Objective: To determine whether Phenobarbital (PB) given before therapeutic hypothermia to infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) augments the neuroprotective efficacy of hypothermia.
Although brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is helpful in predicting outcomes after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), its accuracy and optimal timing are not known (Early Hum Dev 2010 ...
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the leading causes of newborn mortality and morbidity worldwide, and lowering the baby’s body temperature—called therapeutic hypothermia—is often used ...