• Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Aug 2015

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    Treatment with mild brain hypothermia for cardiopulmonary resuscitation after myoclonic seizures in infant with robertsonian type of trisomy 13.

    • G Imataka, Y Tsuboi, Y Kano, K Ogino, T Tsuchioka, T Ohnishi, Y Kaji, K Wake, G Ichikawa, H Suzumura, and O Arisaka.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. geo@dokkyomed.ac.jp.
    • Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015 Aug 1; 19 (15): 2852-5.

    AbstractCongenital chromosomal abnormality with trisomy 13 is known to be associated with poor life prognosis and lethal. Therefore, physician advice the patients be kept in intensive treatment with resuscitation and state of the art intensive care when sudden change in the general condition with this trisomy is observed. We report herein, the treatment with mild brain hypothermia therapy for cardiopulmonary resuscitation after myoclonic seizures in infant with Robertsonian type of trisomy 13 in intensive care unit. Our study indicated that brain hypothermia therapy and steroid pulse therapy on an infant who was believed to have post-resuscitation hypoxic encephalopathy was highly effective as the patient's general condition recovered to the original state after four months.

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