#437 - 🔵 [PAS 2026] - Can a Neonatal MRI Predict Long-Term Outcomes in Babies with HIE? (ft. Dr. Seetha Shankaran)

Send us Fan MailDr. Seetha Shankaran one of the pioneers of therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and longtime member of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network, reflects on a career devoted to preventing and treating neonatal brain injury. She discusses what neonatal MRI can and cannot tell us about long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with HIE, why a normal MRI does not equal a normal future, and how the pattern of brain injury on imaging should shape the counseling conversation with families. She closes with a message that no imaging study can replace: consistent, long-term follow-up remains the most important tool we have.Support the showAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: [email protected]. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!