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ReviewTranslational pediatrics2023

A narrative review on treatment strategies for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.

Janelle M Korf, Louise D McCullough, Viola Caretti

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Review in Translational pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Janelle M KorfDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Louise D McCulloughDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Viola CarettiDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.

Funding

Pyschosocial Stress and the Response to StrokeR37NS096493 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MCCULLOUGH, LOUISE D. · 2016 to 2022
$5.2M
NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS096493
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objective: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) represents a significant achievement in the translation of scientific research to clinical application, but it is currently the only neuroprotective treatment for HIE. This review aims to revisit the use of TH for HIE and its longitudinal impact on patient outcomes to readers new to the field of HIE. We discuss how emerging therapies address the broader pathophysiology of injury progression in the neonatal brain days to years after HIE. Methods: We included full articles and book chapters published in English on PubMed with references to "hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy", "birth asphyxia", "therapeutic hypothermia", or "neonatal encephalopathy". We limited our review to outcomes on term infants and to new therapeutics that are in the second phase of clinical trials. Key Content and Findings: Despite the use of TH for HIE, mortality remains high. Analysis of longitudinal studies reveals a high incidence of ongoing disability even with the implementation of TH. New therapeutics addressing the secondary phase and the less understood tertiary phase of brain injury are in clinical trials as adjunctive treatments to TH to support additional neurological repair and regeneration. Conclusions: TH successfully improves outcomes after HIE, and it continues to be optimized. Larger studies are needed to understand its use in mild cases of HIE and if certain factors, such as sex, affect long term outcomes. TH primarily acts in the initial phases of injury, while new pharmaceutical therapies target additional injury pathways into the tertiary phases of injury. This may allow for more effective approaches to treatment and improvement of long-term functional outcomes after HIE.

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Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyneuroprotectiontherapeutic hypothermia

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PMID37692539
PMCPMC10485647

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