Hypothermia as a therapeutic intervention in term infants with neonatal encephalopathy-Is it ready for prime time?

Resuscitation

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Perlman, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonatal encephalopathy; Neuroprotection; Therapeutic hypothermia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES;

EID: 44649168104     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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