Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

The aim of our study is to investigate changes of brain perfusion and elasticity in neonates during the time that a neonate is adapting to live outside the womb and during diseases that are suspected to affect neonatal brain perfusion. We use contrast enhanced ultrasound (sulphur hexafluoride) and ultrasound-assisted elastography to evaluate the state of brain perfusion. We will study neonates recruited from the Neonatal Units of Turku University Hospital.

This is a prospective intervention single center study to evaluate the feasibility and safety of intranasal breast milk in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathic neonates receiving therapeutic hypothermia.

This is an open-label prospective single-center randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of intranasal breast milk in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathic neonates receiving therapeutic hypothermia on long term neurodevelopmental outcome compared to standard care.

this study is aim to delineate the role of erythropoietin in improving neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy the study is conducted to answer the question : is erythropoietin will improve neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy?