Us launches 'cold cap' to treat brain damage in newborns

, the U.SDepartment of Natus Medicaldeveloped a device called cold cap(
cool-
cap) to treat brain damage caused by lack of oxygen at birth, reducing brain temperature reduction to prevent or reduce brain damageIt is understood that reducing the temperature of the brain can limit the occurrence of brain damage as soon as possibleUsing this device, moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy(
hie), 5,000 to 9,000 newborns a year in the United StatesThe product has been approved by the U.SFood andDrug administrationThe researchers studied 234 children and randomly grouped them into groups, some receiving 72 hours of cold cap treatment and others using conventional methodsFifty-five per cent of children who received cold cap treatment after 18 months died or had severe disabilities, while the other group had 66 per centAt present, there is no effective treatment for this kind of child, only support ivetherapy(
according to the "Shanghai Medical Device Industry Association")