Journal article

Prognostic utility of magnetic resonance imaging in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: Substudy of a randomized trial

JLY Cheong, L Coleman, RW Hunt, KJ Lee, LW Doyle, TE Inder, SE Jacobs

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | AMER MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2012

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of hypothermia treatment on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patterns of brain injury in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy compared with normothermia, including the prognostic utility of MRI for death and/or disability at a postnatal age of 2 years. Design: Substudy of a randomized controlled trial. Setting: Participating centers in the Infant Cooling Evaluation trial. Participants: Trial participants (gestational age ≥35 weeks with moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, randomized to whole-body hypothermia or normothermia) with available MRIs. Main Exposure: We performed qualitative evaluation of T1- and T2-weighted and diffusio..

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Grants

Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council


Awarded by Academy of Finland (AKA)


Funding Acknowledgements

The study was supported by project grant 216725 from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and by the Royal Women's Hospital Foundation.