Catalog

Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy of newborn, severe

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy of newborn, severe – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/10036778

A paediatric condition characterised as being when the brain fails to receive a sufficient amount of oxygen or blood before and during birth with effects including stupor, lack of muscle tone, seizures, suppressed brain stem and autonomic functions, and an electroencephalogram which may be isopotential or have infrequent periodic discharges.