Table 1.
Characteristics of human HIE and control samples
| Case # | Diagnosis | Gestational Age | Postconceptional Age at Death | Clinical information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIE | Full term | 2 months old | Hypoplastic left heart and diffuse WMI in brain with focal neuron dropout in cerebral and cerebellar cortices |
| 2 | HIE | 26 wks | 5 months old | Failure to thrive, enterocolitis, hypoxemia and ventriculomegaly |
| 3 | HIE | 37–4/7 wks | 6 days old | Therapeutic hypothermia with diffuse WMI |
| 4 | Control | 31 wks | 7 months old | |
| 5 | Control | 37–3/7 wks | 2 days old | Diaphragmatic hernia |
| 6 | Control | 36–4/7 wks | 0 day | Diaphragmatic hernia |
| 7 | Control | 37–6/7 wks | 11 days old |