatal period, with 4 million neonates suffering annually from birth asphyxia. Tissue hypoxia can cause several pathological changes in multiple organs, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) representing one of the...