How are strokes treated in babies?
Doctors give medications to break up blood clots. In others, doctors actually induce hypothermia to constrict the blood vessels and stop the brain from overheating. Hypothermia also slows down the brain’s metabolism, reducing its demand for oxygen. Strokes In newborns Since the brain’s demand for oxygen is decreased, it is less affected by a decrease in oxygen supply. Another experimental treatment that seems promising is…