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cerebral palsy and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise cerebral palsy and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- HIE results from perinatal asphyxia causing a two-phase brain injury. The latent phase (1-6 hours after resuscitation) is the critical therapeutic window - therapeutic cooling must begin within 6 hours to interrupt secondary energy failure.
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