Tag: Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
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Cerebral Palsy After Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: How it Evolved
How It Emerged After Ophelia’s HIE diagnosis at birth, she was followed by numerous specialities and every therapy under the sun. Around the time she was just over a year old, our PT and OT began circling around the word Cerebral Palsy without saying it directly. We adored our therapists. Ophelia loved working with them.…
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What is Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy? A Caregiver-Focused Explanation
When you first hear the term hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, it usually isn’t in a calm or controlled setting. It’s often delivered quickly, during a crisis, and surrounded by unfamiliar language. Most parents hear the words before they have any framework to understand what they actually mean. This is a grounded explanation of what HIE is,…
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What Happens After HIE: A Timeline of Diagnosis and Understanding
The Diagnosis Phase (HIE) Labor lasted three days, with constant decelerations that never fully resolved. By Monday morning, just before shift change, everything escalated and we were rushed into an emergency C-section. Due to complications, I was put under anesthesia. I woke up with no baby. My husband was not told where she was. We…
The Neuro Care Bridge 