Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (asphyxia).
This article concerns itself with the effects of HIE on the brain of the full-term infant. Several treatment options are available, with phenobarbital being the drug of choice, but the course remains observation and careful monitoring of the at-risk infant.
D000818:Animals; D001034:Apgar Score; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors