الفهرس 
PERINATAL ASPHYXIAOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Perinatal asphyxia is a common cause of morbidity
and mortality in term newborns. In addition perinatal
hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which still the major
cause of long term neurological sequalae in childhood
develops in one third of asphyxiated infants (Nagdyman
et al., 2001).
Numerous studies have suggested that free radicals
could have a key role in hypoxic ischemic brain damage
(Ogihera et al., 2003).
The aim of this study was; first to assess the value
of malondialdehyde (lipid peroxidation product) measured
in the umbilical cord blood as a marker of foetal asphyxia
and as a predictor for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy,
and second was to assess the balance between oxidant
and antioxidant generating system in the face of foetal
asphyxia.
We prospectively studied 50 term newborns divided
into 25 patients (13 males, 12 females) had perinatal
asphyxia, and 25 ages matched controls (11 males, 14
females).