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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Current and Emerging Therapies in the Management of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Neonates.

Jayasree Nair, Vasantha H S Kumar

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jayasree NairDivision of Neonatology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA. jnair2@buffalo.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3846-2027
Vasantha H S KumarDivision of Neonatology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA. vkumar3@buffalo.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0950-2608

Funding

Role of Sustained Inflation and Delayed Cord Clamping in Resuscitation after AsphyxiaR03HD086531 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI NAIR, JAYASREE · 2016 to 2017
$160k
NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD086531
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) presents a significant clinical burden with its high mortality and morbidity rates globally. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is now standard of care for infants with moderate to severe HIE, but has not definitively changed outcomes in severe HIE. In this review, we discuss newer promising markers that may help the clinician identify severity of HIE. Therapies that are beneficial and agents that hold promise for neuroprotection are described, both for use either alone or as adjuncts to TH. These include endogenous pathway modifiers such as erythropoietin and analogues, melatonin, and remote ischemic post conditioning. Stem cells have therapeutic potential in this condition, as in many other neonatal conditions. Of the agents listed, only erythropoietin and analogues are currently being evaluated in large randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Exogenous therapies such as argon and xenon, allopurinol, monosialogangliosides, and magnesium sulfate continue to be investigated. The recognition of tertiary mechanisms of brain damage has opened up new research into therapies not only to attenuate brain damage but also to promote cell repair and regeneration in a developmentally disorganized brain long after the perinatal insult. These alternative modalities may be especially important in mild HIE and in areas of the world where there is limited access to expensive hypothermia equipment and services.

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birth asphyxiahypoxic ischemic encephalopathyneonatal encephalopathy

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PMID30029531
PMCPMC6069156

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