Hypoxic-Ischemic Neonatal Encephalopathy: Animal Experiments for Neuroprotective Therapies

Figure 7

Effect of dexamethasone on brain hemisphere area. White bars represent the nonligated side (NL) and black bars represent the ligated side (L) of the brain. Dexamethasone reversed hypoxic-ischemic brain damage, while dexamethasone under normoxemic condition had no deleterious effects.