Prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy(CP)by regenerative medicine:Perinatal asphyxia is a well-known medical condition that can lead to CP.Several etiologies are involved in this process,but the primary cause is ...Prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy(CP)by regenerative medicine:Perinatal asphyxia is a well-known medical condition that can lead to CP.Several etiologies are involved in this process,but the primary cause is hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE)that is characterized by reduced blood flow and oxygen supply to the baby’s brain.CP is one of the possible consequences of this neurologic injury.Once developed,CP is difficult to treat,and the role of rehabilitation in functional recovery is still limited.The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is one of the various approaches that have been tried to date.The program has been providing training courses since 2006 for midwives and nurses in addition to physicians,and we saw a marked reduction in mortality associated with birth asphyxia just after a year of the program.However,further efforts are required to achieve 0%mortality.展开更多
文摘Prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy(CP)by regenerative medicine:Perinatal asphyxia is a well-known medical condition that can lead to CP.Several etiologies are involved in this process,but the primary cause is hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE)that is characterized by reduced blood flow and oxygen supply to the baby’s brain.CP is one of the possible consequences of this neurologic injury.Once developed,CP is difficult to treat,and the role of rehabilitation in functional recovery is still limited.The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is one of the various approaches that have been tried to date.The program has been providing training courses since 2006 for midwives and nurses in addition to physicians,and we saw a marked reduction in mortality associated with birth asphyxia just after a year of the program.However,further efforts are required to achieve 0%mortality.
