Neonatal Brain Health
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Neurobehavioral Assessments in a Mouse Model of Neonatal Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury
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Cited by 12 •
2017
We performed unilateral carotid artery occlusion on postnatal day 7-10 CD-1 mouse pups to create a neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) model and investigated the effects of HI brain injury. We studied neurobehavioral functions in these mice compared to non-operated normal mice.
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Obtaining a Mixed Glial Cell Culture from a Neonatal Mouse Brain
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2025
The video demonstrated the method of isolating and culturing cells from a neonatal mouse brain. It involved enzymatic and mechanical dissociation of the brain, followed by culturing in growth media lacking neuronal growth factor to obtain a mixed glial population.
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Isolation of Oxytocin Receptor-Rich Nuclei from a Neonatal Rat Brain
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2025
This video demonstrates the isolation of oxytocin receptor-rich nuclei from the neonatal rat brain. Coronal slicing, followed by identification and precise punching of oxytocin receptor-rich brain nuclei, enables the effective extraction of oxytocin receptor-rich nuclei for further analysis.
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Intracerebroventricular and Intravascular Injection of Viral Particles and Fluorescent Microbeads into the Neonatal Brain
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Cited by 18 •
2016
Here, we describe a simple method of intracerebroventricular and intravascular injection of viral particles or fluorescent microbeads into the neonatal mouse brain. The localization pattern of the virus and nanoparticles could be detected by microscopic evaluation or by in situ hybridization.
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Measuring Pain-Evoked Brain Activity in Neonates Using a Flat-Tip Probe Coupled to EEG
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2025
This video demonstrates a method for measuring pain-evoked brain activity in infants. It outlines the procedure for positioning electrodes on the infant's head and applying pain stimuli to the infant's hand using a flat-tip probe. The video also shows the EEG recording process to identify brain activity in response to the stimuli.
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Adequate oxygen and nutrient delivery support the developing brain because neural tissue depends on these supplies during early maturation. If blood flow is disrupted, the brain may receive insufficient oxygen or nutrients, increasing the risk of injury. In clinical care, maintaining these supplies is therefore central to protecting neonatal neurological function and later outcomes.
Stable blood glucose and temperature help preserve the conditions needed for coordinated maturation of neural networks. Metabolic imbalance or temperature instability can interfere with this developmental process, even when the primary concern is not structural brain injury. For medicine, these variables are important targets of supportive care and ongoing assessment.
Infection and inflammation can harm neonatal brain health by disturbing the developing neural environment. Alongside disrupted blood flow and metabolic imbalance, they represent different pathways through which injury may occur. Recognizing these mechanisms helps clinicians interpret neurological findings and risk in context rather than treating every at-risk infant as having the same cause or expected outcome.
Assessment begins with screening infants who may be at risk, followed by a neurological examination and cardiorespiratory monitoring. Imaging can add information about the brain when clinicians need to evaluate possible injury or abnormal development. Together, these approaches help identify concerning findings, guide treatment decisions, and determine whether developmental follow-up is needed.
Early recognition of concerning changes allows supportive care to begin promptly. That care aims to reduce complications, while assessment findings can inform treatment decisions. The same process also supports developmental follow-up, especially when an infant has risk factors such as prematurity or hypoxic-ischemic injury. This links immediate neonatal management with longer-term neurological planning.
Prematurity and hypoxic-ischemic injury are important contexts for neonatal brain health because each can place an infant at risk for neurological complications requiring closer assessment. Screening, examination, cardiorespiratory monitoring, and imaging help characterize risk, while developmental follow-up tracks outcomes after the neonatal period and informs ongoing care.