Erythropoietin and Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: Volume of Acute Brain Injury and 1-Year Neurodevelopmental Outcome.

Mulkey, Sarah B; Ramakrishnaiah, Raghu H; McKinstry, Robert C; Chang, Taeun; Mathur, Amit M; Mayock, Dennis E; Van Meurs, Krisa P; Schaefer, G Bradley et al. · J Pediatr · 2017

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Abstract

In the Neonatal Erythropoietin and Therapeutic Hypothermia Outcomes study, 9/20 erythropoietin-treated vs 12/24 placebo-treated infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy had acute brain injury. Among infants with acute brain injury, the injury volume was lower in the erythropoietin than the placebo group (P = .004). Higher injury volume correlated with lower 12-month neurodevelopmental scores. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01913340.

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