Brain Alkalosis and Birth Asphyxia Seizures

Abstract

Researchers at University of Helsinki, Finland, studied the causal mechanisms of seizures associated with birth asphyxia using 6 day-old rat pups exposed for 1 hour to hypercapnia (20% C02 in inhaled gas), hypoxia (9% 02), or both (asphyxic conditions).

Keywords

• postexposure
• neonatal seizure
• hypercapnia