Patient's question:
Newborn male, 40 days old. CT result shows decreased density in bilateral frontal lobe intracerebral white matter. CT value is approximately 15 HU. History of treatment and effectiveness: At 5 days, a CT scan revealed neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.Doctor's answer:
Weak muscle tone is caused by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in the brain. Generally, it is recommended to treat hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy with at least three courses. Cerebrolysin or ganglioside preparations can be used to promote brain recovery. Early rehabilitation therapy is essential. Whether the child will have sequelae is still difficult to estimate at this time. However, as long as active treatment is given, the chance of developing sequelae can be minimized as much as possible.