FOCUS on Neurological Assessments

Avoiding HIE and Related Conditions: A Comprehensive Look at the Use of Brain Cooling for Avoiding Brain and Neurological Dysfunctions

October 12, 2023 2:30pm

Jacob Diesselhorst, Esq.
Partner
Maples Nix & Diesselhorst, P.L.L.C.

Jonathan M. Fanaroff, M.D., J.D., FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Director, Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Division of Neonatology

  • Examining new developments in the evaluation of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
  • Synthesizing the connection between Cerebral Palsy and HIE
  • Understanding the correlation between timing and administration of cooling and HIE
  • Identifying whether children with mild HIE should be cooled
  • Interpreting most recent data from HIE studies
  • Understanding the challenges of proving that an injury occurred before labor in relation to HIE
  • Determining what to do if an infant has received a normal MRI, but later developed HIE
  • Evaluating the various types of experts needed to argue and defend your case successfully
  • Analyzing what exacerbates a HIE injury
  • Exploring tools and diagnostics that can be used to determine if an injury occurred in utero and how to handle these cases