A new cooling therapy to help newborns with brain damage is being used at Children’s Hospital in New England. The hospital began using the treatment in July 2007 and has used it on seven newborns so far.
The therapy involves using an inexpensive hypothermia treatment. Doctors claim that the cooling treatment may help to minimize or completely prevent brain damage in newborns that were deprived of oxygen due to birth trauma.
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The cooling treatment involves wrapping the infants in a cooling blanket within six hours of their injury. This drops their temperature to 92.3 degrees Fahrenheit. They are kept at the cooler temperature for 72 hours.
The medical director of the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Anne Hansen, claims that the treatment has been very successful. The doctor explains that the treatment works by cooling the newborn’s brain, which slows down the metabolic needs and protects the infant’s brain from damage.
The Lone Chipmunks download Hansen explains that brain exams are conducted on the infants before, during and after the treatments to monitor their progress. The neurology clinic at Children’s Hospital will follow the babies as they mature to determine the long-term effects of the treatment.
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