This issue introduces the reader to a range of important issues that involve neonatal
encephalopathy: from different animal models to neuroprotection and clinical biomarkers …

Preterm birth is a principal cause of neurological disability later in life, including cognitive
and behavioral deficits. Notably, cognitive impairment has greater impact on quality of life …

In term and near-term neonates with neonatal encephalopathy, therapeutic hypothermia
protocols are well established. The current focus is on how to improve outcomes further and …

The development of the central nervous system can be directly disrupted by a variety of
acquired factors, including infectious, inflammatory, hypoxic-ischemic, and toxic insults …

Perinatal brain injury is a major contributor to perinatal morbidity and mortality, and a
considerable number of these children will develop long term neurodevelopmental …

Fetal or neonatal brain injury can result in lifelong neurologic disability. The most significant
risk factor for perinatal brain injury is prematurity; however, in absolute numbers, full-term …

In term and near-term neonates with neonatal encephalopathy, therapeutic hypothermia
protocols are well established. The current focus is on how to improve outcomes further and …

A variety of brain injuries originating from fetal, perinatal, and neonatal periods may cause
mortality, and many of the survivors of those injuries suffer from life-long morbidity. It is our …

Brain injuries during the perinatal period—resulting from encephalopathy-related asphyxia,
prematurity, fetal growth restriction, antenatal toxicity exposure, neonatal stroke, systemic …

Children who are born preterm are at risk for encephalopathy of prematurity, a leading
cause of cerebral palsy, cognitive delay and behavioral disorders. Current interventions are …