A New Zealand University Develops a New Approach to Preventing Cerebral Palsy

Posted on April 9, 2008 at 2:44am by

Godzilla vs. Mothra The University of Otago recently publishing findings in the neuropathology journal Brain Pathology

that show a new approach to preventing cerebral palsy in newborns suffering from birth trauma.

The new approach focuses on newborns that have been deprived of oxygen. Nearly one out of six of every 1000 children born suffer from birth injury due to low oxygen levels. This form of birth injury can lead to life-long disabilities such as cerebral palsy.

Treatments for birth injury are only moderately successful. The new research published by Associate Professor Dorothy Oorschot from the Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, shows that the combination of two common therapies may be highly effective in treating birth injuries.

Resident Evil: Degeneration release The two treatments include inducing moderate hypothermia and administering an antioxidant. Alone, the treatments show only moderate improvement. Oorschot’s research indicates that the combination can actually help rescue nerve cells that have been damaged and restore motor function.

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The research was conducted on an animal model and the research team is now beginning to focus on how to refine the new treatment for the best possible results.

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are working on cases in which life-long disability has resulted due to medical negligence during birth.

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